full timing with black water Q
I wash out black tank eveytime I dump put chems' in and within 3 or 4 day you can't stand the smell and I use lots of water ??
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FT for 6 yrs............20 (+) yrs of camping and don't use chemicals.
Smells inside rig from black means toilet bowl seal is not holding water, toilet floor flange not sealing, cracked vent line OR running bathroom exhaust fan when flushing.
Grey tanks can smell just as bad as black.
"p" traps dry (no water), 'air admittance valve' not closing properly (located under bathroom and kitchen sinks on drain line between 'p' trap and tank...they should open when draining tank so 'p' water isn't sucked out and then close)
OR cracked vent line
After draining and flushing black tank (water runs clear---no chunks) are you adding a couple gallons of water back into tank so bottom stays wet?
You want to keep bottom of tank wet so 'stuff' doesn't stick and dry out.
Also are you waiting until tank is pretty much full before dumping.
You want a high liquid level when dumping to carry solids/tp out and down drain line.....otherwise you can end up with 'piles' which WILL stink.
Smells inside rig from black means toilet bowl seal is not holding water, toilet floor flange not sealing, cracked vent line OR running bathroom exhaust fan when flushing.
Grey tanks can smell just as bad as black.
"p" traps dry (no water), 'air admittance valve' not closing properly (located under bathroom and kitchen sinks on drain line between 'p' trap and tank...they should open when draining tank so 'p' water isn't sucked out and then close)
OR cracked vent line
After draining and flushing black tank (water runs clear---no chunks) are you adding a couple gallons of water back into tank so bottom stays wet?
You want to keep bottom of tank wet so 'stuff' doesn't stick and dry out.
Also are you waiting until tank is pretty much full before dumping.
You want a high liquid level when dumping to carry solids/tp out and down drain line.....otherwise you can end up with 'piles' which WILL stink.
