Toilet or waste water smell?

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We don't use any Chemical or any additive in our Cassette as we have the SOG system, there are never any smells , you need good Bacteria in the Toilet to break down the solids, adding Chemicals and washing powder, or any other gunge just kills the good Bacteria and you get smells.
 
Re the replies relating to gas leaks, remember to get the Gas system checked out every 12 months, for safety and peace of mind

The leaks described are easily detected with a manometer.

With reference to the autosleeper the dealer should have found it on the Pre Delivery Inspection.

Channa
 
leshughes said:
Hi Richard

Do you mean bio washing liquid or bio toilet liquid? Asking because: a) I am just about to disinfect the grey tank and had been advised to run diluted toilet blue through all the waste points and then top up the grey tank and leave for a few days. Would rather use washing liquid / powder. And b) not happy with performance of toilet blue in the toilet and would prefer to use something else.

Regards

Les
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Hi Les,

Clothes washing liquid. Cleans up your mess but leaves enough healthy bacteria to prevent nasty smelly pathogens building up.

If you want to sterilise your pipes then use a 1 in 5 solution of bleach. Best to keep them regularly flushed and expose to as much air as possible. This stop the buildup of anaerobic bacteria which cause the worst smells and tend not to be good for you.

Richard
 
vindiboy said:
We don't use any Chemical or any additive in our Cassette as we have the SOG system, there are never any smells , you need good Bacteria in the Toilet to break down the solids, adding Chemicals and washing powder, or any other gunge just kills the good Bacteria and you get smells.
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Hi Vindiboy,

From what I remember it takes two years for a system to produce a safe product. How often do you empty your cassette:). Even the greenest of greenies add either yeast or vinegar to help produce a healthy growth of bugs. If you don,t then some of the most dangerous bacteria may flourish out of control.

What makes you think that a little washing liquid destroys all good bacteria and leaves the smelly bacteria:rolleyes2:

Richard
 
We tried the cheap orange cordial in the waste tank and to our surprise it worked. The smell went away.
 
re- smells

We had that problem. We have a SOG fitted to the outside of the loo compartment, no more smells!!! As for the drains we just put the plugs in when we travel, and no smell.
 
robbiec0 said:
We tried the cheap orange cordial in the waste tank and to our surprise it worked. The smell went away.
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glad it worked , perhaps this site is about offering help and not the spats;

the sad thing is the peeps who are throwing their handbags actually have a lot to offer

Channa
 
Tbear said:
Hi Vindiboy,

From what I remember it takes two years for a system to produce a safe product. How often do you empty your cassette:). Even the greenest of greenies add either yeast or vinegar to help produce a healthy growth of bugs. If you don,t then some of the most dangerous bacteria may flourish out of control.

What makes you think that a little washing liquid destroys all good bacteria and leaves the smelly bacteria:rolleyes2:

Richard
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well I guess I would have to say that my only reasoning on this is that I don't add anything to our Cassette and we don't get any smells or problems, not very scientific but there you go, I will admit that you can loose some friends when you empty a SOG Cassette [ something I do daily ] as no expensive Chemicals are being thrown away but none of the smells permeate the van in use . I do put a tiny drop of Olive Oil on the closed blade of the Cassette from time to time but this is only to lubricate the action.
 
vindiboy said:
well I guess I would have to say that my only reasoning on this is that I don't add anything to our Cassette and we don't get any smells or problems, not very scientific but there you go, I will admit that you can loose some friends when you empty a SOG Cassette [ something I do daily ] as no expensive Chemicals are being thrown away but none of the smells permeate the van in use . I do put a tiny drop of Olive Oil on the closed blade of the Cassette from time to time but this is only to lubricate the action.
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That makes sense. Empty regularly and give it a good rinse out. My comments are aimed at folk who may only empty every few days and have a cheapo system like mine which is not fitted with a SOG.

Richard
 
we just have the standard bench jobbie, have thought about fitting a sog before, but not done so, mainly keep thinking: we often park up in town centers for the day and quite often chuckled at the thought of using the loo, the sog fan kicking in and giving a passer by a face full of fumes :tongue::lol-049: does it work that way.
 
al n sal said:
we just have the standard bench jobbie, have thought about fitting a sog before, but not done so, mainly keep thinking: we often park up in town centers for the day and quite often chuckled at the thought of using the loo, the sog fan kicking in and giving a passer by a face full of fumes :tongue::lol-049: does it work that way.
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No , as there is a permanent venting via the hoses any gasses [ smells ] are dissipated as they form, the SOG fan comes on when the inner cassette blade is opened thus sucking out any vapours being formed and there is a Carbon Filter at the outlet too.Another good thing about the SOG is that the blade on the Cassette can be opened at high altitude and there is no chance of a blow back due to decompression which can and has happened to some posters who have got a face full of @@@@ LOL
 
Hi, can yo tell me, is the fan on the SOG very noisy? Just thinking if you have to open the vent at night will it disturb others in the van
 
zoflora works for me ok use hycynactith but alway carry some with mi dilut to strenght required or use neat in lol
 
I empty out EVERY day, cleaning and rinsing. Being long term travellers, we know exactly where to go which includes facilities.
 
When we had that 'rotten egg' smell it was definitely from leaving grey water in the waste tank for too long. After several good flushes through and draining the waste tank fully I ran a couple of gallons of warm water down the drains followed by Biological Washing Liquid. As you might remember from the adverts, it contains Enzymes which break down food and organic waste very effectively. Leave it in the waste tank for at least a few days and preferably drive it around a bit to slosh it about inside the tank.

When you drain it off, smell the outgoing water and if necessary repeat and leave for longer.

With a bit of luck that should sort the problem.

PS We are very careful nowadays to not let too much food debris go down the plug hole and drain off the waste tank as often as reasonably possible when camping so the organic matter doesn't have time to 'ferment'.
 
When we were in Spain the winter before last we were on one site for a prolonged period and even though the tank was being emptied every other day we still had a foul smell from the waste water. The joys of full timing.

I cured this by putting some caustic solution. One Tablespoon to a 2 litre jug and poured it down all the drains before we left the site. I drove all day using the system so more water was going down the sinks and then pulled into a service area with a bourne. We had been using the water system all day and driving, so the water was swilling about the tank. When I opened the tank outlet valve a brown thick liquid started to come out, this later cleared to a thin grey liquid. We continued to use the tank that night and before we left we drained it again. The next stop the water didn't smell at all and it stayed that way all year.

DO NOT ADD WATER TO CAUSTIC - ADD THE CAUSTIC TO WARM NOT HOT WATER. Adding to cold water is just as bad. I must be warm to avoid it boiling when you add the caustic soda.

We have been static for a month on a fully serviced pitch site recently, with the tank draining straight into a drain. Valve open all of the time. Again we got the smell and cured it with a teaspoon of caustic in warm water and a drive to another site.

John
 
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