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10-05-2014, 04:40 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Mississippi
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Black Tank Treatment
What is the best black holding tank treatment?
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10-05-2014, 04:48 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: MA
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Everyone one has their own but similar methods. Water and plenty of it, some only use water. I add aqua chem liquid to my tank after every time I dump the tank as that works for me.
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10-05-2014, 05:14 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Waco, Tx
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I've never used a "treatment" but I do use lots of water and after dumping at the campground I add a 1/4 to a 1/2 tank of water and several squeezes of either Ivory or Dawn dish soap and then flush vigorously when I get home.
I do this to both grey tanks as well and I've never had problem odor or clumping in the black tank... keeps it clean and lemon fresh...
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10-05-2014, 05:55 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Gaylord
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If we're going to be at a campsite with full hookups, I use only water, lots of it. I try to fill and dump the black tank at least every 48 hours, which means lots of added water. If we're going to be dry camping and need to conserve holding tank space, if it's for a day or two, only water, if it will be more than a couple of days, I add a "recommended measure" of Orange TST.
I've found that when we dry camp and conserve water, the potential for odor increases, so it's been my experience that the more water you use and the more often you dump the tank, the more effective the odor control. It's not really about "what flowery smell you add to the tank" as much as how much you dilute and how often you flush before the bacteria multiplies producing even more odor.
It sort of boils down to this: Poo is going to smell, poo mixed with flowers is still poo and the smell will eventually creep into the Rv even though something else is mixed in with it.
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2015 F250 6.7l 4x4
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10-05-2014, 06:14 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Modesto
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The TST orange is my favorite. It smells good when the tank is fresh, but as JRTJH says, it doesn't smell good after 1/2 filled tank, it just doesn't stink.
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10-05-2014, 11:46 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Beaverton
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Here is my two-cent worth of opinion. I always use a treatment that does not contain Formaldehyde. Since we camp only at state our county parks we must dump at the end of 5 or more nights out. Along with the treatment at the beginning of our stay I add two caps of laundry detergent and two of water softer. The softener is said to make the walls of the tank slick and less material stays in the tank after draining and running the black tank flush also the detergent helps keep down bacteria so by the fifth night, and with temperatures in the 90's the tank stays reasonable fresh, and I know this by forgetting to turn off the fan while flushing and pulling up air from the tank into the bathroom.
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10-05-2014, 01:43 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Modesto
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Can you even get any treatments that contain formaldehyde? I thought it was banned.
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2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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10-05-2014, 02:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Rochester, NY
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After dumping and flushing, I add a 5 gal pail of water mixed with about one cup Arm and Hammer washing soda and about 4 oz dish detergent. Then make sure I use plenty of water every potty event.
We stayed at a seasonal site this summer and dumped the tank once every three weeks. Have not experienced odor issues. Well, except when I go
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10-05-2014, 02:20 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Gaylord
Posts: 26,997
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Thetford Aquachem contains formaldehyde.
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...z-bottles/4160
I'm sure there are a number of other brands that also have it in their formula. I do believe it is "banned" in California, but available many other places.
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2015 F250 6.7l 4x4
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10-05-2014, 05:31 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: wi
Posts: 25
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poo-pourie
I ran across this advertisement for poo-pouri. It is really funny,to me anyway. google it and watch the add.
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10-05-2014, 05:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Nevada
Posts: 2,695
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Are you guys talking about poo or stew? All this talk of different "spices" is making me hungry.
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10-12-2014, 05:05 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Newport News, VA
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We use the Aqua Chem drop in packets. After each dump at the campground, we add one packet. After flushing the tank at the end of our trip, we add 2 packets and 5 gallons of water to slosh around on our drive home. We never dump unless the tank is full, even if we have to add water. Also, we prep for "special deposits" by adding water to the bowl first. This helps carry the "deposits" further into the tank where the chemicals are.
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10-28-2014, 08:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Hermiston or
Posts: 128
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black tank additives
Over all the years I have RV's I must have used every additive on the market. I have settled on a product called "Happy Camper". it really works to keep the smell down and that is the number one issue with all RV'ers.
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10-28-2014, 08:49 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Okla
Posts: 363
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Of the various ones I've tried, the one I've had best results with was the liquid version of aqua-chem w/formaldehyde
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