Sewer Hoses Damaged by HIgh Winds

[JBill9694]

As we're going to be in our current park for three months I went ahead and hooked up sewer hoses for both our front and rear drains on arrival. Everything was fine for thee first month and then on Thursday night we were hit by thunderstorms with winds of 60 to 70 mph. Friday when I went to drain the grey tank the hoses looked like sprinkler hoses. Fortunately I discovered the problem with the grey water and not black. My theory is that the winds had caught the empty hoses and whipped them around enough to tear the plastic between the coils. Lesson learned; when high winds are forecast, store the sewer hoses. BTW, the power cord and the water supply hose, which was full of water appeared to be unaffected by the wind.

[Cate&Rob]

JBill9694
Hi John,

My experience with this is that extended exposure to sunlight causes the sewer hose material to get brittle. I had a similar experience when shifting the location of a sewer hose that had been sitting in the Florida sun for months. It cracked in many places between the coils, all at the same time. I can see how a brittle sewer hose bounced around by the wind would do the same thing.

Rob

[JBill9694]

Yes, Cate&Rob, the hoses were not new and I'm sure this contributed to the factor. Still as a good habit I plan to store the hoses, new and old, when high winds are forecasted.

[d2reid]

Thanks for sharing. That's something I would never have thought of.

[TNFSolitude]

Many people at the FL park we stay at slide the sewer hose through PVC. This protects it from the sun, lawn equipment, misc neighbor kids playing antics, etc.

[JBill9694]

Many people at the FL park we stay at slide the sewer hose through PVC. This protects it from the sun, lawn equipment, misc neighbor kids playing antics, etc.

Yep, got that too. I primarily use the gutter for the rear toilet.

When we first started out 2+ years ago I didn't know about the gutter trick and bought an accordion style hose support. Now that I have it, and it works the majority of the time, I'm too ornery (cheap) to throw it out and go to the gutter only. Maybe, someday, the accordion style hose support will break, and then I'll go to gutter only.