Unique Camping + Marine RV wastewater treatment

[routlaw]

Hey folks I just came across the company in Arvada, CO that uses some serious science and biology to wastewater treatment, including, black tank, gray tank and what they call galley tanks which I assume to be fresh water tanks. Thought everyone would be interested given this subject has come up numerous times in the past. I put in an order on Friday and it arrived today so customer service so far has been awesome. It will be while before we can put the stuff to a test since our streets are torn up presently and no way to get vehicles in and out of driveway. It's a bummer but also a 1st World Problem. 

https://uniquecampingmarine.com

Below is a rather long video on the subject but informative and worth the time spent IMHO

 

 

[Ronbrink]

Long video indeed, but very informative. Not so pleased with my Happy Camper now, gonna give theses Unique products a try; available on AMZ. 

[Dennis and Melissa]

DAWN IN THE GREY TANK!!!

[Ronbrink]

33 minutes ago, Dennis and Melissa said:

DAWN IN THE GREY TANK!!!

Gonna try that, as well! Specifically, the Dawn Ultra formulation recommended in the video. Ordered a 2X56oz pack for14$ish on AMZ. 

 

[routlaw]

6 hours ago, Dennis and Melissa said:

DAWN IN THE GREY TANK!!!

Makes sense to me, after all it is dish soap. FWIW I ordered directly from the company. 

[Tom and Doreen]

That guy seems to know his ........( stuff ) 😜 

I will disagree with him on one point though and that is with his suggestion to leave the grey tank valve open while connected to the sewer.  Unless you create a trap with the sewer hose you risk getting sewer gasses ( and possibly bugs ) from the campground sewer rising up into your grey tank. The problem becomes worse when some other trailer on the same branch dumps their tanks and displaces the gasses in the line.  

We have a composting toilet so we're only concerned about the grey tank. While at the rally I asked the tank clean guys what to use to keep the tank clean and they handed me a recipe which I've been using.  They also said that this recipe helps to lubricate the gate valve. We also are very careful to not get too many food particles in the tank.  

Edited Tuesday at 10:33 PM by Tom and Doreen

[routlaw]

@Tom and Doreen agreed he knows a lot about this. I would add however on many of the online videos the company has he does state not to ever leave a gray valve open especially if there are flies at the dump. The instruction that come along with any of their products go into great detail about how to deal with gray water too. I see your pic above includes a solution with pine-sol which according to this guy is something one should never use since it will kill the bacteria and or enzymes used to break down the solids. 

Thanks