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Old-Biscuit
Aug 16, 2015Explorer III
TechWriter wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
IF you smell either FIX what is broken.
. . . or ??
Before you start rooting around looking for something to fix, just dump some bleach down the black and/or gray tank.
No need for expensive deodorizers.
WHY so you can smell bleach....yuck!
My point is you should NOT smell anything....poop/chemicals etc. unless something has failed.
Mechanical vapor barriers are designed into grey/black tanks and drain lines.
Understand what those vapor barriers are/how they work........fix them if not functioning correctly.
Just like a HOUSE.......vapor barriers stop odors. DO you use chemicals at home to mask drain line odors.
NO.....why not
House has water in toilet, toilet floor flange seal, 'P' traps, roof vents and some even use Air Admittance Valves and the drain lines are connected directly to sewer/septic systems w/o any valves in between so your neighbors poop could stink up your house but it doesn't.
Same as the RV. Gotta a smell...something is broken. Find it/Fix it.
Folks make RVng complicated when they aren't
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