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Open Roads Forum  >  Fifth-Wheels  > odor in black tank Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Prev rolnhome • View posts Casa Grande, Az Senior Member Joined: 11/19/2007 View Profile Posted: 02/09/12 10:40pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The roof vents mod solved my problem. It a could be a grey tank problem has he flushed his grey tank. We're in Arizona biljo99 • View posts Bonaire, Ga, USA Senior Member Joined: 02/05/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/10/12 05:27am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Do a google search on "the geo method" 2008 Ford F450 CC PSD LB DRW 4.30 Moonroof King Ranch 6.4 auto Tow Boss Navigation Sirius/XM radio Audiophile Transfer Flow 70 Gallon tank with Monitor Reese 20K hitch 2009 Elite Suite 36RSSB3/4 #5008 Dave H M • View posts IL Senior Member Joined: 08/11/2006 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/10/12 06:12am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator where exactly is the odor coming from jwakeman • View posts Johnston, IA Full Member Joined: 01/26/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/10/12 10:36am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Same problem with our cedar creek and friends trailer did the same. Narrowed problem to a vent (gray water) for washer drain hookup. There is a vent after the P trap and well hidden. Put a plastic bag and zip tie over the vent,problem solved. Seems to be a common Forest River problem. 2003 Silverado LS 2500HD 4X4 Extended Cab Duramax Diesel/Alison 2012 Cedar Creek 36RE kcgaz • View posts Scottsdale, Arizona Senior Member Joined: 08/24/2011 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/11/12 11:11am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I installed the new vortex vent yesterday and I located both of the vents, one in bathroom and one under the kitchen sink. I am trying to figure out what these vents do and how they go bad. Jwakeman said in his post that he placed a plastic bag with a zip tie over it and his smell problem was over. Will placing a bad over a vent cause some other upstream problems? Would I be better off purchasing a new vent at the hardware store? I am presuming that the spring gets weak and lets the smell into the MH. Would love to rid our rig of the bad smells, but don't want to cause other issues. Thanks in advance for your advice. God Bless, Kevin & Tracy 1993 Fleetwood Tioga Arrow, 30', Ford 460...Still on the road! My Blog xPIXx • View posts Midwest Full Member Joined: 04/01/2011 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/11/12 04:03pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Those vents are like $3 at Lowes why not just replace it? sh410 • View posts Northwest Senior Member Joined: 08/29/2007 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/11/12 04:11pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The valve under the sink is a air admitance valve. It is a one way valve that will allow air into the drain system so that when you dump the grey tank it will not create a vacuum and draw the water out of the p-trap. They do fail and become a unwanted two way valve. They can be easily replaced. They are a screw on device you can pick up at home depot or any plumbing store for less than $5. kcgaz • View posts Scottsdale, Arizona Senior Member Joined: 08/24/2011 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/12/12 08:45pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Installed the Cyclone roof vent and the two under sink vents as recommended in these threads. The under sink vents cost $2.92 each at Home Depot, I will let you know if they make a difference! bpounds • View posts Whittier CA Senior Member Joined: 12/12/2010 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/12/12 09:00pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Your black tank is going to smell, and no amount of cleaning is going to make it not smell. Same with the gray tank. So the problem is not the tank. As others said, it is a vent problem. Tell your friend to forget trying to clean the tanks, and inspect all the vents and traps. Bill and Carol 2006 F250 Diesel 2011 Keystone Cougar 278RKSWE Fiver Bachus • View posts Stratford, Ontario, Canada Senior Member Joined: 08/13/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/13/12 07:18pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator My father in law had the same problem in his TT. If he sits on the throne, really bad smell, but it doesn't happen for his DW. So last year, I sit on his throne, and have the really bad smell. So what's the common denominator? Weight. He weighs about 230, and I'm about 210. Mother-in-law is maybe 125. I figure when the big boys sit down, the floor and or seal deforms, and opens a path to the black tank. Bad enough to make a billy goat puke. He changed out the floor seal, and that solved the problem, although I think the real problem is the floor flexing. Just a thought. 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