cleaning out black tank and toilet bowl
can i dump a half gallon of vinegar in black tank and let it sit overnite when i return home for a deodorant, then dump, or do yall have a better way to freshen tank. Also what do you clean the toilet...
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Some are adamant about the need for chemicals and some are adamant about not needing them. I don't believe in them unless your tank is in need of a deep cleaning.
You shouldn't normally smell odors from the black tank or if you do should be very faint. The tank is only open to the bathroom for the brief duration you press the pedal. As mentioned, use lot's of water and start by adding 3-5 gallons before using it. Don't scrimp on water each time you flush as it will make things worse. If you have the bath. fan running, it can draw odors into the bathroom. A faulty air admittance valve under the sink will let grey tank odors into the the bathroom and can smell as bad as the black tank.
We have a porcelain bowl and even then it needs a brushing from time to time to remove skid marks.
I added a water line shutoff valve behind the toilet so I can see the water level in the tank before dumping and also how clean the tank bottom is. Am never ever bothered by odors when peering into the tank. But then I spent every summer as a kid at my parent's cabin which had an outhouse and an RV toilet is no comparison, not even close.
You shouldn't normally smell odors from the black tank or if you do should be very faint. The tank is only open to the bathroom for the brief duration you press the pedal. As mentioned, use lot's of water and start by adding 3-5 gallons before using it. Don't scrimp on water each time you flush as it will make things worse. If you have the bath. fan running, it can draw odors into the bathroom. A faulty air admittance valve under the sink will let grey tank odors into the the bathroom and can smell as bad as the black tank.
We have a porcelain bowl and even then it needs a brushing from time to time to remove skid marks.
I added a water line shutoff valve behind the toilet so I can see the water level in the tank before dumping and also how clean the tank bottom is. Am never ever bothered by odors when peering into the tank. But then I spent every summer as a kid at my parent's cabin which had an outhouse and an RV toilet is no comparison, not even close.
