|
|
11-15-2019, 12:42 PM
|
#1
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 2
|
RV Bathroom smell
Hi, we are noticing a smell once we take off to travel, but not when stationary. Thoughts?
|
|
|
|
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!
|
11-15-2019, 12:57 PM
|
#2
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Annapolis Royal, NS
Posts: 26
|
turn the bathroom fan on when your done..
|
|
|
11-15-2019, 01:12 PM
|
#3
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Sacramento, California
Posts: 1,402
|
When you empty your waste tanks, do you add 5 gallons of water back in the tank? That will help with odors when traveling.
|
|
|
11-15-2019, 01:48 PM
|
#4
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 474
|
Don't travel with the roof vents open. Make sure there is a little water in the toilet, just enough to cover the bottom.
__________________
TomC
Northwest Ohio
2004 Holiday Rambler Admiral 30pdd.
|
|
|
11-15-2019, 02:07 PM
|
#5
|
Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Southern Ontario
Posts: 1,381
|
Make sure there is water in the shower and basin traps to stop odor from the grey tanks.
__________________
Bob
09 Journey 39Z
Southern Ontario
|
|
|
11-16-2019, 03:54 PM
|
#6
|
Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: TX
Posts: 69
|
We pour fablousa (no sure of spelling), in all sinks commode and sometimes pine sol.
Have you checked roof top vents for obstruction and cleaned all p traps
Quote:
Originally Posted by bobmac
Make sure there is water in the shower and basin traps to stop odor from the grey tanks.
|
|
|
|
11-16-2019, 04:13 PM
|
#7
|
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2019
Location: South Fl
Posts: 24
|
Do you have vacu-flush? Keep some water in the bowl.
|
|
|
11-16-2019, 04:15 PM
|
#8
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,172
|
When sitting still and you turn on a vent fan, do you get odors? If so, perhaps your air admittance valves under your sinks are faulty. If you have a black tank flush system there is a vacuum breaker in the line that may be faulty allowing odors into the rv.
__________________
Pete - Full Timing
2000 Country Coach Magna 40' Indulgence, CAT C10, #5892
2019 Ford Ranger XLT
|
|
|
11-16-2019, 04:21 PM
|
#9
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Sarasota, FL
Posts: 5,228
|
Do you have hookups for washer? Make sure the trap is full there too - that is straight into the grey tank.
__________________
Rick and Larrie Dee
1997 40' Newmar London Aire DP CTA 8.3 (Mechanical) 325 Spartan MM
Bringing her back to her glory.
'08 Jeep GC Overland.
|
|
|
11-16-2019, 08:59 PM
|
#10
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 846
|
Depending on your rig (we need more info, perhaps you will want to add such to a tag for your posts). My 1997 Fleetwood Bounder had a terrible odor once we used it for a weekend. Driving home was sickening, didn’t matter whether we had windows cracked, vents open or closed. Installed the Venturi caps on both gray and black vents on top of roof and problem was 100% solved.
__________________
Marvin (and Eileen) - 1997 34’ Gas Bounder / 1996 F53 Chassis | Towing 1996 Ford Ranger on Acme Dolly
|
|
|
11-18-2019, 01:13 PM
|
#11
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Lincolnton, NC
Posts: 146
|
Camco makes some venturi vent caps I'll be installing soon.
|
|
|
11-18-2019, 02:04 PM
|
#12
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 297
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by RKins
Do you have hookups for washer? Make sure the trap is full there too - that is straight into the grey tank.
|
This. ^^
Friends, w/a Discovery, found that because they NEVER used the washing machine, the trap was dry & allowing a septic odor inside.
|
|
|
11-18-2019, 02:38 PM
|
#13
|
Senior Member
Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 2,133
|
In many motorhomes the P-Trap under the shower is really shallow. Even if it has water in it there might be enough pressure from a wind gust to force a bubble of bad smelling stuff from the tank into the coach.
I've used these on my last two RV's and problem totally solved.
https://www.amazon.com/Camco-40597-B...46971080&psc=1
__________________
2003 34' Georgetown on W20 Workhorse Chassis. UltraRV power mods. Doug Thorley Headers and MagnaFlow 12589 mufflers. Front Sumo Springs, Rear P32 Sumo Springs, UltraRV Track Bar.
1998 Jeep Toad.
|
|
|
11-18-2019, 05:11 PM
|
#14
|
Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Plainfield, CT
Posts: 77
|
Check the in-line vents for the sinks. We had the same problem this summer and replacing these vents solved it completely. We got Oatey 39012 ABS In-Line Vent 2X2 13/16 from Amazon, dirt cheap and easy to install. Look at the piping under the sinks and you should find them next to the drain line. These go bad and don't seal allowing the tank stench into the coach when moving. Just unscrew them and screw on the new ones. I didn't even need any tools, they came right off.
__________________
2007 Jayco Greyhawk 33DS, 8.1 Vortec, towing a 2007 Honda Element or a 2000 Mazda Miata LS.
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 5 (0 members and 5 guests)
|
|
Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|