I have been chasing around an odor problem in the bus, ok wise-crack artists, place your comments here ---> <--- . Part of it was a diesel odor that was cured by tightening up some clamps on a vent line.
The other part is a gray tank odor. It is worse when the bus has been sitting all closed up ( no surprise here) . You can smell it strongly in the plumbing bay and not as strongly but very annoyingly inside the coach. The only place I could really identify it as coming from, was sometimes it seems like it is getting blown out of the grillwork under the reefer, when the reefer fan is running.
I wasn't looking forward to pulling the reefer for sure as that looks like a big job.
I heard tell of a feller in Lake Havasu City that specializes in cleaning out holding tanks, so I gave him a call. He basically inserts I high pressure nozzle up in the tank, via a clear connector in the sewer line that has a hole in it for the hose. He flops the nozzle around in the tank, and watches the various material wash out down the line. It took about an hour and a half. He charged $150.00. He also dumped some bleach mixture down the P traps to clean them, and lubed the seals in the dump valves.
The guy seemed vary knowledgable and also advised not using toilet chemical once your tank was all cleaned out, but instead using a pint of Lysol, which ever scent you liked.
I mentioned our rally in Pahrump, and he asked if he could do a seminar on holding tanks. Sounds good to me, Skiffer let me know what if anything he has to do to arrange it.
I don't yet know if it cured my problem, as I had to leave the next day.
Anyway I am still baffled at how the odor is coming out from under the fridge. As I was servicing the toe kick heaters (see other thread) I pulled access hatch from the bottom of the bathroom sink base cabinet. I saw a black ABS vent of some sort that says "Best Vent" on top of it. As I was poking around in there, I heard a fan come on, and noticed that there is a raceway that connects that cabinet to the one under the reefer & kitchen sink cabinet.
I have no idea what kind of vent it is, or why its inside? Any of you plumbing experts please chime in! This would sure explain how this odor gets distributed inside! I didn't smell anything coming from it at that point and not sure on how it works, or what causes it to vent. From its placement it obviously comes from the plumbing bay, not sure which tank.
Someone smarter than I (insert more wise cracks here) suggested maybe changing the vacuum breakers. Are these the brass device with the chrome top?
At any rate, please share your thoughts on this!!