AquaKem for holding tanks?
 

ray lunder wrote:
Is this stuff ok for at sea pump out use? Or is it only meant for
marina's with the waste suck out system? Thank you.

AquaKem is a formaldehyde based product that shouldn't be used at all.
Sewage treatment plants--which is where all the waste from a pumpout
ends up--don't like toxic chemicals...and it poisons all the waters
around it when dumped at sea. It'll kill a septic tank...and about all
it does in most holding tanks is add a nasty chemical odor to the sewage
odor.

But, it's not illegal to use in any tank, whether you pump out or dump
at sea, and it is cheap. However, I suggest you try Odorlos or Raritan
K.O. or Odorlos instead. They're both environmentally friendly
non-chemical tank products that work when used as directed.


--
Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://shop.sailboatowners.com/boat_odors/

AquaKem for holding tanks?
 

Peggie Hall wrote:
ray lunder wrote:
Is this stuff ok for at sea pump out use? Or is it only meant for
marina's with the waste suck out system? Thank you.

AquaKem is a formaldehyde based product that shouldn't be used at all.
Sewage treatment plants--which is where all the waste from a pumpout
ends up--don't like toxic chemicals...and it poisons all the waters
around it when dumped at sea. It'll kill a septic tank...and about all
it does in most holding tanks is add a nasty chemical odor to the sewage
odor.

But, it's not illegal to use in any tank, whether you pump out or dump
at sea, and it is cheap. However, I suggest you try Odorlos or Raritan
K.O. or Odorlos instead. They're both environmentally friendly
non-chemical tank products that work when used as directed.


I've been using the Odorlos product for some time and will vouch for its
effectiveness. In my own installation I found that it worked better than
the K.O. product--which did work but just not as well for me. If I
recall correctly, Peggy once mentioned that the Odorlos product is more
effective if the tank ventilation is less than optimum, which it has
been on both of my last two boats. (Correct me if I'm wrong on that,
Peggy.) In any case, I purchase the Odorlos at my local RV supply store
at a much lower cost than at We$t Marine and I've been nothing but happy
with it.

--Alan Gomes