trishandtez Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 how do you get rid of the smell of "drains" in our motorhome?we live in it and we are afraid to use Milton to clean the tanks as we have heard that it damages the pipes and we dont want that to happen, we flush out quite regularly but the smell remains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potjoe Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Hi,If you can get to the tank from the top take the top of and put hose in that will do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itexuk Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Not tried it but was told to empty tank and then put a tin of coke cola down the sink. Worth a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I don't think I'd risk coke in the system, it's extremely corrosive so I hate to think what it'll do to your sink as you pour it down!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hymer C 9. Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 This question came up a couple of times last year, and it was suggested orange squash in the tank helped. One of the things I do is always use the antibacterial washing up liquid, don't know if its more benefit than the others but should help. Our Hymer has a different system so the smells don't come back into the van, but our previous van always got smells coming back, once we had emptied the tank we used to leave the out tap open when traveling and this always seemed to keep it fresher longer. Carol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Try Vinegar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob b Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 peter - 2008-06-23 10:38 PM Try Vinegar. White or brown ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9withdogs Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I use Fenwick's Fendox, it works a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordThornber Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I'm with Carol on this one, we leave the waste tap open whilst travelling, having emptied first of course. Now and again I push the hose pipe up the waste tap and give it a blast. This frees any bits and bobs and out they come, this works better for us as opposed to just whizzing gallons of water down the sink. Of course it all depends on your vans waste tank/pipe design. Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemoss Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Try pouring a little bit of Biomagic down each of the plug holes - works for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I have used Fenwicks and was not really impressed with it. Now use Thetford Tank Refresher which works very well and very rarely do I get the "drain smell". I only pour some of this product down the sink when the small occurs so I have only ever bought one bottle of it and that was years ago. I decant some into a small drinking water bottle to carry around with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herri Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I agree with the lord and patricia. We had problems and now use Thetfords Tank Freshener and leave the waste open when not in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek500 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 We empty tank, close the valve, put a couple of scoops of Lidl's own brand Vanish in each plug hole, boil a kettle of water, pour a third down each plug hole. We then run a couple of pints of cold water down each plug hole. Drive around until the next Aire or wherever and empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 A couple of handfulls of good old fashioned washing soda chrystals desloved in half a gallon of boiling water poured down all the drains. Let it slosh around in the tank enroute to your next site. Keep it off your hands, quite viscious stuff, takes all the oil out of your skin, but does no harm to the drains, but takes gloss off of paint. Ideal to wash paintwork before repainting, gives it a key to stick the new coat on, saves sanding and undercoating, an old seamans way of doing it. A weekly dose of Zoflora keeps it smelling nice and fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTORHOMER Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 hi We use biomagic diluted as reccomended on the bottle then just spray round the plughole once a day. We do however wipe any scraps of food off plates before washing up. Motorhomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I wipe the plates too and scrape any fat on to kitchen paper. I also use a washing-up bowl and put a small strainer in the plug hole which catches any bits of food and crumbs that I miss. Since using this strainer I have had a lot less "smell"problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Milton in concentrated form is corrosive to metals, though I doubt if it would do any harm to a motorhome's water system if introduced diluted and then flushed away afterwards. Conversely, I doubt if would do any good either. The French motorcaravanner's time-honoured answer is to tip lots of household bleach down the sink/wash-basin/shower-tray plug-holes and then wash this into the waste tank. I've used this technique in the past (filling the waste tank right to overflowing with the bleach solution) and it's definitely effective. (Obviously some care is needed handling bleach and in disposing of the solution when the waste tank is emptied after treatment.) Another idea is to put a small quantity of bacteria-killing toilet chemical in the waste tank. Some motorhome waste-water systems will be smell-prone due to their design and, if you've got one of these and it starts to smell badly, then some drastic initial cleaning will be needed to stop this. After that, regular 'light' treatment may hold the problem at bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I forgot to mention that I have an S bend from CAK tanks fitted beneath the kitchen sink which seems to work very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianR Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I use bleach as and when a smell occurs. A little down each plughole and then just leave it there until the tank is full, or put some water down and drive around with it for a bit, to make sure the whole of the inside of the tank gets treated. I have not had any problems from using bleach (my 'van is now 12 years old), it is cheap and effective. You just need a little care when using it neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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