Tank Oder
I need some advice. We purchased a new travel trailer in Dec 2016. We bought this trailer to live in as our home is being remodeled. We are using the black and grey tanks in the trailer. After abo...
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jorge3000 wrote:
Dutchman, no, we have kept the black valve and grey valves closed. We have only needed to dump it 1 times in the past 2 months and then it said it was only half full. I thought the chemicals and vent were suppose to control odors? It should just be liquid waaste with water in the tanks.
RV tanks are meant to be sloshed around... depending on how the chemicals you are putting in the tank are designed to work... they might not be "deployed".
Flush the tank with a lot of water. Dump in a bottle of fabric softener mixed with hot water. It will probably smell really good. The fabric softener won't harm a thing. Might make the tank slippery so things don't stick to the sides as much.
We sit still for months at a time. When the outside temps rise... we have to dump more often. The longer you wait between emptying the tank, the higher the stink level.
