Tank odors
In the past we stayed for several months in the same RV park in our MH. We used Exodor Bio-Pak drop ins for the black and gray tanks. Sometimes there was a horrible eggy smell when we dumped the gray ...
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Sully2 wrote:TechWriter wrote:old guy wrote:
hate to tell you this but bleach and urine do not mix very well.
Please explain.
For one thing too much bleach can ruin the seals in your septic lines / tank
Not true. I think this bleach "myth" got started with the Spencer Class Action Lawsuit over polybutylene (PB) plumbing used in the late 1990's - early 2000's. Apparently, even the very low levels of chlorine from water filtration plants could disintegrate PB.
However, the plumbing now used in RVs is ABS or polyethylene, neither of which is affected by bleach.
The seals in black & gray tank valves are probably Santoprene, also not affected by bleach.
The only seal that could be affected is the one used in the toilet ball valve. It's natural rubber so you wouldn't want to pour bleach in the toilet and let it sit.
So using bleach won't melt your RV plumbing or cause a World War I style mustard gas attack.
