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wa8yxm

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Posted: 10/07/21 03:18pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

IN my 12 years full time I sometimes used digester products if I was goign to be a long time between dumps. but frankly I do not think they helped

Just flush well when you dump. and do not overflow.


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I went thru one container of Happy Camper and it didn't make me any happier, just removed a little weight from my purse. Now just use some Calgon Liquid Water Softener, some Dollar Store Pine Sol and water.


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Posted: 10/08/21 07:26pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Water!

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valhalla360 wrote:

Pro: Makes you feel like you are doing something.

Cons: It costs money and doesn't accomplish anything.

Just use plenty of water and the tank will be fine. It's a holding tank not a digester and there are plenty of microbes in your natural deposits to digest the poo anyway.


This. At the end of the season I do pour a few cups of laundry detergent in tank, fill it half way with water, drive a couple hundred KMs & then dump. That really cleans the tank & ensures that there is no poop build up.

I've tried at least a dozen different brands & none using beats lots of plain old water.


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I have found that if you drive a hundred miles or so and then flush the tank. I see very few solids passing through.

Now I do add Dawn to the tank and Calgon if I can find it after a dump & the toilet does use a fair amount of the fresh water each flush. Plus the bathroom sink drains into the black tank.

Works for me.


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