willald wrote:
Hehehe, here we go with another 'poop' discussion. THis subject always gets lots of attention. :)
To those that swear that water only is all you ever need, and you've never had any odors: All I can say is when it comes time to dump tanks, you are living in serious denial if you think no odors come out, then. That, or you must wear a gas mask when dumping.
When you dump the tanks, I don't care what kind of hose, fittings, etc. you use, nor how you do it. There WILL be some air, 'gases' that get out. Nothing you can do about it, really, except put something in your tank to control those odors. If you don't use chemicals (or something else to control odors), it WILL stink, and stink REALLY bad in some cases when dumping. Anyone that says otherwise, like I said, is living in denial or wears a gas mask. :)
If for no other reason, this is why you should use something to control the odors - Out of respect for those around you when you are dumping your tanks. If you always dump out in the boonies when nobody is around but you, and you don't mind the smell, then I guess it doesn't matter. I'm betting, though, that is not the case for most of us.
Also, just once, have a sewer hose pop loose from a connection while dumping, and have it spew some 'waste' out (something that happens to all of us at least once)....You will learn very quickly why its wise to have something in place, to control odors just in case. ;)
It is true, that while the 'waste' is in the tank, IF everything is working properly, odors should rarely get out, chemicals or not. However, when you dump the tanks, its an entirely different story and all bets are off. That is why we use chemicals (Odorlos).
We've never used anything but water over the years and not had a problem. But I must admit that I'd never considered it from the perspective of odors
outside of the rig when dumping. Interesting thought, indeed. But given that I've never noticed an odor that was all that objectionable when dumping, I'm still not sure it's worth the money. And when I have run into odors when dumping, it's usually the smell that comes out of the sewer when first opening the cap and before inserting my 'stinky slinky'. But then again, maybe my schnoz isn't a sensitive as others'. :E Thanks for offering up this different (for me, at least) view on the situation.
