Pre-fill water in blackwater tank?
I've had my trailer about a year and am really enjoying it. (It's an 18' 1989 Terry TT) I bought used and have been making sure I am learning all I should. I was wondering if it a good idea to fi...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
Camping season.......fill toilet bowl full and flush (2 times) after dumping/rinsing black tank. This keeps tank bottom wet so any poop doesn't dry out. Dried poop turns hard as concrete. Also with 2 toilet bowls in tank it is ready for use.
Winter/storage season.......drain/rinse tank thoroughly and then add some RV anti-freeze to keep tank bottom and dump valve seals wet. Water OK but anti-freeze eliminates freeze concerns
Tank additives....
Personally don't use them. Can't stand that 'chemical smell'.
When tank vents, seals, 'p' traps, AAVs work there is no smell inside rv except for that moment of flushing toilet, which tank chemicals does nothing for.
Use them if you want...it's your rv.
Has no effect on me
X2 except for the additives. We have used Thetford which does a great job on the smell. However this season we are going to try Walex BIO-11530 Bio-Pak Natural Holding Tank Deodorizer and Waste Digester. I am hoping this product will help with breaking up the toilet paper and also the solids plus handle the smell.
Also, when we dump we rinse the tank at least twice using the Camco Swivel Stik Rv Tank Rinser.
If your toilet does not go straight into the black tank there is a flexible version Camco 40074 Flexible Swivel Stik
