after a week of camping in central texas, my thermometer showing an even 100 degrees, i couldnt help but notice two things.........
i couldnt get my trailer to cool down below 80 during the day, even closing off the master bedroom and the rear bunks, with the ac blowing just in the livingroom...
i had a terrible stink coming from my grey holding tank, from the vent under the cabinet for the sink....
i guess i need to put sanitizer in the grey tanks as well, i usally only pour them in the holding tanks............
80 degrees feels good, compared to 100!! i guess.... 72 would of felt even better!!!
80 would be about right if it's 100 outside, and you're right, it is better than 100. Unless your rig is a 4 season package with extra insulation all around, your ac is doing about as good as could be expected. And yes, the gray water tanks can stink as bad as the black water, because of food particles and bacteria not getting flushed out as well as the black water tank. I've tried a few products designed to deodorize the gray tanks, but the galley one in particular is bad. Think I will try bleach next. Any ideas, please throw them out. Good luck to you!
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We use the geo method in our black and gray tanks. Do not have a problem. Also have one of those rotating vents installed on top of trailer. Works great!
You can use bleach if you dilute it with water and it won't hurt anything. Been doing this for years.
We keep our trailer very cool in 100 degree temperature. We have two ACs and that helps! You might consider a second AC.
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alpenliter wrote: 80 would be about right if it's 100 outside, and you're right, it is better than 100. Unless your rig is a 4 season package with extra insulation all around, your ac is doing about as good as could be expected. And yes, the gray water tanks can stink as bad as the black water, because of food particles and bacteria not getting flushed out as well as the black water tank. I've tried a few products designed to deodorize the gray tanks, but the galley one in particular is bad. Think I will try bleach next. Any ideas, please throw them out. Good luck to you!
I get about a 20 degree temperature drop when the sun is out. The AC is trying to cool the air mass while fighting off solar heating. It's like filling up a swimming pool with the drain open.
As for the grey tank: As long as I stay on top of the geo method in both tanks, I've never had a smell. I neglected the grey tank too much and had the same problem you're describing. STINKY during dumps and the bathroom sink smelled occasionally. (Trust me, DO NOT ever overfill the grey tank and let it back up into the tub when it stinks like that) The geo method was catching up again but it was taking too long. I got some of the standard RV blue stuff for holding tanks, (first time I've ever bought any in almost 2 years of fulltiming) read the label that said X ounces per Y gallons, started to do the math in my head and decided this really needed Caveman Og's bucket chemistry technique and promptly dumped half the bottle down the shower drain and let it cook as I filled the tank over the week and did it again for the next dump. Stinky gone now.
You can keep adding air conditioning capacity, and cool it down to 70 if you want. How else could you explain the fact that on a 100 degree day you can go into some theaters, or other places, where it's so cold that you have to wear a sweater?
We've had 6 motorhomes, and our present MH is the first one that cools down to a comfortable temperature in 100 degree weather, BUT it takes BOTH 15,000 btu vented roof units to do it.
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We have been using Snow Fresh for 4 years and would not be without it! It controls the odors and we use any kind of tissue without problems. We have NOT had to add it to the grey water, but will if called for.
We find that our 13,500 btu A/C does a pretty good job of keeping us cool in the very hot days of summer. Our 5er is an up-graded Model Nash, with a little extra insulation, compaired to most older 5ers. We also use Vent Pillows in all three vents durning the day time, as it does help to keep the heat out. We also use the removable window shades, on any window that gets the sun during the day time, as it really helps to reflect the suns rays and heat. But also, we only have a 24 ft 5er, so it isn't all that hard to keep cool in the first place. If I didn't know better, I would swear that we had a 15,000 btu A/C, instead of a 13,500 btu A/C. It really does pay to have extra insulation in your RV. We also have Shurflo Comfort Power Fans in all three of our vents. One Silver in the Bathroom, and two Gold Series Fans, one in the Rear Kitchen, and one right over the bed in the Loft. The Gold Series Fans,can be used with the vent lids closed, and used just like regular ceiling fans, to help move the A/C air around inside of our 5er a lot better. We can put both of our Gold Fans on Exhaust, and remove all the heat build-up in a matter of only a couple of minutes. Makeing the A/C work a lot easier to keep us cool. Good Luck. Happy Camping. Dan & Jill
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