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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TechWriter wrote:Goggle "What happens when bleach and ammonia are mixed"! There have been several RV.Net posters in the past who had there black tank explode! The black tanks in these cases according to the posters had urine in the black tank for long periods of time. They bought there coaches from 2nd parties never RVing before and dumped bleach in the black tank! Lots of urine that has been sitting in a black tank for a long time will turn to ammonia! I've been RVing since 1976 and I've never used bleach in my black or gray tank.2chiefsRus wrote:
Mixing bleach and ammonia is extremely dangerous, since toxic vapors will be produced.
True, but pee is not 100% ammonia. In fact it's 95% water so I don't think you have to worry about toxic gas.
In addition, your black and gray tanks are vented systems.
Plus, you'd get bleach into the gray tank via a sink which has a water trap. I suppose getting bleach into the black tank could be problematic because it would have to be added though an open toilet valve. However, just close the toilet valve right after adding the bleach.
