|
|
06-23-2010, 04:06 AM
|
#1
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 16
|
sometime sewer smell
I have a 2005 Jayco and im trying to check the roof vents for wasp nests etc.,but they have caps on them ,and the legs of the caps are imbedded in the caulk that surround the vent pipe. Can i just pull these off and reseal with lap seal? Also where is the check valve for the black tank vent located? thanx.
|
|
|
|
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!
|
06-23-2010, 09:57 AM
|
#2
|
Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Yuma Arizona USA
Posts: 2,996
|
You don't say where you are getting the smell but something to check for. On our last coach they did not extend the vent pipes high enough to clear the roof so fumes would get into the ceiling. I only found this when I removed the roof vent caps in order to install Cyclone vents. I highly recommend the cyclone type vent caps. Since installing them we rarely even have to use chemicals in the tank.
__________________
Brian, Loretta & Lucy (Golden Retriever)
2008 HR Endeavor 40 PDQ , ISL 400
2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Toad
|
|
|
06-23-2010, 11:11 AM
|
#3
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: North America somewhere
Posts: 30,903
|
Most often sewer odors are pulled into the coach by an open roof-vent causing slightly negative pressure inside. Flush the stool and odors are sucked up from the tank. If you notice odors at other times, in can be as Brian said; or, it may be as simple as needing to use more flushing water to keep any solids in the tank completely covered.
__________________
2000 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom USQ40JD , ISC 8.3 Cummins 350, Spartan MM Chassis. USA IN 1SG 11B5MX,Infantry retired;Good Sam Life member,FMCA. " My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy
|
|
|
06-23-2010, 01:45 PM
|
#4
|
Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Parker Az
Posts: 99
|
install a cyclone they realy work
|
|
|
06-23-2010, 07:23 PM
|
#5
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: N. E. Ohio & Lady Lake Fl.
Posts: 1,120
|
Be sure to run a little water into all the drains, as sometime negative pressure will break the water seal, or if its a drain that hasn't been used for awhile it could be evaporation from the trap that causes a problem.
|
|
|
06-23-2010, 08:19 PM
|
#6
|
Senior Member
Texas Boomers Club
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Mo/Texas
Posts: 3,555
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by donnary
I have a 2005 Jayco and im trying to check the roof vents for wasp nests etc.,but they have caps on them ,and the legs of the caps are imbedded in the caulk that surround the vent pipe. Can i just pull these off and reseal with lap seal? Also where is the check valve for the black tank vent located? thanx.
|
Besides what others have said, you might replace the vent(s) that should be under your bath and kitchen sink as they can leak gas from your gray water tank. Had a similiar problem as you and after replacing both,(about $7 ea), the smell went away. We got ours @ Lowes. They just screw on and off.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_24372-143-85539K_4294820780_4294937087?productId=1069119&pl= 1¤tURL=/pl_Miscellaneous%2BPlumbing%2BParts_4294820780_429 4937087_
|
|
|
06-24-2010, 11:56 AM
|
#7
|
Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 98
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by JC2
|
I agree with JC2, we had the same problem in a unit we previously owned. Took a long time to figure it out, including installing a cyclone, but after we changed the "sticking open vent" under the sink the problem disappeared.
Jimmy F
__________________
1995 Monaco Dynasty 40'
1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara 4x4
|
|
|
06-24-2010, 12:40 PM
|
#8
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Manteca, Ca
Posts: 1,373
|
We had an odor smell like sewer and found that the trap for the washer dryer was the cause as we had not used it for a long time and no water in the trap.
__________________
"Piddln"
2008 Jeep Sahara '4Dr"
Ronnie Bledsoe
|
|
|
06-28-2010, 05:45 AM
|
#9
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 3,722
|
Occasionally if the wind is right (errr wrong) the odor will blow back through an open roof air vent which is just downstream from the tank vent. Since it has only happened a very few times, haven't done anything about it except close the air vent hatch.
__________________
Dave W
2011 Ford F250 6.7 Lariat CCLB, Gone but not forgotten
2014 Montana High Country 343RL (sold it!)
|
|
|
06-28-2010, 05:56 AM
|
#10
|
Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Texas Boomers Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Don't mess with Texas
Posts: 3,118
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by JC2
Besides what others have said, you might replace the vent(s) that should be under your bath and kitchen sink as they can leak gas from your gray water tank. _
|
Just had this problem under the bedroom sink. Fixed!
__________________
Jim with Judy
2017 Newmar Ventana 4369, 2005 Jeep Wrangler (Rock Crawler), 2016 Jeep Wrangler (Mall Crawler)
|
|
|
06-28-2010, 07:26 AM
|
#11
|
Senior Member
Texas Boomers Club
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Mo/Texas
Posts: 3,555
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Elkhartjim
Just had this problem under the bedroom sink. Fixed!
|
And you were originally blaming Roxie or ? Shame Shame
|
|
|
08-09-2010, 03:27 PM
|
#12
|
Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 959
|
Does anyone have pics of the vent? Fleetwood is telling me the vent is inline. The pic above is an end cap.
__________________
Fleetwood Providence 2008 40e
Ford F-350 4x4 Diesel 6.0L 2006
Honda CR-V 2006
|
|
|
08-09-2010, 03:32 PM
|
#13
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2,043
|
Uh.. guys/gals... the original poster asked how to remove the vents on the roof....
I'd like to know the same as well - I occasionally get a bad odor in the closet in the bathroom where the vent pipe is. My vent is like his, 3 posts or so that mount and are covered by caulking.. not just a cap that pops off from what I can tell.
__________________
94-Newmar Kountry Star 40-KSDP
Spartan/Cummins 8.3C-300HP/Allison 3060 WTEC-II/25yr RV Tech RVIA Certified/Onan-Cummins Certified
|
|
|
08-09-2010, 04:51 PM
|
#14
|
Community Administrator
Pond Piggies Club LA Gulf Coast Campers Outdoors RV Owners Club Entegra Owners Club Skyline Owners Group
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 40,725
|
What about the smell only becoming noticeable when driving down the road? In 4 years of having our coach, we've never had an issue. But, enroute coming back from The Rally in KY last month, the smell crept in the coach. I thought it was due to no place to dump at The Rally & we had to hit the road w/full grey/black tanks until we could get to a Love's. But now, it seems to waft in anytime we're on the road, even AFTER tanks have been dumped. The smell is strongest in the hallway at the bathroom & towards the bedroom.
Lori-
__________________
Lori (& Dave, my spirit guide) - RV/MH Hall of Fame Lifetime Member | My iRV2 Photo Albums
2016 Phoenix Cruiser 2350S, 2018 Phaeton 40IH,2006 Bounder 36Z, 2004 Cougar 285EFS, 2000 Aerolite 25FBR
There is great need for a sarcasm font.
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|