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Nov 03, 2014Explorer II
MorMJS wrote:I have had sewer fly's in my gray tank coming in though my shower drain. I would pour water into the shower and sink drains every few days to keep it full in order to seal them out. After a few weeks they were all dead I guess. The problem was solved.westend wrote:
MorMJS,
Sewer flies resemble fruit flies. Were you recently connected to sewer hookups and had the tank valve open? The only cure I've read about is to spray bug killer into the black tank. I've never had this, or any other bug issue and not so sure I'd use gobs of bug killer into my RV. A mechanical cure with fans and open windows might eliminate most problems. Then again, it will be subzero here in a little bit and there are very few pests that make it through that.
I leave my sewer valve closed unless I'm actually draining. I even tried leaving toilet valve open to see if they were coming out of there and none came out from there.
Now I always run some water in all drains every few weeks just to keep them sealed and wet.
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