The LARGEST RV Myth Debunked! We Won't Buy This Again

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[@JohnR-wh5jr]

The only rule to use whether on septic, camper or boat is...only what has been eaten goes into the tank. But do like the idea of the bidet. Also the RV toilet makers should develop a jet flush toilet.

[@JCTravelStories]

I wash and rinse my dishes in bowls and dump all of that water in the toilet. Saves room in the grey tank and the soapy water helps the black tank. No problems in 20 years.

[@ronbryant2282]

We always dump black first, close an extra valve on the output, backflush grey into the black tank, then dump it again. We do that several times and it clears right up. You can even put some grey into the black when it is done and just leave it there until the next time. It helps a lot.

[@modtodd82]

Ditto

[@Ak_lyfe]

Ditto

[@mcgilm69]

I use the Unique products and like it quite well. In fact, my RV I bought used did not have proper maintenance by the previous owner. I come to find out that they had neglected to empty the black tank frequently and didn't use enough water. We found out on our first trip out that the tank wouldn't drain at all, and very grossly still had remnants of the last owner in the tank. I took it to the dealer where they got it to start draining, but found my tank still wasn't emptying completely. I've started using the Unique products and doing what you are supposed to do. Use plenty of water whenever you can, empty and thoroughly flush out your black tank after use, and I keep a few gallons of waters in my tank between uses with the next dose of the Unique so it's ready to go, and any possible "stuff" that might still be in the black tank will continue to get dissolved.

[@martyh4777]

Thanks for your video. My wife and I (no kids) started recently full-time RVing (traveled over multiple months already prior). We often don't dump our tanks for a month, but also managing our tanks differently. We boondock where we have access to some sort of toilette. We use our black-tank for #1 business but not for #2. We don't put toilette paper into our toilette & tank. We flush with a little water through a cup, so not the fresh-water pump & tank to reduce the water usage. Rarely, do we have to use the toilette for #2, but put a poop-bag into our toilette prior and trash it outside (sounds disgusting but we don't have bad smells and no black-tank issues). Yes, when we dump we flush the tanks a couple of times, if possible. Same thing with our grey-tank, we manage it conservatively.

[@GratefulGlamper]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Milesco]

​​@@GratefulGlamper *Oversharing,* if you ask me! 🤣 💩

[@ernie7065]

Being 85, having just sold our 23 y/o RV, having driven 142,000 miles ... you are being foolish. Your RV toilet, if cared for properly, can be used with any kind of toilet paper. If you do like this family (also dumb in a sense), you will have the same problem. What should they have done differently: add lots of water when they left the boondock site, added more chemicals, lots more, and drive 50+ miles before attempting to dump. The crap would then have been sloshed around and would have exited the tank.

[@martyh4777]

@@ernie7065 Managing the tanks as a couple is potentially different than managing the tanks with the family of four. Key is that everybody finds his best approach that work for their situation. Yes, we all make mistakes along the way. That is not dumb. But learning from our mistakes is key.

[@ernie7065]

@@martyh4777 The lady is a vlogger offering advice to other RVers after 5 years on the road. If she & her husband, in all those years, and assuming all her conversations with other RVers never heard of poop piling because of too little water ---- how should I describe her "naive" "innocent" "learning" "short-sighted" "inexperienced" .... we had this happen in our 1st 6 months. We were dumb. We were ignorant. But we were not vlogging our expertise. I think my word was appropriate under the overall circumstances. Did they attempt to use the Porta potties? Was there a honey-wagon service available? --- there usually is at rallies. I'd so, why didn't they spend the money? Did somebody have a portable tank they could have borrowed?

[@craftytraveler9238]

Thanks for this video. We have always used Scott TP for our RV and when having a septic tank at home toilet. I also use the drop in packets for cleaning and odor control.

[@Alanstrainworld]

#1 water, water n more water +extra water. I use what is soft. Cottenell . No clogs…

[@cisco1dog]

Dawn, put some Dawn in your black tank, the TP doesn’t stick to everything. Also, the black tank isn’t a septic tank, it’s a holding tank, treat it as such and don’t worry about TP that “dissolves”, flush it every couple weeks and keep some Dawn in it. Dawn is bio degradable and will not harm your system. They use it to clean animals after oil spills. 😊

[@michellekrantz4541]

I use the dawn power spray to keep my toilet clean no other chemicals

[@dreamages9838]

I have a 2005 providence so it’s the same has yours Pooh gets lots of water pee just a little. My black will go a week with 2 pre teens and my wife and I, the big problem on our coaches is the ledge under the toilet I used paint sticks to push the Pooh into the deeper part of the tank. I have been using borax in my black tank and no more smells and cost is a lot less( use very hot water to mix the borax before putting in the toilet)

[@Brineytoes]

During Covid, I started using a bidet at home due to the shortage and expense of TP. Now, I see there is an RV bidet! I use about 9 rolls of TP a year now at home. No TP except for first need after no. 2. Wash, then dry with half a washcloth. I use one per day, hang to dry. Put used ones in a net wash bag and toss in washer. No clogs, ever. NEVER going back to just dry wiping! It also pretty much eliminates UTIs. I absolutely will get the RV bidet when we buy our RV! There are also bidet bottles that are hand held for hiking, car travel.

[@MWIT]

RV inspector says the products that break down the contents of the black tank create a sludge that will clog up sensors and be hard to clean. He says just use lots of water and don't direct dump the black tank. Instead open the dump valve occasionally.

[@askmslynnllc5363]

When we dry camp we pump our used dish washing water down our toilet to give more water in black tank. I use my trailer as sewing room and office when parked next to our house.

[@GratefulGlamper]

Nice!

[@StevePruneau]

This video motivated me to post my first comment here! Thank you for these tips. Advertising support always welcome in situations like your channel where the context is relevant. Especially helpful when the product or service is independently verified as was kindly done here. Rock on!

[@GratefulGlamper]

Thanks so much for the comment!

[@bertkelly7650]

Pssst. $1.25 store septic safe TP used with Thefords RV black tank enzyme treatment pods keeps my tank sparkly. While dumping, I'll shake the rig. I do sometimes have to use the toilet wand to clean my sensors. Don't have a black tank flush.

[@keithallen3119]

Depending on usage I usually do not dump the black tank before leaving a spot. Intstead I let it "slush around" on a travel day and dump upon arrival at the next spot. If I'm stationary for a while then lots of water and the breakdown pods go in and then drain. I just got a flushing valve this season, so I'll see how that helps as well. So far these methods have kept the tank cleaned out and not stinky. I'm also fortunate that at home I have a dump into the home waste system so I can fill the black tank with water, drive around to "slush it" then empty it out before leaving on a trip or after using it as an extra living space for visitors. Of course everyone knows you don't leave the valve open on the black tank when camping. Well, at many places I've seen lots of people do just that. Thanks for debunking the TP myth. Learned that years ago from the training folks down in Athens, TX.

[@Whitsonfamilyadventures]

We had an issue with our tank a couple of months ago where i went to dump the tank and not very much came out. So after some trial and error it was discovered our oldest teen girl wasn’t using close to enough water. We hooked up a hose that we use for cleaning and sprayed it down the toilet since the black tank flush connection was sealing right. All that to say, thankfully it wasn’t worse than it was. Thanks for the great video!

[@GratefulGlamper]

Thanks for watching

[@cherylreynolds2672]

Charmin Extra Soft breaks down well.

[@jerrywestin3447]

I was surfing the YT web & came across your platform! I like that you had a sense of humor on the toilet brush! I am a Maniac Depressant & under a Dr. care! 😂 😂 😂 😂 It takes a lot to get me to laugh! When you brushed your hair with it!

[@GratefulGlamper]

Glad to bring some laughter! Thanks for watching

[@tomjones8557]

Love the videos. One of my favorite RV families on KZbin. My poo story, somehow a plastic water bottle ended up in the black tank, I was wondering why it was not draining. I had to snake it from the hose side, You can imagine the rest. I almost had a Robin Williams incident. LOL Thank you again for the awsome videos!!!

[@jwalkerC21]

Important #1 thing to do, once you are done dumping and cleaning your Black tank is to add 5 gallons of water, This stops piramid building in the tank on the following uses.

[@GratefulGlamper]

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[@chrisschiel6741]

I took a short seminar with Kleen Tank and they say that the holding tanks are just that holding tank and NOT septic systems. That said, you don't need any treatment in it . They do have a homemade solution you can make ( I use it myself) 40 ounce bottle of pine sole. 1 cup of Calgon bath beads and enough water to make a gallon. Stuff keeps things slippery and helps keep odors down. Use 1 cup with each tank. I have never seen anything bulky come out. Totally disolved.

[@violavicki]

You use a whole bottle of pine sol each time?

[@Sixbears]

It's worse on a boat. TP can't go down the smaller drains on boat plumbing so has to be disposed in the trash.

[@rvfamilylife]

I could just tell by the texture of Scott's toilet paper it would dissolve well. When we boondocked for 5 days straight, I was worried about the black tanks. I was using gallon jugs of water to add to the toilets to flush to conserve our fresh tank for showers. ANd we would use drinking water bottles for brushing teeth. Which we would do in the kitchen, to conserve the shower gray tank space for showers.

[@ernie7065]

SMART

[@karencampbell4247]

Parental training from my childhood spent camping - tp goes in the small covered trash can next to the toilet and it taken out every day. Mom also only bought Scott tp that is safe for septic tanks, just in case it went down the toilet. Something I’ve started doing, because my husband didn’t understand the amount of water he needed to put down the tank each time he used it. 1. I always put extra to compensate. 2. Any day we are planning to dump the black tank, the breakfast dishes are rinsed in my collapsible, portable “sink” and I dump this water down the toilet. That extra water helps move everything out when I dump. I then follow up with a good rinse of the black tank. That completes my black tank dump and then I dump the gray tank to help with cleaning out the stinky slinky. Oh, not to be graphic or too personal, I also encouraged my husband to utilize the campground toilets whenever he needed to make a large deposit, as he had a habit of pooping bricks.

[@GratefulGlamper]

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[@annepadgett9089]

We are full time and when we are trying to conserve water/boondocking I will do dishes and pour the dish water down the toilet to add water to the black tank. The gray tank is so much smaller than the black. We also collect water from the shower when it is warming up and use that in the black tank as well. And, of course navy showers with an Oxygenix shower wand help conserve water usage.

[@GratefulGlamper]

All great ways to conserve, thanks for watching

[@kimberlysams95]

I live in a fifth wheel all year around and do to all the issues I Never put my toilet paper down my toilet!!!!

[@waynekern8471]

We did when we first got an RV but at some point we stopped putting our TP in the toilet as well. Sensors still got screwed up and constantly shows one third full.

[@Milesco]

​@@waynekern8471 I'm sorry to hear that. Jeez, we put men on the moon more than half a century ago, and we still can't figure out a way to reliably measure the water level in a black tank??? 😠

[@Elizabeth-rq1vi]

We haven’t bought our rig yet but have already chosen NOT to put toilet paper into the toilet. We learned from too many RVer’s black tank sagas. Happy Ever Hanks had toilet paper stuck in the grooves of the valve which caused problems that needed to be fixed by paying someone to touch stuff you don’t want to touch. 🤢

[@sweetestpea3]

We also don't put TP in the toilet. I save all our grocery bags up to the trip for this very reason.

[@Liimpy]

I use a bidet at home with my septic, currently looking for a way to add 1 in the rv..

[@davidjohoson8397]

You start brushing your hair with your toilet brush.. Too funny 😂😂😂 I love you guys!

[@GratefulGlamper]

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[@PinkFloydSuperFan]

Love the video, but you got ONE thing wrong: Toilet paper is torn from top side, not bottom side. 😊 I don't know if top side torn paper dissolves better, but why take a chance??? Fix your rollers. 😊

[@GratefulGlamper]

😉

[@ricktaylor6373]

The toilet paper we use at home is what we use in our motorhome. Never no problems. Lots of water etc.

[@barbarahyle1012]

Glad to hear that Unique says the Kirkland brand toilet paper is good to use. We have been using it since we started camping since it said Septic Safe on the package. We love the Unique products. We put in a few gallons of water and a Unique pod right after we arrive at our campsite to minimize the smell and to avoid the dreaded poo pyramid

[@GratefulGlamper]

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[@EarlBalentine]

Don't believe ads from manufactures that say it's septic safe or rv safe, that's a sales pitch on their word. The proof is in the pudding. Either the TP breaks up into small particles when it is in water or it's still a big lump of TP.

[@PattiMac00]

We are full timers for five years and we have had 2 poo pyramids. We no longer put our toilet paper down the toilet and instead put it in a lined trash can.

[@PineGeri]

Dry camping .. have a separate container for paper. I don’t use a toilet brush…haven’t had a real need yet. Rubber gloves, cleaning agent and paper towel to dry. No cleaning agent goes down toity! I bought your recommended product for our 3 week trip! It’s fantastic! Beats everything else we have used in the past! We have one last trip to Colorado early October AND a new Tiffin Allegro, so I ordered more of that product! Upon return we will winterize it…and are already planning our trip to Oshkosh Air Show next year! ✈️

[@GratefulGlamper]

Awesome! 🎉

[@FredVanAlphen]

We had the same thing happen on our new to us 2000 National Tropical class A 10 years ago. At the conclusion of a shake down camping trip we found that the black tank wouldn't drain due to a blockage from the previous owners. They admitted that they used a macerator pump and nothing else to drain the black tank. I had to use the tank flushing system and a spinning wand down the toilet to clean up someone else's poop pyramid. My suggestion is to throw away the macerator pump and drain manually while using the built in flusher.

[@edhlavaty6914]

Daughter and Son in law missed out on home inspection and have been living in ours From March until a week ago.I can recommend macerator pump and heated water hose,and TP

[@GratefulGlamper]

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[@stephenpolos1689]

Good video 😊 just saying don't put toilet paper down the toilet have a separate plastic can with liner

[@tobbywhitmore3721]

Thank you I did not know about a toilet brush damaging the seal

[@GratefulGlamper]

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[@JB4375]

Literally LOLD when you brushed your hair with the toilet brush and followed up with the cringe girl meme, but not as hard as when Ben came in after you were about to tell us what rocks your world. Good One Ben!! 😅

[@GratefulGlamper]

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[@Youngathearttravelers]

We love your channel and all the valuable info you share!! Haven’t seen all your vids yet so if you’ve shared this, please let me know which vid, but if you haven’t, what’s the best process and cleaner for sanitizing and disinfecting your fresh water tank and pipes? How often do you do it? We are buying our RV to live full time in the road in the next month and are doing all the research on full time rv life. Would love your insight!! We are also thinking we’ll remove the black tank and RV toilet and install a composting toilet instead, so we don’t have to worry about black tanks, stinky slinkies, or poop pyramids. Thoughts? ;)

[@GratefulGlamper]

Here is a video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4aak32ZmKiGaZYsi=5-FlJ4yh1I9oLVEz thanks for watching our channel!

[@barbarapalmer268]

I have the same brush, love it.

[@mikewatkins978]

Recently while on the road I switched black tank additives from Unique Digest-It to another brand and type, I tried the packet/pouch type, within two days the sensors started to mis-read and show that the tank was almost full, thought maybe my flush valve was leaking and filling the tank so I would find a dump station only to discover it wasn't full and the effluent wasn't fully decomposed as it was with Digest-It, two major problems soon developed, the gate valve was now not fully closing, something was blocking it and the tank smell was really getting bad. When I got home I drained the tank, used a scrubbing pressure wand. Several tank fill & drains showed the paper wasn't dissolving and still coming out with the clean fill water. RV has been sitting now for a week with the tank cleaner in it and I'm hoping that when I drain it today that it's back to where it was when I started this year. My RV is older and doesn't have the internal flush spray that the newer ones have like yours. So when I dump my tank I follow the dump out with several buckets of clean water until it's draining pretty clean, then flush the drain hose with the grey tank, Wasn't having any issues before switching treatments,

[@GratefulGlamper]

Very interesting- thanks for sharing

[@chrisschiel6741]

I use any paper marked septic safe but mostly Sam's club brand and never had an issue.

[@kathybickford2467]

I use Dawn Power foam to clean the toilet😊

[@mikebrant192]

Our RV came with a poop pyramid. We weren't told that our RV had been used at RV shows, and used the toilet and didn't dump it, so the pyramid was "fossilized". It took us about six months to fully get rid of the pyramid - we just kept getting clogs over and over and over. We tried anything and everything, but eventually we got full use of our tank.

[@IamwhoIam333]

I appreciate your videos. I have been thinking about doing the RV life once my husband gets home from overseas. He wants a house and I want an RV to travel before we decide where to settle down. We can go anywhere before we decide. Someone said Bamboo toilet paper was the best toilet paper for RV'S.

[@EarlBalentine]

Try some bamboo TP, take 2 squares and place index a half gallon of water, give it 2 shakes, wait 1 hour give it another 2 shakes. Check the TP to see if the TP broke up into tiny little particles or is it all still intact where you can unfold it.

[@silverblue233131]

What movie was that when the guy was pouring something down toilet and says fire in the hole?

[@coralwebb4245]

We learned that it’s always good to look in ( I know…nasty) to make sure our van loo isn’t to the top because our sensor died one time and it overflowed leaking into the outer holding hatch. Stupid me hosed it out 🤷🏻‍♀️ killing all the electrical parts. A new loo was the expensive result. And we have had the “ poo pyramid “ ourselves so I did have a chuckle when I saw that episode 🤣🐨

[@jillpantano382]

Used the RV as a guesthouse for 3 of my son’s groomsmen on his wedding weekend. It worked out great! No water hooked up, but we had gallon jugs next to the toilet and instructed them to use water liberally. No problems at all.

[@GratefulGlamper]

Nice!

[@WillieTurner-b7u]

I have a class a Bounder. Are use a sanitizing chemical, such as tech size Pine-Sol or any of those and put as much in there as it takes to keep the odor down and wait till the holding tank fills completely up if you’re not moving and then dump it. Works for me. Enjoy your videos.😮

[@GratefulGlamper]

Thanks for sharing and watching

[@hammer48ful]

We get around the toilet paper issue by not putting the toilet paper in the toilet. We have a separate container for the toilet paper. When dry camping we have a gallon jug beside the toilet to add water to the toilet before using.

[@GratefulGlamper]

That’s a good idea

[@EarlBalentine]

I agree with the choices of best TP to use like Scott, Kirkland and Angel Soft. I would add one more and that's the Walmart brand called "Great Value" it is one of the best and is about the cheapest to buy too. Not to go into all the details of my testing but using a half gallon jar of city water at room temperature I added 2 squares folded in half twice. Put the TP in the jar and shack twice and let it sit for 1 hour. After 1 hour shake 2 more times and all the TP was in very tiny particles. Most all TP that claim theirs is septic tank safe or RV safe is just BS. Most of the other TP I tested was completely intact, you could take it out of the water and unfold it still in one piece. Thank you for your videos.

[@GratefulGlamper]

Good to know- thanks for sharing

[@tomjones8557]

My daughter was between renting and roomates and lived in ours for awhile. Bathroom was only used in emergencies but........

[@edhlavaty6914]

Buy a macerator pump and properly Hook it to your septic system or sewer system.

[@culebralor7493]

no TP problems for me, learned to put in bag, not toilet, when living in Puerto Rico..

[@waynekern8471]

Did not hear about not using hard bristled brush but did see a tip about not using a cleaner. They said the chemicals damage the seal.

[@thomneil4764]

We use Kirkland bath tissue and it’s always broken down well for us. I use our RV as my office when we’re at our “sticks and bricks”.

[@kristinireland-doll6562]

We use both in our house (with septic tank) Who Gives a Crap toilet paper. Works great in both our RV and house. Delivered to our door 44 rolls at a time. 100% recycled paper product. We love it.

[@nevysadventuresllc9074]

I am thinking of switching to a Leveo dry flush instead of using my black tank. Have you guys ever considered it?

[@melokitty77]

I have been Rving full-time for 42 years (all my life) and we do not flush toilet paper in the toilet, we put it in the trashcan, we make sure that the bags are scented and the trashcan has a lid and we throw it out every night, we also sprinkle baking soda and essential oils inside of the bag, no problems with odors

[@cameragirl2663]

We use the Red CHARMIN TP - gotta use the good stuff! BUT, WE NEVER.FLUSH.TP.DOWN.THE.TOILET! WE ALWAYS PUT ALLLL TP IN A SMALL LINED TRASH CAN.

[@rvwall-e]

No. I used a soft brush that came in a starter kit and have continued that.

[@RV-there-Yet]

Oh mercy~that does not sound fun guys! That was something we decided we wanted to avoid early on, so we simply do not number #2 in the RV, but we're also just 2 adults in a 21ft VW Vista Class C. This is fairly easy, considering we're almost always in a military base RV park, so facilities are close & they're awesome. We also never put toilet paper or wipes in the toilet, instead it's a closed off bag under the bathroom sink. We use "Unique" products as well~ thanks to you guys, so yes~ thank you so much, awesome products! =)

[@GratefulGlamper]

Thanks for watching

[@SandraKennedy-zh2ms]

I use a flat silicone toilet brush in our RV and I love it.

[@bethmannino3993]

I had heard make sure your TP says “Septic Safe”.

[@NelloCambelli]

Evidently, the product did not work. Use the Scott TP 4 & Calvin/Dawn treatment.

[@TheRVWingman]

Great video. Thanks for covering this subject. I think every RV’er has experienced this at least once.

[@GratefulGlamper]

Thanks for watching!

[@MichelleL1220]

@gratefulglamper are y’all still happy with your flex armor roof?

[@GratefulGlamper]

We are! One of the best mods we’ve done

[@MichelleL1220]

@@GratefulGlamper thank you for replying. We are getting one next week and just wanted to make sure you were still happy with yours!

[@debbiejamison3883]

We have used our RV as a guest house in our driveway and we've also stayed in family's driveways in our RV

[@NormanMorris-n4r]

one thing that many people forget is that you need to always put water back into your black tank after emptying. depending on who you listen to, a quarter to half tank is suggested. it is easy then to 'rock' your van by short quick forward and reverse movements, this erodes the pyramid.

[@GratefulGlamper]

For sure, thanks for watching

[@johnlynch5221]

Darndest thing. The black tank pods in their container the membrane's that make the pods dissolved in the container and we had a box of orange powder. The only thing I can figure the heat got to them. I have prepped the RV in the driveway as bad weather approached if the power got knocked out.

[@karencampbell4247]

That happened to me over the winter. I don’t know if last falls heat or the winter temps got to it. This year when I winterize Miss Nomad I’m planning to take chemical pods inside the house for storage.

[@deborahmower8539]

I have a plastic 1/2 gal bucket that we fill about 1/2 full with water and pour it in the toilet BEFORE we poo. More like the toilet at home, and it flushes better.

[@GratefulGlamper]

Good tip!

[@kenhoyer8601]

The answer is, get rid of your tank and get a composting toilet. You can even make your own. Look into it.

[@lynnpomajzl6209]

Yes we had that experience last year. Lessen learned…..use plenty of water when flushing your RV toilet!!! 😢

[@GratefulGlamper]

It’s not a fun lesson! Thanks for watching

[@barbarapalmer268]

I love their products. We use the products at the house also.

[@joenissan]

Never try saving water in the black tank. You need plenty of water.

[@edhlavaty6914]

I did the jar tests, plus we have a septic tank so septic safe toilet paper is a must AND Angel Soft is a winner. Water is The key. As a matter of fact I'm going to add water to mine now bc we didn't use it for a week or so and I'm just worrying about nothing.. LoL

[@GratefulGlamper]

Thanks for watching- and yes, go add some water LOL

[@RVwithTito]

Each time you dump the black tank, fill it about 1/8 - 1/4 full with water before using it. No more pyramid. Also, lots of towns in Mexico don't flush toilet paper because it clogs the sewer system. If you ever see a trash can next to the toilet, then that's why. So you can just throw it away in a separate little trashcan and use any kind of TP you want. If you're thinking "gross", then just put your used toilet paper in a doggie poo baggie first. That's my #2 cents...insert poo emoji.

[@cdlund2840]

Best thing I ever did was stop using "RV" toilet paper and any of those expensive "tank treatments". You have to use lots of water like two 75% full bowls for no. 2, every single time. I use a homemade deodorant made from 40 oz Pine-Sol, 1 cup of Clagon bath beads and add water to make one gallon recommended from a professional black tank cleaning service and I also use a black tank backflush kit from Valtera about every 6 months although I am not getting anything out anymore after dumping the chemicals. Add 10% or 5 gallons of water and one cup of the deodorizer to every empty tank. I use 6 ounces in my grey tank. You will be amazed at the results. You do not want to turn a holding tank into a septic tank and that is what these additives that dissolve do. You don't want to dissolve the waste as that creates the same sticky goo they have to pump from septic tanks when they get full. Most "RV" specific stuff is just gimmicks to empty your wallet.

[@heathobarr4785]

I use this method as well. I also keep on hand some of the unique products just in case. I dump my black tank about every 3 days, so no long term poo in mine. I did figure out that you have to use the Calgon beads that come in the gold container. As the other Calgon beads will foam up, just like a breath mint in Coke.

[@joycewilson8513]

Are your sensors accurate? I have tried everything to clear them so they can register properly. If so, I will use that chemical. TIA

[@debbiejamison3883]

When boondocking we never flush TP.

[@ClassB-RV-Newbie]

I indeed was eating lunch when I clicked play , so thanks for the heads up 😂

[@GratefulGlamper]

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[@christinaholligan8299]

We use it as a guest house at home base

[@bradthomas4168]

Do you add the links in the description

[@GratefulGlamper]

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[@rosedzindolet-faith5092]

Can you use bleach to keep things & odors down

[@jessdunn05]

Good to know. I know that harsh cleaners can also damage the seal inside a house toilet tank when people put those drop-in tablets inside the tank.

[@EarlBalentine]

Yes manufactures will tell you their product works the best and they are probably right but they don't tell you the damage it has on your plumbing.

[@joniwestbrook7962]

I have never used anything but rapid dissolving and never found it except rv places and Amazon but I came across it at dollar tree !!!! 1.25 vs 5.00 was amazing !!!

[@GratefulGlamper]

Nice!

[@paulschoenfelder7500]

we use all them same products and promote them. They're Great !!!

[@GratefulGlamper]

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[@carolynandcocohaywood2638]

I used a flat rubber toilet brush.

[@GratefulGlamper]

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[@sandymoseley]

Whenever I dump and flush, I'll close the valve to the black tank and let the flush run for at least 2-3 minutes before turning off the water.

[@niceatrya3477]

We have a 40 gallon tank, and will dump/rinse at the same time, then close it off, fill for 8 minutes using the rinse, and dump again. It is amazing how much still comes rushing out even after 2-3 times of doing that. Usually at the end of each season we will go to a Pilot/Flying J that has a dump station and spend a good hour filling, rinsing, and flushing just so we are ready for the Spring season.

[@BeverlyReynolds]

Our toilet backed up because sonny (son) thought he flushed fully---he did not---by AM poo was all over the floor....

[@GratefulGlamper]

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[@davidcline9547]

Well that was a lot of crappy info!! Lol just kidding!! Good info. Did not know that you could use standard TP.

[@GratefulGlamper]

😂💩🚽

[@MWIT]

BTW love the channel, lots of great tips, so helpful

[@GratefulGlamper]

Thank you 💙

[@joenissan]

They need to make a bidet adapter for rv toilets. Need hardly any paper.

[@blueskypicks]

Using a bottle bidet could greatly reduce your toilet paper usage.

[@G..G..]

Have you considered not flushing paper down the toilet? It’s a mind change but not so bad once used to it.

[@GratefulGlamper]

It’s a thought…thanks for watching 😉

[@TwilightedForever1]

RVers, please STOP using those little drop-in packets of toilet tank "helpers"! They are a gimmick! They don't always dissolve thoroughly and instead can gunk up yr tank. The liquid version is a far better choice. Stick to what's tried and true! 🚌

[@rosedzindolet-faith5092]

Something like RidX maybe

[@paularandall2798]

Never put toilet paper in mine either!

[@achevres]

If you know you will be using less water, put the paper in a trash can.

[@jenniferdavis8088]

We only flush toilet paper if we do #2

[@denenesands3716]

We had a poop pyramid freeze...not fun.

[@GratefulGlamper]

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