This is another very common treatment method among rvers.
Calgon water softener for rv tanks.
By tank additive manufacturers who want you to buy their product.
Through the process of water softening using calgon organic and inorganic waste are made to not stick to the walls of your holding tank.
Liquid or powdered water softener calgon for example powdered laundry detergent or dish soap.
Calgon is a water softener it makes the water more water like i don t think it coats the tank so much as it prevents coating.
Most rv tank sensors have four sometimes five probes that stick into the tank.
Tst rv toilet drop in pods and walex bio pak pods happy camper organic holding tank treatment we haven t tried this yet but have heard really great things about it especially.
The water softener makes the water softer and more slippery preventing waste from sticking to the walls of the waste tank.
I ve been using this combo while living and traveling full time our rv for the last four years with good results.
When water or other liquid touches a probe it completes a circuit and turns on the appropriate led light on your sensor panel to indicate the relative level of fullness of the tank.
Additionally laundry detergent or dish soap is used to penetrate any solid waste that may still get stuck to the.
If you coat the sides of the tank with anything then the sensors show full all the time.
Two brands we ve used in the past that are formaldehyde free are.
And lots of it.
The water softener helps release the solid waste and toilet paper because even the special rv toilet paper does not break down 100 from the side of the tank.
And then dump with some frequency probably more than you do now.
Then pour the solution down the drain into the empty tank.
Use two cups of softener for each wastewater tank in your rv.
Rarely do i have an odor problem and never had a tank plug up.
How does the geo method work.
Calgon water softener and not borax for sure but also the addition of.
Dawn blue dish soap or liquid dish laundry detergent.
Borax when water softener isn t available.
Although dawn soap is more effective with the assistance of a water softener like calgon see the geo method above dawn is also used to treat tanks on its own.
Dissolve two 2 cups of the water softener in a gallon of hot water.
By rv rally vendors who want to make a sale.
The geo method simply applies this logic to rv holding tanks.
The idea is to make the sludge mix with the water better and not stick to the tank.
You ll find these homemade rv holding tank deodorizer recipe ingredients in nearly any grocery store cleaning aisle.
Your rv s holding tanks are just that holding tanks not a septic system.
