B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
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Thanks for the input
We have been using 'Thetford Campa Chem' which we get from walmart in six-packs of little 8 oz. bottles. They recommend 1 8 oz. bottle and 1 gallon of water per 40 gallon tank. Product is Methyl Alcohol and Formaldehyde.
After each RV outing and when tanks are dumped, we add the bottle of chem and the gallon or two of water, and that is how the unit sits for 3 or 4 weeks with no real odor problems when we load up and start out.
Like I mentioned, the problem seems to be associated with taking a drive with some blackwater in the tank.
Could it be that there is dried sludge on tank walls that is 'stink-reactivated' when the s;oshing rewets the walls?
If this easy answer is wrong, and we have a venting problem, can anyone briefly say how the vent piping system is setup in the blackwater tank, and how one would easily chech it to see if it is working?
On this matter, if a proper functioning vent system means you would not be having any smell problems, then why would anyone bother to use chemicals anyway?
We have been using 'Thetford Campa Chem' which we get from walmart in six-packs of little 8 oz. bottles. They recommend 1 8 oz. bottle and 1 gallon of water per 40 gallon tank. Product is Methyl Alcohol and Formaldehyde.
After each RV outing and when tanks are dumped, we add the bottle of chem and the gallon or two of water, and that is how the unit sits for 3 or 4 weeks with no real odor problems when we load up and start out.
Like I mentioned, the problem seems to be associated with taking a drive with some blackwater in the tank.
Could it be that there is dried sludge on tank walls that is 'stink-reactivated' when the s;oshing rewets the walls?
If this easy answer is wrong, and we have a venting problem, can anyone briefly say how the vent piping system is setup in the blackwater tank, and how one would easily chech it to see if it is working?
On this matter, if a proper functioning vent system means you would not be having any smell problems, then why would anyone bother to use chemicals anyway?
