Sewer smell in trailer and under kitchen sink
We have a new to us (2014) travel trailer and have had it out 3 times so far this year. It's a smaller trailer (22 ft.) and therefore has a small black water holding tank (I believe 26 gallon). We a...
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Ha! Just had the same happen to me. Our trailer is permanently parked in a campground so we don't have the option of sloshing around a cleaner inside the tank - but - then again - the smell wasn't coming from the black water tank - it was under the sink.
So... I thought back to when we first opened the trailer this Spring and the couple of times we had already been there - no smell - except the last time we were there the kitchen sink didn't drain well so I plugged one side with the palm of my hand and 'plunged' the other side of the sink with my other hand until the water drained through.
Next time we came up to the campground I swore something had died inside the trailer - and - more specifically - it seemed to have died under the sink inside the cabinets somewhere.... ugh!
We normally have only the drain for the grey water tank 'open' (we are on a sewered lot) so I closed up the drain - added about 5 minutes of water flow to the tank - added liquid laundry soap, calagon water softener, liquid fabric softener and let it set overnight. Next day I drained the tank, brought in the hose and flushed, flushed, flushed both drains in the kitchen sink. Ta da! No more smell! :)
So... I thought back to when we first opened the trailer this Spring and the couple of times we had already been there - no smell - except the last time we were there the kitchen sink didn't drain well so I plugged one side with the palm of my hand and 'plunged' the other side of the sink with my other hand until the water drained through.
Next time we came up to the campground I swore something had died inside the trailer - and - more specifically - it seemed to have died under the sink inside the cabinets somewhere.... ugh!
We normally have only the drain for the grey water tank 'open' (we are on a sewered lot) so I closed up the drain - added about 5 minutes of water flow to the tank - added liquid laundry soap, calagon water softener, liquid fabric softener and let it set overnight. Next day I drained the tank, brought in the hose and flushed, flushed, flushed both drains in the kitchen sink. Ta da! No more smell! :)
