Sewer smell inside RV....Help needed....
I have an issue with sewer smell inside my RV. I have done as others suggested and replaced the air admittance valves under my kitchen sink, and under my bathroom sink. I still have the sewer smell. ...
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one_strange_texan wrote:
I may have this wrong, but if you leave your gray water tank drain valve open, hooked up to the sewer hub and therefore empty, you are inviting the fumes from the park sewer system to back up into your tank & sink drain if you do not have a trap in it, if the trap is not filled with water or if it is working improperly. I leave all drains closed and dump intermittently. Gray water is a good flush of the sewer hose after dumping black water.
If there is a problem with the traps, the OP should still get the fumes from the gray tank when the valve is closed?
I agree, I also keep the black and gray valves closed until they need dumped.
Maybe a different/better air admittance valve will help?
If possible, temporarily rubber band a plastic bag over the air admittance valves and open the gray tank valve. See if it makes a difference. Just because the air valve is new, it doesn't mean it is working properly.
Make sure the traps are filled and holding water before you check the air admittance valves.
