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pushtoy_2
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Oct 07, 2021

black tank digester

pros and cons to happy camper black tank additve
  • I went thru one container of Happy Camper and it didn't make me any happier, just removed a little weight from my purse. Now just use some Calgon Liquid Water Softener, some Dollar Store Pine Sol and water.
  • valhalla360 wrote:
    Pro: Makes you feel like you are doing something.

    Cons: It costs money and doesn't accomplish anything.

    Just use plenty of water and the tank will be fine. It's a holding tank not a digester and there are plenty of microbes in your natural deposits to digest the poo anyway.


    This. At the end of the season I do pour a few cups of laundry detergent in tank, fill it half way with water, drive a couple hundred KMs & then dump. That really cleans the tank & ensures that there is no poop build up.

    I've tried at least a dozen different brands & none using beats lots of plain old water.
  • I have found that if you drive a hundred miles or so and then flush the tank. I see very few solids passing through.

    Now I do add Dawn to the tank and Calgon if I can find it after a dump & the toilet does use a fair amount of the fresh water each flush. Plus the bathroom sink drains into the black tank.

    Works for me.

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