pbeverly
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nickthehunter wrote:Calcium Nitrate is the chemical often used in black tank treatments. It is also used in wastewater treatment plants for among other things - guess what - odor control. It does not kill the bacteria beneficial to breaking down waste. The perfume smelly additives are generally organic citrus products and similarly harmless. Use the stuff if you want, or not, whatever floats your boat.
RVs have holding tanks not septic systems. The holding tanks aren't designed for decomposition as nothing stays there that long.
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pbeverly wrote:nickthehunter wrote:Calcium Nitrate is the chemical often used in black tank treatments. It is also used in wastewater treatment plants for among other things - guess what - odor control. It does not kill the bacteria beneficial to breaking down waste. The perfume smelly additives are generally organic citrus products and similarly harmless. Use the stuff if you want, or not, whatever floats your boat.
RVs have holding tanks not septic systems. The holding tanks aren't designed for decomposition as nothing stays there that long.
ZACTLY!!!
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aftermath wrote:JIMNLIN wrote:....I also use coconut oil to keep the valves lubed.
No smelly tank issues.
And, how exactly, do you do this? Just pour some down the toilet? Do you add some after you have dumped the tanks? I just had to replace my two valves in my 2006 trailer. Looking for a simple way to do some preventative maintenance here.....Thanks.
Not those valves. I think. But there’s a reason this hit 4 pages….lol
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Cummins12V98 wrote:pbeverly wrote:nickthehunter wrote:Calcium Nitrate is the chemical often used in black tank treatments. It is also used in wastewater treatment plants for among other things - guess what - odor control. It does not kill the bacteria beneficial to breaking down waste. The perfume smelly additives are generally organic citrus products and similarly harmless. Use the stuff if you want, or not, whatever floats your boat.
RVs have holding tanks not septic systems. The holding tanks aren't designed for decomposition as nothing stays there that long.
ZACTLY!!!
Both you two should think more and type less. You’re showing yer azz (like amZoil) with those statements….
If you don’t know why, try my first suggestion….lol
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Grit dog wrote:aftermath wrote:JIMNLIN wrote:....I also use coconut oil to keep the valves lubed.
No smelly tank issues.
And, how exactly, do you do this? Just pour some down the toilet? Do you add some after you have dumped the tanks? I just had to replace my two valves in my 2006 trailer. Looking for a simple way to do some preventative maintenance here.....Thanks.
Not those valves. I think. But there’s a reason this hit 4 pages….lol
Nevermind….he meant all the valves. Previous post said he dumps in the “oil”lol to an empty tank! Now I’ve heard it all….
Thanks for the laugh jimlin. And why you air out your tanks? That’s weird too.
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Cummins12V98 wrote:pbeverly wrote:nickthehunter wrote:Calcium Nitrate is the chemical often used in black tank treatments. It is also used in wastewater treatment plants for among other things - guess what - odor control. It does not kill the bacteria beneficial to breaking down waste. The perfume smelly additives are generally organic citrus products and similarly harmless. Use the stuff if you want, or not, whatever floats your boat.
RVs have holding tanks not septic systems. The holding tanks aren't designed for decomposition as nothing stays there that long.
ZACTLY!!!
This is quite a funny debate ,as we experienced RV guys know , water ,water ,water .I have used those drop in packets off ,and on for years. They make little difference , if any .
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I consider myself an experienced RV guy and used to belong to the water, water, water crowd but that doesn't mean I have to continue on that path. After reading about various water shortages across the country, I'm perfectly happy with using a probiotic in the tank and conserving water.
cummins2014 wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:pbeverly wrote:nickthehunter wrote:Calcium Nitrate is the chemical often used in black tank treatments. It is also used in wastewater treatment plants for among other things - guess what - odor control. It does not kill the bacteria beneficial to breaking down waste. The perfume smelly additives are generally organic citrus products and similarly harmless. Use the stuff if you want, or not, whatever floats your boat.
RVs have holding tanks not septic systems. The holding tanks aren't designed for decomposition as nothing stays there that long.
ZACTLY!!!
This is quite a funny debate ,as we experienced RV guys know , water ,water ,water .I have used those drop in packets off ,and on for years. They make little difference , if any .
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I say we go for 5 pages with this fascinating topic. OK, the only thing I want to point out is that this tank you carry around is NOT, NOT, NOT a septic tank. It is a holding tank. There are two completely different functions here. If you believe that all the good bacteria needs to be in place to digest the contents of the tank so that it will take care of all smells then I would like to ask where is your drain field to handle the digested liquid. Pretty silly concept, I know. Do you use chemicals? It is a yes or no sort of thing. The real question is how to you handle potential odors in your system. Some use chemicals and others simply use lots of water and empty tanks regularly. I do believe that both work. If you don't want to use chemicals, use water.
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cummins2014 wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:pbeverly wrote:nickthehunter wrote:Calcium Nitrate is the chemical often used in black tank treatments. It is also used in wastewater treatment plants for among other things - guess what - odor control. It does not kill the bacteria beneficial to breaking down waste. The perfume smelly additives are generally organic citrus products and similarly harmless. Use the stuff if you want, or not, whatever floats your boat.
RVs have holding tanks not septic systems. The holding tanks aren't designed for decomposition as nothing stays there that long.
ZACTLY!!!
This is quite a funny debate ,as we experienced RV guys know , water ,water ,water .I have used those drop in packets off ,and on for years. They make little difference , if any .
ZACTLY!!!
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OMG.......
"After reading about various water shortages across the country, I'm perfectly happy with using a probiotic in the tank and conserving water."
You do understand that the amount of water on this planet has NEVER changed??????
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