black tank chemicals

No matter Happy Campers content, it really works! I don't plan to use the product for anything I plan to contact so its content doesn't really concern me.
With that said, I am still a big fan of WATER and WATER alone. I sometimes use Happy Camper in the grey tank when I get some odors from an unknown source but only use it in the black if I am going to be dry camping for weeks at a time without dump facilities available.

way2roll wrote:

DFord wrote:
My Trek friends tipped me off to Happy Campers a few years ago and I've been using it ever since with excellent results. I put one scoop in the toilet and use my bowl mop to clean the toilet (and up under the ring) to keep the bowl sparkly and odor free, then flush. I put another scoop in the sink to swish it around to make sure it completely dissolves before releasing it to the tank. My Trek came with a black tank flush system and I added a diverter valve along with a flush spray for the greywater tank.

https://www.usautoauthority.com/best-rv-holding-tank-treatments/

https://www.smartrving.net/best-rv-holding-tank-treatments/

Can't find anywhere what the list of ingredients are- Not on their website, google search, nothing. (material safety data sheet) Happy Campers consists of Zinc salts and unnamed materials. Happy Camper is a highly concentrated monohydrate (which is a fancy way of saying there is one molecule of water per molecule of the rest of the ingredients). blend of minerals and micro nutrients. Curious why they don't tell you what those micro nutrients are. I'm always cautious of products labelled as "organic" and "natural" as those claims are not really regulated and are used a lot in marketing and further cautious when it's really hard to find out what's actually in it.

I've wondered what is in there too.... like you, I can't find anything that documents the contents.

I have been using plain water and plenty of it for over a year.

I can tell you the odor is not there UNLESS you are running an exhaust fan when you flush.

We use happy camper with 2 gallons of water.
I respect others opinions but not buying the plain ole water = no odor....been there done that.

ScottG wrote:

DFord wrote:
If anybody told me my s--t didn't stink I wouldn't believe them. I don't believe yours doesn't stink either. It simply defies reality. If you're using only water, I sure don't want to be around while you're dumping or for long while afterwards.

I've certainly been around when it happens. It's always some old guy who's too cheap and selfish to give a dang. He fouls a city block as those decent people behind him in line at the dump are forced to suffer.

We need a LIKE button. :B

DFord wrote:
If anybody told me my s--t didn't stink I wouldn't believe them. I don't believe yours doesn't stink either. It simply defies reality. If you're using only water, I sure don't want to be around while you're dumping or for long while afterwards.

I've certainly been around when it happens. It's always some old guy who's too cheap and selfish to give a dang. He fouls a city block as those decent people behind him in line at the dump are forced to suffer.

wopachop wrote:
I wonder how many campgrounds are on septic and have issues from different chemicals?

Holly recreation area in Michigan. Dump station closed indefinitely since last year, due to leach field failure party due to overuse of tank chems. And now, with new code standards to meet, a new field is not going to work in the area they have for it.

As stated we full time. We are hooked up to park septic. We keep black tank valve closed and dump about every two weeks. We do keep gray valve open but if its going to be below freezing during the day i will close gray.
Shower nights, 2 times/week. If black tank nearing full I'll close gray b4 showers. After showers will dump black then open gray.
No pyramid in our black tank.

The wave action in the black tank will break up any clumps if you use enough water. If you are parked and not moving, and don't use enough water you will end up with a poop pyramid that is hard to break up no matter what you use.

way2roll wrote:

DFord wrote:
If anybody told me my s--t didn't stink I wouldn't believe them. I don't believe yours doesn't stink either. It simply defies reality. If you're using only water, I sure don't want to be around while you're dumping or for long while afterwards.

Water only works, but if you don't get it, you don't get it. Thousands of people using only water with no issues. But I guess they are all wrong....

EXACTLY

Can you say roof vent stack?
Plus, I'm connected to septic and dump about every two weeks.