waste tank

[uptonogood]

hi, does anyone know the best way to remove the odours from the waste tank that seam to come up from the sink,how oftern should i clean it and what with, many thanks.

[Bolly1965]

cheap biological washing liquid - pour down all drains wash down with some warm water and then go for a spin - preferably over some rough roads. - empty and repeat.

 

Always pour some bio liquid down and leave in tank whe stood

[George Collings]

You can clean as much as you like but the smell soon comes back up the drain as there is no water trap.

 

If you have room this is what is needed. See

 

http://www.caktanks.com/files/cak_catalogue_2012/2012_CAK_Water.pdf

The Item is listed as HGWT

 

Cak trap.doc

[Guest peter]

My van has traps on all sinks/shower. But it stank badly at the outlet, so I poured a bottle of cheap bleach down the sink plus cheap bio liquid plus plenty of water. Left it in for a couple of weeks, went for a drive round to slosh it around before draining. No more stink.

[Retread24800]

Yup Washing powder and a good drive works but if you fit your sinks and shower with this it keeps the smell away like a U Bend and traps stuff before it blocks the pipes up.

 

Sink Trap

 

[Cliffy]

I had the recurring smell problem from the handbasin.

 

I solved it by pulling up some slack on the waste pipe and forming an "S" bend in the pipe level with the basin outlet. so water is trapped in it just like a domestic system.

 

Works fine and "Costs Nowt"

[vindiboy]

Cliffy - 2012-05-01 12:43 AMI had the recurring smell problem from the handbasin.I solved it by pulling up some slack on the waste pipe and forming an "S" bend in the pipe level with the basin outlet. so water is trapped in it just like a domestic system.Works fine and "Costs Nowt"

That is the answer , if your van system does  not have a water  trap  then fit one and make sure there is always water in the trap,I always leave the shut off valve  on my waste tank open and catch waste water in a bucket  and dispose of it as I can and we are careful as to what gunge we let into the tank in the first place , this helps to prevent a build   up of spoil to  rot and smell.

[Guest peter]

Retread24800 - 2012-04-30 11:53 PMYup Washing powder and a good drive works but if you fit your sinks and shower with this it keeps the smell away like a U Bend and traps stuff before it blocks the pipes up.

 

Sink Trap

That's whats fitted in my van. They are cheaper from here.http://www.leisureshopdirect.com/caravan/water/smev_sinks/Smev_Waste_Fittings.aspx

[Retread24800]

peter - 2012-05-01 4:36 PM

Retread24800 - 2012-04-30 11:53 PMYup Washing powder and a good drive works but if you fit your sinks and shower with this it keeps the smell away like a U Bend and traps stuff before it blocks the pipes up.

 

Sink Trap

That's whats fitted in my van. They are cheaper from here.http://www.leisureshopdirect.com/caravan/water/smev_sinks/Smev_Waste_Fittings.aspx

if you want cheaper note these both have a water trap unlike the SMEV fittings shown on you post

Water trap but priced in €'s But parts, if available, are usually cheaper in the UK.