REFLECTIONS ON DUMPING RV WASTEWATER TANKS (and remaining on speaking terms with your neighbours)

Don't dump a sour smelling black water tank while your neighbors are having an outdoor luncheon with friends. This may seem obvious but it happens in the park all the time. Try to dump your tanks when no one is around, early in the morning or late evening is a good time. This courtesy will increase your odds of remaining on good terms with all of your neighbors.

After dumping your black water tank immediately follow with the contents of the grey water tank. Grey water is soapy and will flush the sewage from your RV drain hose and through the park sewage lines to the septic tank at the end of your row.  When no sewage remains in the park sewage lines there is no sewage smell to escape and haunt your afternoon.

Make sure that your RV drain hose is tightly connected to the park sewage line. The connection should be airtight. Use the same connection protocol as you would at home. Soft rubber adapters or reducer fittings can make the connection as airtight as possible. If you do not have the proper fitting try using duct tape, electrical tape or household saran wrap, they are all effective and cheap. Despite its popularity and widespread use in Mexico, a plastic bag filled with sand is not effective at blocking escaping odors: however it may help keep the fittings from becoming accidentally knocked out of place.  

Keep the RV waste water valves closed when you are not actually dumping waste. Sewer gas can move through the open valve and up through the RV vent stack. Keeping the valves closed will also keep sewer cockroaches out of your RV tanks.  Your RV drain hose can be draped to create a water trap that will effectively stop the passage of sewer gas and critters.

USE OF TANK DEODORIZERS

FORMALDEHYDE BASED TANK TREATMENTS 

ANTIBIOTICS 

As we all know these kill germs. If anyone in your rig is using antibiotics, these will ultimately end up in your waste tank and will continue to kill germs.  Bacteria based tank conditioners will stop working and your tank will quickly smell bad. Dump and flush your tanks frequently until you are no longer are using the prescription.

If you sit outside and smell a sour holding tank, it is probably your own. Check it first.
 you sit outside and smell a sour holding tank, it is probably your own. Check it first.

Remember, NO TOILET PAPER in the park sewer lines.

PLEASE DRIVE SLOW IN THE PARK

People need to SLOW DOWN - there is dust and also people walking etc.  If you are not moving in your diesel truck...please turn it off.  If you stop to talk...turn it off.  The noise and fumes are very unpleasant.

ALSO..

Please respect the fact that even though you are up early in the morning..others aren't.  Talk quietly and don't stop to talk under people's bedroom window.

THANK YOU - PARK MANAGEMENT

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