Fabric softner in Black water tanks
I was told by another RV'er that she use fabric softener in her black water tank. Does this work and how much softener would you put in a 45 gallon tank?
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EsoxLucius wrote:NO treatments are needed as they re just holding tanks not septic tanks.Sure seems to be a lot of holding tank treatments on the market and homegrown methods as well. Whether or not they are any good is obviously debatable. Holding tanks are still subject to build up of waste material due to the lack of breakdown of material, and odor due to the proliferation of anaerobic bacteria. So even the short term holding of waste material can benefit from a product that breaks down and liquefies waste and eliminates odor by employing aerobic bacteria, and employs selected minerals that lubricate the tank interior and sensor to ease dumping and keep the sensor clear. Happy Camper is such a product.
Each individual system has its own peculiarities. I've read on these forums that many people have success with using nothing but generous amounts of water (like yourself). But there are a handful of posters who report that doesn't always work for them. As far as I'm concerned the GEO Method is over the top. It seems to work and likely makes people feel good because it just uses household cleaning agents. Using nothing but water likely makes people feel good because they don't have to use any additional treatment. However, one can get the same or better results using a small and inexpensive amount (two tablespoons and 70 cents) of Happy Camper treatment and much less water. So for those who don't want to throw up to a gallon of water softener, detergent and bleach costing several dollars and/or many more gallons of water at a simple problem they can choose to use much less water and very little of a cheap natural catalyst, conserving water and making what water is used work better.
There-in lies your misunderstanding.....
'Copious' (your word from an earlier post) amounts of water are not needed whether or not just dumping/flushing with water OR using the Geo Method.
Regular normal amounts of water using either method.
Funny thing is when dumping I just see brown water flowing...seems that the poop & tp have dissolved. Imagine that!
I'm happy Happy Camper works for you.....but I'll save my 70 cents and continue to use nothing.
Folks that choose to use 'any' extra ingredients are free to do so....yourself included.
