Black tank chemical

Old-Biscuit wrote:
What is the reason for the 'chemicals' -----in other words WHY do you need to use it or want to use it :H

Not trying to change any ones methods/ideas.......just trying to understand what it is about RV waste system that requires different approach then same waste system in S&B

A trailer's black water holding tank located right under the trailer floor is hardly the same as a S&B toilet that flushes each time with plenty of water directly into a municipal sewer system or into a septic holding tank buried in the back yard that in turn drains out to a septic bed - different animal entirely. :R If using just water works for you that's great but many of us do prefer to use tank chems, not just for controlling odour concentrated only inches from the toilet waste valve but to aid in breaking down the contents of the tank. For anyone to claim they've "tried them all" is silly as there are literally hundreds of different products available with more being introduced to the market all the time. In my case I've tried "many" over the years from naturally acting bacterial products like Odorlos to formaldehyde chems to The Geo Method to Happy Camper to the Walex products I've been using over the last year. All help in one way or the other, the trick is to find one that suits you personally, in my case the most important factor being residual chemical smell which I personally find the most difficult to live with. Of all the products I've tried so far I've found the Walex products I mentioned earlier to work quite well at controlling odour and breaking down tank contents while not exhibitiing offensive residual chemical odour.

Do not see how there can be no tank odor without the use of some kind of treatment...other than water??

What is the reason for the 'chemicals' -----in other words WHY do you need to use it or want to use it :H


RVs have waste holding tanks....not treatment tanks

There should be NO odors INSIDE from waste tanks----IF there is then a 'vapor barrier' is bad
(Do you have sewer/septic odors in your House?-----same odor barriers)

So what is it you are trying to accomplish with the use of chemicals???


Not trying to change any ones methods/ideas.......just trying to understand what it is about RV waste system that requires different approach then same waste system in S&B

I use water and have GREAT results......

I found a treatment called Happy Camper. it out performs all the other stuff on the market. and I have tried them all.

Here's an interesting read:

https://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PublicationsForms/upload/Chemical-Toilet-Products-Advisory-for-Consumers.pdf

We've found all we needed was plenty of water in the tank to eliminate odors.

WILDEBILL308 wrote:
...By the way formaldehyde based tank treatments are banned now.
Bill

by who? some campgrounds/rv parks don't want them but there is no blanket ban that I'm aware of.

filrupmark wrote:
I have used formaldehyde based chemical in our black tank for many years with no issues. The brand I have been using is getting hard to find. We don't like the formaldehyde free stuff. What do you recommend.

I am with you! :C

I've used Campa-Chem WITH formaldehyde for over 10 years now.

Walmart always carries Campa-Chem. And there's a Walmart in every town!


Just be sure to read the box label carefully.
They have a greenie one no chems, with similar packaging along side it on the shelves.

Look for the box that says "powerful odor control". That's the one you want.

Water, and plenty of it.

Full-time 5 years and have never used anything but plain water. No odor issues of any kind. We flush the tank periodically. Other than that we just plenty of water when we flush. No clogs either.

SoundGuy wrote:

I haven't used formaldehyde based tank treatments for years and wouldn't as I see no need. I've tried a variety of products but for the last year have been using black and grey tank products by Walex and have had zero issues with tank odour.

I use the Walex brand products also and I enjoyed browsing through your photo album. Some nice stuff in there.