Stupid question time /sanitizing black water tank

RE those wands... 3 types I will discuss

The vast majority... not much different than just filling the tank with said garden hose

RV-Twister: May be a serious improvement, this one send out two fairly powerful jets and at an angle so the nozzle spins.. Does a slightly better job

Valterra Master Blaster: now the concept of this one I like, it shoots a solid jet of water that BLASTS the ..... well.. crap.. off the wall.. The design though... Well the nozzle looks a bit.. likely to break off

What I use

1/2 inch PVC pipe, capped the lower end, drilled a hole just under a quarter inch diamater to shoot a jet master blaster style but no "Nose" to break off.

Works fairly well.

It is a holding tank; not a treatment system.

Don't overthink the issue!

path1 wrote:
I don't have a clear hose or anything yet....You should get one under $12.00 IMO best way to tell if your cleaned out or not.

Those that rely on the clear couplers and think their tank is clean when you see clear water coming out really need to view this video on different ways to flush your tanks. He uses a clear dump tank so you can see what's going on in there.

Flushing with a hose inserted into a clear coupler does hardly anything in the tank itself.

Video of Tank Flushing Systems. Do they REALLY clean your tank?

I add a capful of Calgon water softener and a long squirt of Dawn in addition to an envelope of Pure Power Blue. The sensors still don't read correctly but I solve that problem by waiting 5 - 7 camping days then dumping.

After last trip dh cleaned it with a wand attached you a green hose and filled tank about half full doing that. Today I will fill more from home and he is dumping on way into camp tomorrow. Should be clean enough.

We used to use chemicals but found not needed. A proper sealed toilet doesn't stink.

cchristanis wrote:
OK. I guess I shouldn't have said sanitize. I just wanted to get any solids that I could get off there (stuck on poo). I used the rv toilet treatment from Walmart. I am considering getting one of those wands to clean it up good. I am not a clean freak. Just don't know what the other person did to it so it would not hurt to pressure clean it and get stuck on solids I guess. thanks

Just fill and drain a few times. It's easier at a camp site with sewer hookup than at a dump station with a line of campers behind you. When I dump at our camp site, I normally fill it with water and dump it. I rinse and repeat 2 or 3 times depending on what the water coming out of the tank. Use a clear adapter as mentioned and wait for the water to run clean.

I don't usually use tank deodorizers, but I do every so often just for the heck of it. Before leaving the camp site, I usually put a few gallons in the black tank to scrub things clean on the ride home. My tank sensors work for all three tanks, always have.

-Michael

If concerned about left over solids, fill it with water and let it sit between trips, there won't be any solids.

For us, we dump and go, it is a black water holding tank, I really don't care if there are remnants. Only time I flush the tank is in November because it will be stored dry for five months.

OK. I guess I shouldn't have said sanitize. I just wanted to get any solids that I could get off there (stuck on poo). I used the rv toilet treatment from Walmart. I am considering getting one of those wands to clean it up good. I am not a clean freak. Just don't know what the other person did to it so it would not hurt to pressure clean it and get stuck on solids I guess. thanks

Regarding the use of deodorizers.
The waste tanks are sealed except for the roof vents and if there is odor that doesn't come from a vent there is a problem that needs to be fixed. I have never used anything in my tanks except water and no, there is no odor in my RV and no, I am not just used to it.

Cleaning the tank.. Dump and rinse well, close vlave add 1/2 cup each Dawn Dishwishing Liquid (NOT the anti-bacterial formulas, use original) and Calgon Water Softener (Powder, liquid or crystals, does not matter) fill about 1/3 with water (More or less, 1/3, 1/4) Drive a while to slosh it around good, Curves are good.

Dump and rinse again. NOTE: Sensors may show full (Of soap bubbles) for a while.

Sanitize: Why sanitize a waste tank? I mean, there is no reason to sanitize it and a very good one not to unless you need to service the tank due to damage or a leak.