Vinegar and baking soda in holding tanks?
Forgive me: Age-old subject beat to pieces! We have used strong vinegar to clean our holding tanks before and get gauges working. Have heard others mention using vinegar AND baking soda. We know h...
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You need vinegar with its acidic pH to remove scum & hard water deposits. The baking soda has an alkaline pH and will counteract the vinegar. No point in using them together for what you want to do, it's a waste of both.
Depending on the size of your tanks, you are going to need a LOT of vinegar. For best results, you should probably cut it no more than 50-50 with water.
Add a SMALL amount of dish detergent and drive around to slosh it all up thoroughly. Do not add a lot of dish detergent or borax or any other type of soap or detergent. They are also alkaline and will counteract the vinegar.
I don't really understand why you are so concerned with cleaning your holding tanks. If they stink, add a slug of bleach, some type of detergent, and drive around to mix with about 10:1 water to bleach. Let the mixture sit for a while and then dump and rinse thoroughly.
Depending on the size of your tanks, you are going to need a LOT of vinegar. For best results, you should probably cut it no more than 50-50 with water.
Add a SMALL amount of dish detergent and drive around to slosh it all up thoroughly. Do not add a lot of dish detergent or borax or any other type of soap or detergent. They are also alkaline and will counteract the vinegar.
I don't really understand why you are so concerned with cleaning your holding tanks. If they stink, add a slug of bleach, some type of detergent, and drive around to mix with about 10:1 water to bleach. Let the mixture sit for a while and then dump and rinse thoroughly.
