waste water tank leak?

[kencon]

I think that my newly purchased 2008 5th wheel has a leak in a tank. It does not leak water, [never completely filled] but sewer gas. My belly is completely sealed, so it is no easy job to inspect for leaks in the top of the tank. The smell is not in the living area, but in the stroage compartments that are above the tanks. Not a big problem, but very troubling.

[NJEagle]

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Originally Posted by kencon I think that my newly purchased 2008 5th wheel has a leak in a tank. It does not leak water, [never completely filled] but sewer gas. My belly is completely sealed, so it is no easy job to inspect for leaks in the top of the tank. The smell is not in the living area, but in the stroage compartments that are above the tanks. Not a big problem, but very troubling.

FYI thought I had the same problem and it was my coach battery's putting off sulfur gas.

[Yellowreef]

Probably the vent pipe got disconnected somewhere along the line from the tank to the roof. I would check that first.

[Rocky Larson]

Be to store your sewer hoses and connections in a sealed container, or better yet, a dedicated outside holder. Many underside compartments have some sort of airway connection for smells to migrate.

[wa8yxm]

I have 4 3" hoses and one 3/4 inch black hose depending on where I'm parked decides what and how many I use

One hose, not often used, is a "Self Storing" type (Camco product, comes in a plastic sleeve) it is very well rinsed on the rare occasions when I need to use it, and stored in one of the muliti purpose storage areas.

The other 3 3" are stored in a six inch PVC pipe bolted under the coach. There are only two things stored in that pipe. The threaded coupler to the hole in the ground is the other thing.

The 3/4 inch goes in with the electrical cords, after power flushing

(I run gallons of fresh water through it via a multiple backflow preventer hook up.