so my fellow power boat neighbor fist time boater went to the fuel dock with his girlfriend to fuel up and his girlfriend accidentally opened the wrong cap and the dock attendant started to fill his waste holding tank with gas! Approximately 15 gallons before he realized what happened. After returning to the dock we had a oil tank recovery company come out and pumped out all of the fuel from the holding tank. When we saw wast being pumped from the tank we believe that 95% of the gas is now removed.
Still smell gas, so we went to automotive store and added a gallon of gunk degreaser flushed tank with water eight times with oil recovery company, much better than before however still smells like gasoline.
Added a gallon of dawn dish detergent as soapy water and filled the tank with fresh water all the way to the top until it came out of the over flow. I told him to leave it full and let the yard manager know what happened so they can watch the boat.
Filled the tank with soapy water for two reasons. First to eliminate any room for gas fumes to accumulate and second to dissolve and gas that may be in the waste tank. Our hope is to pump out a few more times and be done
what do you all suggest other then replace the entire waste system which would be a huge under taking and expensive job. Any products or suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Still smell gas, so we went to automotive store and added a gallon of gunk degreaser flushed tank with water eight times with oil recovery company, much better than before however still smells like gasoline.
Added a gallon of dawn dish detergent as soapy water and filled the tank with fresh water all the way to the top until it came out of the over flow. I told him to leave it full and let the yard manager know what happened so they can watch the boat.
Filled the tank with soapy water for two reasons. First to eliminate any room for gas fumes to accumulate and second to dissolve and gas that may be in the waste tank. Our hope is to pump out a few more times and be done
what do you all suggest other then replace the entire waste system which would be a huge under taking and expensive job. Any products or suggestions would be greatly appreciated