"dt" wrote in message
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DSK wrote:

Duke wrote:

Thanks. Being new to this arena, where would one find an approved
holding tank ? Is this something that would only be available at a
marina ? Would it be possible to just dump it into your homes waste
system. I have a clean out trap at home with a 4inch pipe as the
opening. Seems like I could just unsrew and dump into there. Or would
that make no sense ?


We used a porta-potty for years on a small cruising boat and poured it
out into the toilet at home; we're hooked up to city sewer and it's no
problem.

Don't dump it into a system that flushes into a septic tank, though.
Unless you add a bacterial treatment to the porta-potty tank, rather than
sterilizing chemical mixed with perfume (which is what most people do
because it's cheaper), the stuff in your porta-potty will kill your
septic system DOA.

Thanks for mentioning that, Doug. It never would've occurred to me.

DT

After reading some of Peggie Hall's (the "Head Mistress") posts and her
articles a few years ago I switched from the chemical (formaldehyde) type
holding tank treatments to Raritan's bio type "K.O." and will never go back
to the smelly blue stuff. Used correctly, it keeps the tank odorless and
naturally breaks down solids and paper. I started using it in the RV as
well with great results.

RCE