Heads up if you use Aqua-Kem "toss-ins"

willald wrote:

lanerd wrote:
However, that stink is contained, with the exception of the roof top vent and when a toilet is flushed.

..Or when the seals around the toilet wears out or fail, and you can't fix it immediately (like when camping). Or when the black tank vent line gets clogged. Or when the wind blows just the wrong way, and odors from that roof top vent make their way to the noses of your neighbors. Exactly! Those are some of the problems that will allow the stink to get inside the rv...and need to be repaired. My point exactly and what I have previously mentioned several times.

Even when dumping the tank, the connections and hose are sealed with no openings to the outside.

Sooo, how exactly does one 'seal' where the hose goes in/on the sewer drain/outlet at the campground? THIS is an example of the type of fitting/connection that should be used.


I hope you aren't going to try and suggest that using a rubber donut or a weight holding the hose down gives you a perfect seal, as it does not. When you dump your tanks, some air/'gas' from in the tank is frequently going to get out, even if no liquid or solid does. No....not when the proper equipment is used, no odor odor or seepage will occur. Anyone that thinks otherwise...Hasn't been around RVs very much. :) Well, I guess you must be a newbie then.

(..And that's not even getting into how imperfect some sewer hose connections, fittings can be as they wear out, or the fact that sewer hoses can develop pinholes in them from time to time, neither of which will be noticed until it leaks out during use).Again... as I previously mention...if you have an odor, you have a problem that needs to be repaired or replaced. How many times do I have to repeat myself?

Sooo, NO, the connections/hose are NOT necessarily 'sealed with no openings to the outside'. Yes, they can and should be.

Ron

If you are experiencing an odor inside the rv, something is wrong. Period!

No argument there, but my point was, the solution to whatever is wrong, in the REAL world in many cases is not something you can fix instantly, on the fly. Sometimes, you have to live with a bad smell from the black tank temporarily.

Will, I have mentioned this previously also. Unfortunately, stuff does happen. But how often? Often enough to keep chemicals in your tank constantly. If yes, then the rv really needs some attention for maintenance. Things do wear out and need to be replaced or repaired and keeping the rv maintained should be a part of an rv'ers daily life.

And, you don't ever know when that could happen.

No, but good maintenance practice can keep most of those things from happening. I agree, some things will indeed break unexpectedly, and can create a problem for you. You just try to be prepared the best you can.

That is why the chemicals are a good idea, so that when things don't work perfectly, you don't have a horrible smell to deal with (or at least not AS horrible).

I just don't think that a well maintained rv will experience these kind of problems often enough to warrant constant dumping of chemicals in the black tank. Obviously you do and that's ok as it's your money, your rv.

Its a little bit like car insurance. If you ever actually need your car insurance...Something went wrong. Period. As long as nothing ever goes wrong on the road and you are an absolute PERFECT driver and live in your perfect little world where every other driver on the road is perfect...Insurance, like chemicals, would be a waste of money.

However, for those of us that live in the real world where things can and do go wrong, not a fantasy world where nothing ever goes wrong....Black tank chemicals, like insurance, is a really good idea. :)

Ok, now you're getting a little personal and is uncalled for. We are having a rational discussion and we obviously have different point of views. But you have no reason to try an belittle my opinions by saying I live in a little world full of fantasies. So, Will... have a great day.

Ron

Will