Hello Peggie,

Saw your name and thought I would ask you a question.

I have been using Raratan KO now for a couple of years on my boat and
have been satisfied with it. However, the heads are Vac-U-Flush units
and I typically have a pumpout every week or so therefore it is hard to
judge how effective the KO treatment is.

Recently I was watching "Modern Marvels" on the History Channel and
the show was describing a huge waste water treatment plant. Several
large containers - basically huge holding tanks - called "Digestors" are
used to process the waste water. The Digestors are charged with live
bacteria that eats up the solids - similar to how KO is advertised to work.

The digestors were described as being heated to 120 degrees to activate
the bacteria. Without the heat it would take years for the bacteria to
reduce the solids according to the show narrator.

Is Raratan KO effective without heating the tank? I noticed on the
bottle that it warns against storing below 40 degrees, so I assume the
bacteria is temperature sensitive.

TIA.

Eisboch