Interesting way to dump the black tank
I saw a motorhome a couple weeks ago, apparently from the 1970s/1980s, that had an interesting way to dispose of black tank contents. It had a thermister in the exhaust pipe, and would slowly spray c...
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Matt_Colie wrote:
As the last engineer on the Thermasan commercial program, I can assure you that while it does stink, (no more so than many diesels) what manages to get out the end of a tail pipe will not have any biological content. It cooks everything and the control systems made certain that the heat was available to do just that.
From the RV side, I never say any substantiated evidence of it plugging up a muffler, and yes, this was discontinued long before O2 sensors and catalysts were in RVs.
Matt
Before their Silver Streak the folks had a 1975 30’ Landau. V8-440. The Thermasan system worked well. A long days drive and it felt a little lighter on its feet, so to speak. I recall it being serviced once, but don’t recall the problem as serious.
With as many as six people aboard, it was a welcomed change from the necessity of dumping.
That and the onboard Onan about the only thing missed when they moved to a trailer.
