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Lwiddis wrote:
Lots of water, fill before you dump, dump often and add four or so gallons after dumping. No chemicals needed.
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โFeb-11-2020 02:21 PM
way2roll wrote:Same here. The chemicals smell worse than the waste. It's a holding tank not a septic tank.
Plain water. If you use enough water and flush your tanks, you don't need any chemicals. The length of time any solids are in your tank isn't nearly long enough for any enzymes to really do anything and they just end up in the recipients' septic system. Been using plain water for the past 7 years and never had an issue. I did install back flush systems on both grey and black and I can say it makes things much easier.
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โFeb-11-2020 08:47 AM
way2roll wrote:Naio wrote:
I'm using a cassette toilet for the first time this year. Happy Camper made an enormous difference in the smell when I empty it. Very little smell now.
I assume that when it says organic it means in the chemical sense, carbon-based, rather than in the no pesticides sense. (And yes,the definition of organic for foods is very tightly regulated.)
Formaldehyde is a carcinogen.
I find it hard to believe that anyone is going to breathe enough sewer gas to get hydrogen sulfide poisoning.
Per the FDA - "FDA does not regulate the use of the term โorganicโ on food labels. "
Lots of things are organic, that doesn't mean they are healthy. Asbestos is organic, so is Arsenic.
And getting to the nitty gritty, the fairly dramatic warning label on Happy Camper says (paraphrasing) " Avoid contact with eyes, avoid prolonged contact with skin, do not swallow, avoid breathing dust, wash thoroughly after handling, flush thoroughly for eye and skin contact, get medical attention if any of the above occur"
You get the point. Doesn't sound so warm and fuzzy to me. The fact there are all these warnings and unnamed ingredients - no thanks. Sounds more like they don't want to tell you whats in it and they don't have to since you don't eat it
and they use "organic" because it's a marketing tool. If a product that's used to treat a condition invites greater risk than the condition itself - I'll stick with water.
โFeb-11-2020 07:24 AM
Naio wrote:
I'm using a cassette toilet for the first time this year. Happy Camper made an enormous difference in the smell when I empty it. Very little smell now.
I assume that when it says organic it means in the chemical sense, carbon-based, rather than in the no pesticides sense. (And yes,the definition of organic for foods is very tightly regulated.)
Formaldehyde is a carcinogen.
I find it hard to believe that anyone is going to breathe enough sewer gas to get hydrogen sulfide poisoning.
โFeb-10-2020 08:53 PM
โFeb-10-2020 07:01 PM
wopachop wrote:
My friends all make fun of me for putting computer fans in weird spots.
I'm gonna mount one on top my black tank vent!! At some point I meant to get a reversible fan for the bathroom roof vent. Same idea of keeping odors from rising out the toilet.
I never add chemical. Winter time it's no big deal. Summer temps i was having problems with what I think was gray tank smells. You guys told me to check the vent under the sink. I covered it with a plastic bag last year to test.
Will have to see how it goes this summer.
I think my trailer has tank vent caps that use wind to suck odors out the tank. Doesn't seem to work.
There was a time I goofed up and forgot to dump. Had the trailer on a jobsite. Flushing produced bad smells. Wish I had thought to put a fan on top the black tank vent.
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