VERY strong sewer odor
2016 Keystone Hideout, 2 months old. I've used it twice for a couple days each time and emptied the tanks each time and filled with chemicals and a couple gallons of water. In preparation for leavin...
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TucsonJim wrote:lanerd wrote:
I'm also a fan of water only...no rv toilet chemicals. When traveling, the only chemicals I'll use is a cup of Oxy-Clean along with a cap full of Calgon water softener and about five gallons of water. The sloshing of the tank during travel will keep the tank as clean as it's gonna get.
Ron
So what is the formula for Oxy-Clean and Calgon that makes them safer for the environment than RV treatment?? :h
Never said anything about being safer for the environment! Where in the world did you get that from? Classic case of putting words into someone else mouth.
Posted By: leeper on 04/22/16 03:25pm
"using chemicals only masks the odor". Is that right. Gee, I thought that was the idea of using the chemicals. That is not septic tank chemicals you are putting in and the tank is not a septic tank. The Black tank is for short term storage of human waste, a holding tank.
I guess I should have elaborated a little more on this subject. If you have an odor, you have a malfunctioning system and using chemicals does nothing to help fixing that problem. Using a laundry detergent to clean the tank and Calgon water softener to coat the inside of the tank and make it slick will help in eliminating the odors before they begin....not to mention keeping the sensors for the gauges clean and operating as designed.
IF you do have an odor, masking the odor with a chemical should only be used until you determine what the problem is and repairing it. Using chemicals on a daily basis is just wasting your money.
Ron
