Sewer smell overwhelming
We left home for a 4hr trip with clean flushed tanks, and after setup we flushed the toilet, and the whole camper smelled like sewer. I always drain, and use the black water flushing system until it ...
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Francesca Knowles wrote:garyp4951 wrote:
I have not hooked up the sewer yet, but after turning off the bedroom ac the smell seemed a lot less. I wonder if the ac is pulling outside air from the vent, or does the ac only pull air from the inside.
I think most A/C's have settings that allow the use of either inside or outside air. If yours is getting it from the outside, you could be onto something here.
Yeah...on a vehicle dash A/C but not a trailer A/C unit.
RV A/C units pull inside air thru return filter, cool it via evap coil (which is sealed from outside) and then discharge it back into the RV.
No outside air is pulled/circulated thru RV A/C unit
OP has a stink inside rv......
That means the waste tank system seals/barriers are not working
Toilet floor flange allowing black tank odors inside
Toilet bowl seal not holding water allowing odors inside
Sink/Shower 'P' traps sucked dry allowing grey tank odors back inside
Air Admittance valves under sinks not closing allowing grey tank odors back inside
Cracked/broken drain lines to wast tanks OR vent lines from waste tanks
