Donal wrote:

"Seahag" wrote:

It's slightly tolerable when we put a
garden hose down it for 20 minutes, but this ain't right.

Have you tried bleach?

Yeah, among other things. It's a miracle I didn't kill the critters!

Seahag

The Captains Nemesis wrote:

Haggy, often the smell is caused by the pipe being too big.
It doesn't get full bore flow so never flushes out properly.
If the outlet is 1" use 1"ID smooth bore hose, make sure it's suitable
for the use. caravan parts guys are the best source.

Mr. H. finally got home, turns out he actually has an elbow for the hose.
Talk about procrastination! He's going to cut out the kink and put in the
elbow. We'll see how that works. I'll keep the hose size in mind, on the
other boats the hose was 1", this one is 1 1/2 or 2"!

Seahag

Have you tried bleach?


Seahag wrote:
Yeah, among other things. It's a miracle I didn't kill the critters!

Bleach kills critters, but it's also rather corrosive on lots of other
things. My advice is to never use bleach on anything on a boat, unless
you have very carefully prepared both the object to be bleached and the
surrounding area. More trouble than it's worth IMHO. And despite all well
intentioned advice to the contrary, putting bleach down a marine head is
one of the worst things you can do to the whole sanitation system.

Did you try vinegar? Works miracles on stinky boat plumbing.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

katysails wrote:

Is this a Mid-Western thing?

No...it's a "some boats do" thing...ours certainly doesn't....ice chest does, though, which really annoys me...



Katy:

It is illegal to drain the ice chest to the bilge on the Great Lakes, well, on the Canadian side anyway. I am assuming it's the same on your side. Of course this doesn't bother me too much as mine does the same.

Cheers
Marty

DSK wrote:
Have you tried bleach?


Seahag wrote:
Yeah, among other things. It's a miracle I didn't kill the critters!

Bleach kills critters, but it's also rather corrosive on lots of other
things. My advice is to never use bleach on anything on a boat, unless
you have very carefully prepared both the object to be bleached and the
surrounding area. More trouble than it's worth IMHO. And despite all well
intentioned advice to the contrary, putting bleach down a marine head is
one of the worst things you can do to the whole sanitation system.

Did you try vinegar? Works miracles on stinky boat plumbing.

I use vinegar about once a month on the terlet, works great keeping it
clean. I know what you mean about bleach, I save it for scrubbing off my
formica counters...eats up the sponges too!

Seahag

Oz is righ,t too big a hose allows gunk to build up on the walls.

Cheers MC

Seahag wrote:

The Captains Nemesis wrote:

Haggy, often the smell is caused by the pipe being too big.
It doesn't get full bore flow so never flushes out properly.
If the outlet is 1" use 1"ID smooth bore hose, make sure it's suitable
for the use. caravan parts guys are the best source.


Mr. H. finally got home, turns out he actually has an elbow for the hose.
Talk about procrastination! He's going to cut out the kink and put in the
elbow. We'll see how that works. I'll keep the hose size in mind, on the
other boats the hose was 1", this one is 1 1/2 or 2"!

Seahag

Good lord. He's recommending acidifying fluids that may pass through
metal fittings.

Cheers MC

DSK wrote:

Have you tried bleach?


Seahag wrote:
Yeah, among other things. It's a miracle I didn't kill the critters!


Bleach kills critters, but it's also rather corrosive on lots of other
things. My advice is to never use bleach on anything on a boat, unless
you have very carefully prepared both the object to be bleached and the
surrounding area. More trouble than it's worth IMHO. And despite all well
intentioned advice to the contrary, putting bleach down a marine head is
one of the worst things you can do to the whole sanitation system.

Did you try vinegar? Works miracles on stinky boat plumbing.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

You can use peroxide type cleaners (Napisan type) with no worries.
Bleach should not be a problem on sanitation systems as the plastics
*should* be chemical resistant. In any case, bleach has a relatively low
attack rate on PV. Acids are never a good idea because of the damage
they do to any metal fittings (such as bronze through hulls). The damge
contines long after the inital exposure beacuse of the loss of oxidation.

Cheers MC

Seahag wrote:

DSK wrote:

Have you tried bleach?


Seahag wrote:
Yeah, among other things. It's a miracle I didn't kill the critters!

Bleach kills critters, but it's also rather corrosive on lots of other
things. My advice is to never use bleach on anything on a boat, unless
you have very carefully prepared both the object to be bleached and the
surrounding area. More trouble than it's worth IMHO. And despite all well
intentioned advice to the contrary, putting bleach down a marine head is
one of the worst things you can do to the whole sanitation system.

Did you try vinegar? Works miracles on stinky boat plumbing.


I use vinegar about once a month on the terlet, works great keeping it
clean. I know what you mean about bleach, I save it for scrubbing off my
formica counters...eats up the sponges too!

Seahag

"Seahag" wrote in message
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Donal wrote:

"Seahag" wrote:

It's slightly tolerable when we put a
garden hose down it for 20 minutes, but this ain't right.

Have you tried bleach?

Yeah, among other things. It's a miracle I didn't kill the critters!


A couple of years ago, we had a problem with a "taint" in the drinking
water. Even hot drinks tasted terrible! I used Beer Pipe Cleaner(which is
essentially *strong* bleach) and the problem hasn't returned.


Perhaps you should ask Peggy (rec.boats???) - she seems to know about these
things.

Regards


Donal
--

There is only one solution to your problem.

Get under there and install a trap or have
your man do it.

S.Simon


"Seahag" wrote in message ...

Donal wrote:

"Seahag" wrote:

It's slightly tolerable when we put a
garden hose down it for 20 minutes, but this ain't right.

Have you tried bleach?

Yeah, among other things. It's a miracle I didn't kill the critters!

Seahag