IT SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE TO ME PERHAPS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BLEACH GOING INTO CAMPGROUND SEPTIC SYSTEMS.
THANKS - DICK SECOR
RVPAINTER said
04:57 AM May 6, 2011
It does not appear that Howard has an opinion on this subject/link - in his absence, someone must have some thoughts - any takers? This is a subject that most folks seem to shy away from but yet all RV-ers have to face it, so why not share?
Jim01 said
05:47 AM May 6, 2011
Ok, I'll tell you what we do.
Nothing!
We don't use any chemicals at all, don't drain the black water tank untl its at least 1/2 full, flush the hose out with the gray water, and we have never had a problem with plugging or excesive odor.
There are many treatments and "home brews" out there but we have never found any of them nessary.
Draining the tanks is just another part of the RV lifestyle. It's just something you gotta do.
Jim
Bill Adams said
05:53 AM May 6, 2011
The Geo Method has been around for a long time. I find nothing wrong with it, I just find it unnecessary. If you do what you should do with plenty of water for flushing and only dumping when full (near full) the tank will take care of itself. I like having a tank flusher installed such as this http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/no-fuss-flush/3495 but I only use it a couple of times per year. I think the idea behind the Geo Method is to help keep the tank monitors working better but the idea of slick walls still cannot stop things from sticking to an internal sensor if that's what is used.
RVPAINTER said
06:29 AM May 6, 2011
Thanks for the response guys - appreciate the input. This is suggested to be the most unpleasant part of RV-ing and a lot "Let's SCARE" people articles have been written and I'm tending to agree with you 2 in that perhaps all that is needed is good common sense! Thanks
Luvglass said
07:22 AM May 6, 2011
I usually keep out of these discussions because the threads go on and on with more and more elaborate "solutions", but since this time there seems to be some common sense, I'll also weigh in.
We also do nothing. In the beginning I used to flush the black tank ocassionally but even stopped doing that. We just let it go till full, which is normally about 3 weeks. When we ''sense" we need to dump, we close the grey and do a couple of washes to fill the tank and then dump black and flush with grey. Repeat 3 weeks later.
It's been working for 5 years now without a problem.
RVPAINTER said
06:06 PM May 7, 2011
Thanks Fred - seems pretty easy and as are most things - just lots of common sense - thanks.
Jack Mayer said
07:12 PM May 8, 2011
We also do "nothing". Just rinse with fresh water occasionally. Never use any chemicals or other stuff. Been fultiming for 11 years with no issues. Use lots of water.
RVPAINTER said
07:31 PM May 8, 2011
Thanks Jack - I've read so many horror stories re: the BW tank - I sometimes think there are pople who just like to put fear into others - appreciate the advice.
HOWARD, I'D BE INTERESTED IN YOUR TAKE ON THE INFO IN THE FOLLOWING LINK:
http://sites.google.com/site/cbruni/
IT SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE TO ME PERHAPS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BLEACH GOING INTO CAMPGROUND SEPTIC SYSTEMS.
THANKS - DICK SECOR
Ok, I'll tell you what we do.
Nothing!
We don't use any chemicals at all, don't drain the black water tank untl its at least 1/2 full, flush the hose out with the gray water, and we have never had a problem with plugging or excesive odor.
There are many treatments and "home brews" out there but we have never found any of them nessary.
Draining the tanks is just another part of the RV lifestyle. It's just something you gotta do.
Jim
We also do nothing. In the beginning I used to flush the black tank ocassionally but even stopped doing that. We just let it go till full, which is normally about 3 weeks. When we ''sense" we need to dump, we close the grey and do a couple of washes to fill the tank and then dump black and flush with grey. Repeat 3 weeks later.
It's been working for 5 years now without a problem.