leaving black tank full

[yeabuddy]

Our trailer is parked on a seasonal site this year and after the long weekend our black tank read full right before leaving. I shut off the water, looked down the toilet and sure enough the "water" was just below the bottom of the drain. My question is... is it ok to leave it full for 2 weeks until we come back up so as to let the chemicals do their work (break down waste and tissue etc.) or should I empty it?

[paulcardoza]

It won't hurt anything to leave it, but it won't help either. It's a HOLDING tank, not a septic system. There's no benefit of leaving it over dumping before you leave the CG.

[lanerd]

I sure wouldn't leave it for two weeks. I bet you'll come back to a real stinky trailer.

Drain and flush (fill) it out a couple of times and then leave a few gallons of fresh water in it.

Those chemicals are just basically deodorants...waste of money in my opinion.

Now if you put rid-x or something like that in there and leave it for two weeks, you will definitely have nothing but liquid when you get back......but the smell will still be there.

Ron

[2oldman]

You're fine, but whether chemicals do much more than water itself is another issue.