Black water tank capacity question

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Tom in NM
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Black water tank capacity question

I've only recently started using the black tank on my 13'.  There is a circular opening (3" ?) visible below the flush opening to what I assume is the black tank. I was dumping when the liquid got to that level but far less drained than I expected, certainly not 9 gallons. 

Am I correct that much / most of the 9 gallon capacity is actually in the pedestal, not the black tank itself? If so, at what level do people dump?

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Black tank video

Most of the nine gallons will be in the tank that is in the wet bath.This is an old video but I think that the black water tank is still the same in yours. (Start at 50 seconds)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sym4o0yKUtQ

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So the pedestal tank?

Thanks. I've read the manual (didn't realize there was a video version). My question was the volume of the lower black tank versus what I was calling the pedestal directly under the toilet. When you say tank in the bath, is that what you mean?

 

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Yes...

...that square-ish tank in the wet bath is the black water holding tank.

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Smaller lower tank

Again, thanks. I think I now understand. What seemed like an outlet to a lower tank is in fact just the outlet pipe to the dump valve. The black tank is in fact what I see in the bath. Correct?

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WOW! No pictures.

I was going to post a picture but I can not find one, not even on the Scamp parts web site. But yes you are correct.

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