We use KO in our head. I've noticed that through the summer we have no odor assuming I keep up with regular pumpouts. But each of the last 2 Fall seasons we start to detect odor. If I commission early enough in the Spring, I seem to notice it then too, until warmer weather comes to pass. I wondered if the KO bacteria actions are slowed by cooler temperatures as are most biological/biochemical processes? Any thoughts/suggestions, Peggy? Would there be any point in upping the amount of KO in the holding tank during these cooler weather parts of the season or is that not going to matter? Bill Culbertson Lake Erie
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Ah-ha!
Headmistress Peggie may advise you that the smell is coming not from the commode but the raw water intake hose. When you depart the boat, that water sits in those few feet of hose and begin to smell as the bacteria fester. My solution is to quit using it altogether, relying solely on a refillable gallon jug of tap water from the galley sink. It has the added benefit of forcing me to run the tap water, which is always good for the freshwater lines. Hope this helps.
Headmistress Peggie may advise you that the smell is coming not from the commode but the raw water intake hose. When you depart the boat, that water sits in those few feet of hose and begin to smell as the bacteria fester. My solution is to quit using it altogether, relying solely on a refillable gallon jug of tap water from the galley sink. It has the added benefit of forcing me to run the tap water, which is always good for the freshwater lines. Hope this helps.
use only fresh water flush
I forgot to say in my original post, that we don't use raw water flush. Learned that the 1st season
. We use fresh water flush only from the head sink faucet. Switching to freshwater flush and KO is how we became odorless (in the summer). Glad to have learned that one from Peggy. -bill
I forgot to say in my original post, that we don't use raw water flush. Learned that the 1st season
. We use fresh water flush only from the head sink faucet. Switching to freshwater flush and KO is how we became odorless (in the summer). Glad to have learned that one from Peggy. -bill
Yes, bacteria do slow down in cooler conditons...
But that's true of ALL bacteria, not just the bacteria in K.O. In fact, you should need less K.O. in cooler weather, not more. You haven't said whether your cool weather odor is inside the boat (in which case, the tank is not the source), out the tank vent line...or both?
But that's true of ALL bacteria, not just the bacteria in K.O. In fact, you should need less K.O. in cooler weather, not more. You haven't said whether your cool weather odor is inside the boat (in which case, the tank is not the source), out the tank vent line...or both?
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