Sewer odor in Camper..Fixed I hope!

[SoGaDually]

Every time we pull the camper and arrive at our destination the camper "SINKS" inside. Odor is coming from the black tank. So after doing a little studying of our camper and how things are setup, I think I figured out what is happening.
The Sewer Vent is in the center of the roof located behind the bathroom roof vent which is located behind the front A/C Unit. As air is passing over the A/C unit and bathroom roof vent it is causing Air turbulence over the Sewer Vent forcing air down the Sewer Vent which in turn causing the bad odor in the camper.
Today I installed a Camco Cyclone 360° RV Plumbing Vent. Now if this works as they claim it does, "Camco RV Cyclone Sewer Plumbing Vent uses the power of the wind to draw holding tank odors out of your RV. Even a gentle breeze works with the dynamically engineered shape of the cyclone to create a powerful vortex that pulls odors up and away. It attaches easily to any RV plumbing vent. Rotates 360 degrees to follow the wind".
This should take care of my issue with the odor..We will soon find out..

[Stublejumper]

That explains where that smell is coming from. Will have to pick one up this week.thx

[pmh]

A couple of years ago I had a Innsbrucks TT and I had the same problem with odor. I installed the Cyclone just like you did.
I can tell you that was the end of the odor problems for me. I hope it works the same for you.

[RJ&S]

We haven't had this problem YET, but good to know. I haven't bought a trailer gadget in the last five minutes, so here we go.

[kc9ojn]

I might have to buy one just for the cool shark fin look.

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[richf28]

I too installed the cyclone. It solved my odor problem. It's a cheap and easy install solution.

[SAD]

I had a similar problem on a previous RV. The bedroom A/C wasn't installed properly and the outside and inside air was mixing - drawing outside air in...

Was worse with bedroom A/C turned on and right after a toilet flush.

Something to check if the vent thing doesn't work 100%.

[dankent]

Good to know, I will add this to my new RV when it comes as well.

[crash]

We havent had that problem yet ,but I think we may buy on to have just in case we do have that problem

[UsTwo]

i believe i should get one as well...

[Comptech]

This forum is so awesome, I too just noticed the same exact problem. I thought it might be because of all the tossing of the trailer on the road it was just coming back through the toilet. The smell would always be there after a tow. This is going to be on my shopping list asap... As another poster said, I haven't bought any RV gadgets in the last 5 minutes, so time to go shopping...

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...wer-vent/31992

So the video says to use 100% Silicone Caulk...... Is that safe for the rubber roof? I would think you would want to use rubber roof self leveling caulk?

[pmh]

Originally Posted by Comptech

This forum is so awesome, I too just noticed the same exact problem. I thought it might be because of all the tossing of the trailer on the road it was just coming back through the toilet. The smell would always be there after a tow. This is going to be on my shopping list asap... As another poster said, I haven't bought any RV gadgets in the last 5 minutes, so time to go shopping...

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...wer-vent/31992

So the video says to use 100% Silicone Caulk...... Is that safe for the rubber roof? I would think you would want to use rubber roof self leveling caulk?

I used the 100% Silicone caulk and it worked perfectly.

[JRTJH]

Originally Posted by Comptech

So the video says to use 100% Silicone Caulk...... Is that safe for the rubber roof? I would think you would want to use rubber roof self leveling caulk?

The RV roof in the video is an aluminum roof. Silicone is OK for use on that roof system. If you notice he also used a metal putty knife to remove the old putty. I'm not sure why they showed a rubber roof patch kit (for when you damage the roof)...

I would use DICOR, not silicone, just in case I ever needed to remove the new cyclone vent for maintenance or to replace it......

As for silicone, I "think" it's OK for a one time use application. But you must "get it right" the first time. The issue comes with trying to remove it or to apply more silicone on top of the existing layer. It won't stick to itself and you can't remove all of the old, so there's no way to repair leaking silicone. DICOR is removable and a new layer will adhere to the old, so it can be patched, unlike silicone.

[gkainz]

I like it! I wonder if I can hook up a weather station to it to get wind speed and direction?

[Chiefs]

Okay guys,

So I've done the research like you have and now I have one of these. How can I tell which of the two vents is for the black water tank?

Thanks,
Bill

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Chiefs

Okay guys,

So I've done the research like you have and now I have one of these. How can I tell which of the two vents is for the black water tank?

Thanks,
Bill

Have someone flush the toilet and listen in the vents on the roof, you will here water running into the black tank.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by SoGaDually

Every time we pull the camper and arrive at our destination the camper "SINKS" inside. Odor is coming from the black tank. So after doing a little studying of our camper and how things are setup, I think I figured out what is happening.
The Sewer Vent is in the center of the roof located behind the bathroom roof vent which is located behind the front A/C Unit. As air is passing over the A/C unit and bathroom roof vent it is causing Air turbulence over the Sewer Vent forcing air down the Sewer Vent which in turn causing the bad odor in the camper.
Today I installed a Camco Cyclone 360° RV Plumbing Vent. Now if this works as they claim it does, "Camco RV Cyclone Sewer Plumbing Vent uses the power of the wind to draw holding tank odors out of your RV. Even a gentle breeze works with the dynamically engineered shape of the cyclone to create a powerful vortex that pulls odors up and away. It attaches easily to any RV plumbing vent. Rotates 360 degrees to follow the wind".
This should take care of my issue with the odor..We will soon find out..

I noticed we have the same trailer as you and we do not have a sewer odor problem, if that was the only problem we had I would be happy. We are still having the Frame Flex issue, 2nd time around, trailer is going in Oct. 11th, when I thought we had bought the cream of the crop, but I guess not...

[Jim Dow]

I just bought on of these; but I haven't installed it yet. What kind of caulking should I use around the base?

[JRTJH]

Originally Posted by Jim Dow

I just bought on of these; but I haven't installed it yet. What kind of caulking should I use around the base?

Refer to posts # 12 and 13 in this thread and then choose.

[Chiefs]

Originally Posted by Ron

Have someone flush the toilet and listen in the vents on the roof, you will here water running into the black tank.

Thanks, Ron.

I used your trick and did the install. So far so good.

Bill

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