Cleaning waste tanks

SoundGuy wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
The question I have is why? I never did understand this way of thinking? :h

GordonThree wrote:
x2 ... I do not understand the obsession / fascination with cleaning tanks designed to hold waste ... like washing a garbage can before putting garbage in it.

I understand proper care of the tanks, like not letting the tanks dry out, not dumping at every stop, but instead when close to full, etc... but keeping them clean, why?

Fortunately it doesn't matter whether you or anyone else understands. :R We all have our preferences and as the OP clearly stated in the opening sentence of their post - "We want to clean our waste tank while driving to our next campground, 4 hours each way." That should suffice, whether you or anyone else agrees or not. If you or anyone needs an answer the best I can come up is - "Because I want to and I can" ... seems simple enough to me. And yes, FWIW I periodically do wash out our garbage cans ... that someone else may not "understand" is irrelevant.

I agree.

We do use the store bought chemicals, when we're cleaning up on the last morning of a trip I dump, use the wand, and flush the tank.

The results are, we NEVER get any foul odors in the trailer from the waste tank, and the sensors (that everyone claims stop working immediately) still work.

Bottom line, your RV, treat it how you want, my RV I'll treat it how I want.

Oh, and I occasionally wash my garbage cans as well.