Black tank odor
So I bought a new to me Minnie Winnie DL 29WU yesterday (it's an upgrade from our slide in Lance)and the drive home was horrible. The previous owner apparently didn't use any chemicals to help with od...
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rooney77,
Your sewage odor inside the rig is most likely caused by a lack of water in the traps. Pour water down all sinks and shower pan.
Because we park our rig indoors under our master bedroom as seen HERE, soil stack odor is a very serious matter. At the end of our RV season, I treat the tanks with a bleach solution which when done right, will not damage any valves and kills all odor for us. You may want to do this at a dump station, but this is how I do it at home.
I start with empty well rinsed tanks, then pour 1/2 bottle of bleach down the toilet and 1/2 bottle down the kitchen gray tank sink. Then I fill the black water tank through the toilet, rinsing the solution down. Do the same for the sink. Both tanks should fill to the tippy-top for maximum bleach contact. I watch the shower pan for our gray tank and the toilet for our black tank. Let sit for one hour and then open the floodgates. Rinse both tanks, again to the tippy-top and let sit overnight. Then open the floodgates a second time and I am done. I am careful to put the sewer cap back on to prevent rodents from getting in during the winter.
We don't do #2 in our toilet so we don't deal with solids. Our pre-rinsed tanks have only "residual" urine waste before I start bleaching. The bleach perfectly neutralizes anything left so I can safety let it out in a swale along side our driveway with no concern of health risk. People's pets leave much worse on their lawns.
When done, our rig smells like brand new.
Your sewage odor inside the rig is most likely caused by a lack of water in the traps. Pour water down all sinks and shower pan.
Because we park our rig indoors under our master bedroom as seen HERE, soil stack odor is a very serious matter. At the end of our RV season, I treat the tanks with a bleach solution which when done right, will not damage any valves and kills all odor for us. You may want to do this at a dump station, but this is how I do it at home.
I start with empty well rinsed tanks, then pour 1/2 bottle of bleach down the toilet and 1/2 bottle down the kitchen gray tank sink. Then I fill the black water tank through the toilet, rinsing the solution down. Do the same for the sink. Both tanks should fill to the tippy-top for maximum bleach contact. I watch the shower pan for our gray tank and the toilet for our black tank. Let sit for one hour and then open the floodgates. Rinse both tanks, again to the tippy-top and let sit overnight. Then open the floodgates a second time and I am done. I am careful to put the sewer cap back on to prevent rodents from getting in during the winter.
We don't do #2 in our toilet so we don't deal with solids. Our pre-rinsed tanks have only "residual" urine waste before I start bleaching. The bleach perfectly neutralizes anything left so I can safety let it out in a swale along side our driveway with no concern of health risk. People's pets leave much worse on their lawns.
When done, our rig smells like brand new.
