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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I wonder if chinooks ever stink???
I typed several combos of keywords in Google and this has led back to different forum threads where people have similar problems with a diverse range of solutions.
While I am not positive, I think our problem occurs as follows
a) initiated with travelling with a substantial amount of BW
b) strong odor was released with first flush shortly after parking (it was not noticed as coming into coach during travel, as some people have reported)
c) a little while later and an extra 8 oz bottle of chem, and all was settled again
d) the travel to the campground on a basically empty BW tank (except for the 8 oz chem and a gallon of water) and the first flush after arriving does not create a strong odor
At the moment, my theory is that with a tank somewhat filled with 'stuff' that creates proportionate amounts of odors especially after it is set into motion either overwhelms the vent pipe fume flow rate, or as one post mentioned, some aerodynamic oddity forces air down into the vent pipe during travel.
A low fume thru vent pipe flowrate could be due to blockage. Otherwise, it could be enhanced with a better cap that draws fumes out when in motion.
Of course, better methods of controlling odors produced in the BW could solve most of the problem as well. I have once heard of calgon method, and just read of two cups of vinegar method.
Edit add-on:
The calgon thing is explained at this link
http://rvtowingtips.com/geo-method.html
I typed several combos of keywords in Google and this has led back to different forum threads where people have similar problems with a diverse range of solutions.
While I am not positive, I think our problem occurs as follows
a) initiated with travelling with a substantial amount of BW
b) strong odor was released with first flush shortly after parking (it was not noticed as coming into coach during travel, as some people have reported)
c) a little while later and an extra 8 oz bottle of chem, and all was settled again
d) the travel to the campground on a basically empty BW tank (except for the 8 oz chem and a gallon of water) and the first flush after arriving does not create a strong odor
At the moment, my theory is that with a tank somewhat filled with 'stuff' that creates proportionate amounts of odors especially after it is set into motion either overwhelms the vent pipe fume flow rate, or as one post mentioned, some aerodynamic oddity forces air down into the vent pipe during travel.
A low fume thru vent pipe flowrate could be due to blockage. Otherwise, it could be enhanced with a better cap that draws fumes out when in motion.
Of course, better methods of controlling odors produced in the BW could solve most of the problem as well. I have once heard of calgon method, and just read of two cups of vinegar method.
Edit add-on:
The calgon thing is explained at this link
http://rvtowingtips.com/geo-method.html
