The "SMELL"

[Jerry Liebler]

David,
      Have you used the bus with the 'Studor' vent.  I had one for my kitchen drain line and it would always create a smell after driving a while.  I've now replaced it with a 1 1/2" plug, no more smell and the kitchen sink drains fine.  I have a combined waste tank and it's vented through the roof  with a separate 2" line.
Regards
Jerry 4107 1120

[coolbus]

whats a Studor vent??

[DavidInWilmNC]

whats a Studor vent??

Here ya go!  www.studor.com/index2.htm

[DavidInWilmNC]

David,
      Have you used the bus with the 'Studor' vent.  I had one for my kitchen drain line and it would always create a smell after driving a while.  I've now replaced it with a 1 1/2" plug, no more smell and the kitchen sink drains fine.  I have a combined waste tank and it's vented through the roof with a separate 2" line.
Regards
Jerry 4107 1120

Hi Jerry,

I have used the bus, but I don't have any tanks yet.  I only have sinks installed that drain through a hose at this point.  I've used the mini vents at home in four locations and they've worked well for 12+ years.  If a Studor vent is working properly, NO air should be able to come out.  Was the smell coming from the vent or from the sink drain itself?

David

[H3Jim]

I used 2" vent, one vent only, and it goes up through the roof. I have separate black and grey tanks, the vent is joined above the level of the tanks, so theoretically one can overflow to the other.  Technically I think this makes it two black tanks, but in practice they are separate.

I have not had any smells since installing the vent pipe.  I think the larger diameter allows enough oxygen to get to the tanks, making it aerobic not the smelly anerobic.  part of the pipe is a "wet" vent, meaning that the drain from the kichen sink goes down the vent.  2"  is the required size for a wet vent, and I can say it works very well.  no conflicts, smells, gurgling etc.  works flawlessly,

I was very hesitant to cut holes in the roof at first, but now I've made so many, I would not hesitate anymore.  I use Dicor to seal everything, no worries about leaks.  It will out last you and the use of your coach.