Jul 30 2005 2005年7月30日
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Black and Gray Water Holding Tank Maintenance黑色和灰色的持水坦克維修
We use a filter between campground water tap and our RV water intake, fabric softener in the blackwater tank, and have used bleach (in small amounts) to purify water.我們使用一個過濾器之間的露營水龍頭和我們的RV取水口，織物柔軟劑，在黑水坦克，並用漂白水（在少量） ，淨化水。 We carry disposable gloves, waterless antibacterial soap, and a mask to use when emptying the tank.我們進行棄手套，無水抗菌肥皂，和口罩時要使用的排空坦克。
I am not comfortable with the amount of water and some of the chemicals listed in the Geo Method, but there are some good points in this article.我不是舒適與量的水和一些中所列化學品，土力工程處的方法，但也有一些好點，在這方面的文章。 - Eileen -張愛玲
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Black and Gray Water Holding Tank Maintenance Using Water Softener, Laundry Detergent, and Chlorine Bleach黑色和灰色的持水坦克維修使用水柔軟劑，洗滌劑，和氯漂白劑
The Geo Method土力工程處的方法
By Charles Bruni由查爾斯布魯尼
cbruni@mindspring.com
Renton, Washington頓，華盛頓
USA美國
RV owners should be concerned with maintaining its wastewater tanks.風疹病毒的業主應該關注與維持其廢水的坦克。 Problems with wastewater tanks can and should be avoided.問題與廢水的坦克可以，而且應該是可以避免的。 Wastewater tank repair is expensive.廢水坦克維修是很昂貴的。 Due to health concerns, many service facilities will not work on wastewater tanks and lines until the tanks have been completely emptied and sanitized.由於對健康的關注，許多服務設施將不會工作，對廢水的坦克和線，直到坦克已被完全掏空和消毒。 This may be quite difficult when the tank(s) is in need of repair.這可能是相當困難的，當坦克（ ）是在需要修理。 So, common sense dictates that the tanks should be kept relatively clean at all times.因此，常識，坦克應保持相對清潔。 Additionally, improper use of the wastewater tanks can lead to a build up of solid wastes, which in itself may cause the system to fail.此外，使用不當，廢水坦克可以導致一個建立固體廢物的，這本身可能會導致系統失敗。
I’ve discovered very simple, effective, and inexpensive methods of maintaining my wastewater tanks in a relatively clean condition at all times.我已經發現很簡單，有效，廉價的方法，保持我國廢水坦克在一個相對乾淨的條件，在任何時候。 I developed these methods myself through my understanding of chemistry, physics, and biology with a smidgen of common sense thrown in for good measure. i開發這些方法我自己通過我的理解，化學，物理，生物與smidgen普通常識拋在良好的措施。 I also read my RV owner’s manual.我也看過我的RV車主手冊。 Although we are not full time RVers we use our fifth wheel camper at least one weekend a month.雖然我們沒有充分的時間rvers我們使用我們的第五輪野營至少有一個週末，一個月。 We never use public bathing and toilet facilities.我們從來沒有使用公共浴室和廁所設施。 In other words, our wastewater tanks are fairly heavily used.在其他換句話說，我們的廢水坦克相當嚴重。 Since I’ve met a number of RVers who don’t seem to know how to maintain their wastewater tanks I thought many RVers would find my tips useful.既然我已經會見了一些rvers誰似乎並不知道如何維持其廢水的坦克，我以為很多rvers會找到我的秘訣是有用的。 If you have not been maintaining your tanks I believe you will be pleasantly surprised the first time you employ these tips.如果您還沒有一直保持你的坦克，我相信你會驚喜在您第一次僱用這些秘訣。 I do these things and they work.我手邊這些事情，他們的工作。
RVs are equipped with waste water HOLDING tanks; NOT septic tanks. rvs均設有廢水控股坦克;沒有化糞池。 Those holding tanks are nothing more than chamber pots.那些持有坦克，只不過是多廳盆。 Chamber pots should be cleaned and sanitized after their contents are disposed of.商會盆應清洗和消毒後，其內容處理。 The Geo Method is based on this fact.土力工程處的方法是基於這個事實。
1. 1 。 DUMP A FULL TANK轉儲全面坦克
When you are camping and your RV is connected to a sewer/septic intake, leave the drain valves closed until the tank is full and ready to dump.當您和您的露營的RV是連接到下水道/化糞池進水口，離開流失的閥門關閉，直到坦克是充分和準備轉儲。 Dumping a full tank provides a sufficient quantity of water to flush solids from the tank.傾銷全面坦克提供了足夠數量的水沖洗固體從坦克。 Leaving the drain valves open allows the water to drain off without flushing out solid waste.離開流失的閥門打開，讓水流失，沒有沖廁出來的固體廢物。 That solid waste will collect in the tank(s) and cause problems over time.認為，固體廢物將收集在坦克（ S ）和事業的問題，隨著時間的推移。 If your tanks are not full when you are ready to dump them, fill them with fresh water first, and then dump them.如果您的坦克不充分，當您準備好轉儲，填補他們的食水，然後再傾倒。
2. 2 。 DUMP TANKS IN ORDER FROM DIRTIEST TO CLEANEST轉儲坦克，以便從骯髒的，以潔淨的
In other words, dump the black (commode) water tank first, then dump the galley tank, then dump the bathroom tank.在其他換言之，轉儲黑色（ commode ）水箱第一，然後轉儲廚房水缸，然後轉儲浴室坦克。 This way you will be flushing out the dirtiest water with progressively cleaner water.通過這種方式，您將沖廁出骯髒的水，逐步明淨的水質。
3. 3 。 USE WATER SOFTENER, DETERGENT, and CHLORINE BLEACH使用水柔軟劑，洗滌劑，和氯漂白劑
This stuff is amazing and it works.這是了不起的東西和它的工程。 Buy a couple of boxes of powdered water softener at the grocery store.買一兩箱水的粉狀柔軟劑在雜貨店。 You’ll find it located with or near the laundry detergent products.你會發現它位於與或附近的洗滌劑產品。 I prefer Calgon Water Softener because it dissolves quickly in water.我寧願卡爾岡水柔軟劑，因為它很快溶解在水中。 Cheaper water softeners work just as well but dissolve more slowly.便宜的水柔軟劑的工作，正如良好，但溶解速度要慢得多。 Dissolve two (2) cups of the water softener in a gallon of hot water.解散兩（ 2 ）杯水柔軟劑在一加侖的熱水。 Then, pour the solution down the drain into the empty tank.然後，倒入解決下來，流失到空坦克。 Use two cups of softener for each wastewater tank in your RV.使用兩個杯柔軟劑為每個廢水坦克在您的RV 。 The tank’s drain valve should be closed otherwise the softened water will just drain out.該坦克的外流閥應關閉，否則軟化水將剛才流失。 Then use the tank(s) normally until it is full and drain it normally.然後使用坦克（ ）通常，直至它充分和流失，它通常。 Add a cup of laundry detergent to the black (commode) water tank at the same time you add water softener.新增杯洗滌劑，以黑（ commode ）水箱在同一時間，你加水柔軟劑。 This will help clean the tank.這將有助於清潔坦克。 The gray water tanks should already contain soap through normal use.灰色水箱應該已經包含了肥皂，通過正常使用。
Water softener makes the solid waste let go from the sides of the tanks.水柔軟劑，使固體廢物放手由兩岸的坦克。 If you’ve ever taken a shower in softened water you know that after rinsing the soap from your body your skin will feel slick.如果您以往任何時候都採取了淋浴在軟化水，你知道後，清洗肥皂，從你的身體你的皮膚會感到光滑。 That’s because all the soap rinses away with soft water.這是因為所有肥皂rinses遠離與軟水。 Softened water also prevents soap scum from sticking in the tub.軟化水也可以防止肥皂敗類從堅持在浴缸中。 Get the connection?得到連接呢？ With softened water gunk washes away instead of sticking.與軟化水gunk沖走而不是堅持。 The same thing applies to your RV’s wastewater tanks.同樣的事情適用於您的RV的廢水坦克。
I use a clear plastic elbow connector to attach my sewer drain line to the wastewater outlet on my RV.我用一個明確的塑料彎頭連接器重視我的污水排水管道，以廢水的出路就我的RV 。 It allows me to see how well things are progressing during a wastewater dump.它可以讓我看看如何，以及事情的進展，在廢水傾倒。 Before I began using water softener regularly the black water tank’s water was brown, the galley tank’s water was brownish, and the bathroom tank’s water was white.之前，我開始使用水柔軟劑定期黑色水箱的水，布朗，廚房水缸的水是棕，和浴室坦克的水是白色。 The first time I added water softener to the tanks the water coming from the black water tank was actually black (not brown) and the kitchen tank’s water was also black (not brownish).我第一次在補充水柔軟劑，以坦克的水來自黑色水箱，實際上是黑色（不布朗）和廚房的水缸的水也是黑色（不棕） 。 The bathroom tank’s water remained white.浴室坦克的水仍然是白色。 That told me that the water softener had actually done what I had intended for it to do and made solid waste, which had been stuck to the interior of the tanks, let go and drain away.這告訴我，水柔軟劑，其實是做了什麼我本來打算為它做的和作出的固體廢物，已堅持以內部坦克，放手，並清理。 I added water softener (and laundry detergent to the black tank) to all the wastewater tanks for the next few dumps to be certain all the solid waste possible had been cleaned away.我已將水柔軟劑（和洗滌劑，以黑色坦克）的所有廢水坦克在未來數傾卸場，以一定的所有固體廢物可能已被清理。 The wastewater only appeared black on the initial treatment.廢水中僅出現黑色就初步治療。 I now add water softener and detergent to each tank once after every few dumps to maintain the system.我現在加水柔軟劑和洗滌劑，以每罐一次後，每隔數傾卸場，以維持系統。
Too little water softener may not be of sufficient concentration to work effectively.太少，水柔軟劑，未必有足夠的濃度，以有效地開展工作。 Too much water softener will NOT hurt the tanks.太多的水柔軟劑不會傷害坦克。 So, if the amount you used didn’t quite do the job, then use more the next time.因此，如果您所使用的金額不大做工作，然後使用更多的未來時間。 Don’t forget the laundry detergent.不要忘了洗滌劑。
Occasionally, I pour a half gallon of liquid bleach into each tank to deodorize, sanitize and disinfect them.偶爾，我倒半加侖的液體漂白水，每罐deodorize ，消毒和消毒。 I add the bleach when the tank is about half full, and then continue to use the tank normally until it is full and ready to dump.添加漂白水時，坦克的一半左右，充分，然後繼續使用坦克，通常直到它是充分和準備轉儲。 I no longer use the blue toilet chemical because it isn’t necessary.我不再使用藍廁所化學，因為這是沒有必要的。 I have no odors coming from my black water tank.我沒有氣味的未來從我的黑色水箱。 The chlorine bleach kills the bacteria, which is primarily responsible for waste water tank odor.含氯漂白水殺死細菌，這是主要負責廢物水箱氣味。 Generic brand liquid bleach is cheap and very effective.通用品牌液體漂白水是廉價的和非常有效。
4. 4 。 USE A WATER FILTER ON YOUR FRESH WATER INTAKE LINE使用水過濾器對你的新鮮取水口線
Most fresh water contains sediment.最新鮮的水中含有泥沙。 Sediment will accumulate in your wastewater tanks and your fresh water lines.沉積物會積聚在您的廢水坦克和您的淡水線。 It also tends to discolor your sinks, tub/shower, and commode.它也往往會變色您的水槽，浴缸/淋浴， commode 。 I use the disposable type and have found that they eventually fill up and begin restricting the fresh water flow resulting in low pressure.我用即棄型，並已發現，他們最終填補，並開始限制食水流量，造成低氣壓。 That’s how I know it’s time to get a new filter.這就是我如何知道它的時間來獲得一個新的過濾器。 It works, it’s cheap, it avoids problems, do it.它的工程，它的廉價，它避免了問題，這樣做。 When I fill my fresh water tank I attach the filter to the end of the hose and fill the tank with filtered water.當我填補我的食水供應坦克附上篩選到去年底，軟管，並填寫坦克與過濾的水。
SOME OTHER THOUGHTS其他一些思考
WATER, WATER, WATER - and more water!水，水，水-和更多的水！ The Geo Method assumes you are hooked up to a plentiful clean water supply, and that you have access to a sewer.土力工程處的方法，假設您是連接到一個豐富的清潔食水供應，並且您已進入一個污水渠。 The water softener will make the gunk let go.水柔軟劑將使gunk放過。 That’s only half the battle.這是只有一半的戰鬥。 After the gunk lets go it must then be flushed through the relatively small drain opening in the bottom of the tank.後gunk讓去，它便須把通過相對較小的流失，開放在底部的坦克。 That takes water.需水。 Lots of water.大量的水。 I use a Flush King (Google it) to make rinsing more effective and faster.我使用沖水國王（ Google的） ，使漂洗更有效和快速。
CAUTION should be used when mixing chemicals.謹慎時，應使用混合的化學品。 All I did when I came up with The Geo Method was use normal laundry products (water softener, laundry detergent, and chlorine bleach) and put them in the holding tanks which already contain water.我所做的，當我想出了土力工程處的方法是使用正常的洗衣房產品（水柔軟劑，洗滌劑，和氯漂白劑） ，把他們舉行的坦克，其中已經包含了水。 I was NOT experimenting with chemicals.我不是實驗的化學品。 I simply applied laundry chemicals in normal combination to the waste water tanks.我只是適用於洗衣房化學品在正常的結合，以廢物水箱。 There are chemical products under your kitchen sink, in your laundry room, and in your garage that can injure or kill you when mixed.有化工產品，根據您的廚房洗滌槽，在您洗衣房，並在您的車庫可以傷害或殺死你時，好壞參半。 If you can do your laundry without harming yourself you can successfully employ The Geo Method.如果您可以做您的洗衣房，又不損害自己，您可以成功地僱用，土力工程處的方法。 Don’t go playing around with novel chemical combinations concocted from household products.不去玩弄與新穎的化學組合，從炮製的家用產品。
What was novel about The Geo Method was not in the combination of chemicals (all household laundry products intended to be used in combination) but in their application in cleaning RV waste water tanks.什麼是小說，土力工程處的方法是在不相結合的化學品（所有家庭洗衣產品打算用來在組合） ，但在其應用在清潔的RV廢物水箱。 Common experience, if you’ve done laundry, tells you The Geo Method is safe.共同的經驗，如果您已經做了洗衣房，告訴您，土力工程處的方法是安全的。 Doing laundry doesn’t damage your washing machine, rot out your plumbing, or destroy waste water treatment systems.這樣做洗衣房，不會損害您的洗衣機，腐了你的水管，或銷毀廢水處理系統。 The Geo Method won’t either.土力工程處的方法不會。 However, substituting other cleaning agents may not be safe.不過，而代以其他清潔劑未必安全。
There’s nothing special or fragile about the materials used in RV plumbing.有沒有什麼特別或脆弱的有關材料中使用的RV水管。 RV plumbing materials are made from the same stuff that household plumbing is made from.風疹病毒水管材料是由相同的東西，家庭水管是從。 The problem arises in figuring out how to clean and sanitize the inaccessible interior of a holding tank.出現問題，在搞清楚如何清潔和消毒的進入內部控股坦克。 Water softener prevents gunk from adhering to the inside of the tanks, detergent removes the dirt, and chlorine bleach kills germs/odors.水柔軟劑，防止gunk從堅持以內部的坦克，洗滌劑去除污垢，和氯漂白水殺死細菌/氣味。 Soaking gives the chemicals time to work.浸泡使化學品的時間去工作。 Agitating the mix by driving down the road helps the process.攪拌混合通過拉低道路，有助於這一進程。 Think of it this way; you can put some really nasty stuff in your washing maching, yet the inside of the washing maching doesn’t get dirty.想到這個問題，因為這種方式;你可以把一些真正惡劣的東西在您的清洗機，但內部的清洗加工不臟。 It stays clean - right?保持清潔-對不對？ Same goes for your automatic dish washer.同樣，為您的自動洗碟。 The same thing applies to RV holding tanks.同樣的事情適用於右心室控股坦克。
Those people who claim The Geo Method is somehow harmful just plain don’t know what they’re talking about.這些人誰索賠土力工程處的方法是有點有害剛才平原不知道他們是怎麼談。 Their objections defy common sense and common experience.他們的反對無視普通常識和共同的經驗。 Anyone who thinks The Geo Method is harmful has a simple soultion available to their simple minded concerns - don’t use it.任何人誰認為土力工程處的方法是有害的有一個簡單的soultion提供給他們簡單的頭腦所關注的-不要使用它。 At one time, daily bathing was thought by some to be harmful to one’s health, and they argued against it advising others to remain dirty.在同一時間，每天洗澡，被認為是由一些有害於一個人的健康，他們辯稱，反對意見，其他人仍然很髒。 Those who object to The Geo Method fall into the same category of enlightened thought.這些誰反對土力工程處的方法，屬於同一類別的開明思想。
Will The Geo Method work even if most of the time I’m NOT hooked up to water and sewer?將土力工程處的工作方法，即使大部分的時間我不掛，以供水和排污？ YES!是！ Just use common sense.只需使用普通常識。 If you dry camp ninety percent of the time just keep water softener and detergent in your tanks (especially the black tank) while you’re dry camping.如果你幹陣營90 ％的時間，只是保持水柔軟劑和洗滌劑在您的坦克（尤其是黑色坦克） ，而您幹露營。 This will keep gunk from sticking to the tanks.這將保持gunk從堅持以坦克。 When you are hooked up to sewer and water take the opportunity to fill the tanks with fresh water and flush the tanks.當您連接到下水道和水藉此機會，以填補坦克與食水和沖廁坦克。 Keep flushing them until the water runs clear.保持沖廁他們，直至其水質運行清楚的。 I know it works because I’ve done it.我知道這工程，因為我已經這樣做。
Never put regular toilet tissue in your RV’s black tank.從來沒有向經常衛生紙在你的RV的黑色坦克。 Only use toilet tissue which is approved for RV and/or septic tank use.只使用衛生紙是核定的RV和/或化糞池使用。 Regular toilet tissue may eventually dissolve, but not before causing a clog in your black tank.定期衛生紙最終可能會解散，但不前，造成阻塞在您的黑色坦克。
Occasionally traveling with partially filled wastewater tanks containing softened water and detergent promotes cleaning by agitating the water.偶爾旅行與部分充液廢水坦克載有軟化的水和洗滌劑，促進清洗攪拌水。 The same goes for chlorine bleach.同樣，氯漂白劑。
I believe this process works faster and more efficiently during warm weather.我相信這個工程的過程中更快和更有效地在溫暖的天氣。 However, I know it works well even during cool/cold weather.不過，我知道它運作良好，即使在酷/天氣寒冷的時候。
The process works best the longer the water softener and detergent remains in the tanks.過程工程的最佳時間越長，水柔軟劑和洗滌劑，依然保持在坦克。 So, I don’t add water softener during periods of heavy wastewater generation.所以，我不加水柔軟劑期間沉重的廢水的一代。 I wait until I know we won’t be generating wastewater quickly so that the softened water remains in the tanks for several days before dumping. i等到我知道我們不會因此而產生的廢水很快使該軟化水，依然保持在坦克，數天前傾倒。
If you have an older RV you may have to use water softener and detergent several times initially to completely clean the tanks of residue.如果您有一個老年人的RV您可能必須使用水柔軟劑和洗滌劑多次最初完全乾淨的坦克殘留。
I add a small amount of chlorine bleach to the fresh water tank twice a year to disinfect and sanitize the fresh water tank and fresh water lines.我想補充少量的氯漂白水，以新鮮水箱每年舉行兩次消毒及消毒食水坦克和食水供應線。 A weak chlorine bleach solution will not hurt you.弱氯漂白水不會傷害你。 However, it certainly makes the water taste bad.不過，這當然使水味道不錯。 When we have chlorine in the fresh water system we use bottled water for drinking and cooking until the chlorine is gone.當我們有氯的食水系統，我們使用的瓶裝水供飲用和做飯，直到氯是蕩然無存。 YES, we drink the filtered water that we have in the fresh water tank.是的，我們喝過濾的水，我們已在食水坦克。 NO, it has never tasted funny or caused any problems.沒有，但卻從來沒有嚐到搞笑或造成任何問題。
No, I do NOT do the ice cube thing.不，我不這樣做冰塊的事。 The Geo Method works just fine without ice cubes.土力工程處的工程方法，只是罰款，沒有冰塊。
My tanks are plastic and my pipes are PVC.我的坦克是塑膠製品及我的管道是聚氯乙烯。
Don’t be afraid to use your tanks.不要害怕使用您的坦克。 Just use common sense about their care and maintenance.只需使用普通常識對他們的照顧和保養。
These tips are inexpensive to do.這些秘訣是便宜的事。 Some of them don’t cost anything.他們中的一些不任何費用。 You have nothing to lose in trying them and I encourage you to do so.你有什麼可失去的在嘗試他們和我鼓勵你們這樣做。 I actually feel a certain amount of pride in the condition and cleanliness of both my waste and fresh water systems.其實我覺得一定數額的引以自豪的條件和清潔我的廢物和食水供應系統。 Naturally, these tips make dumping a much more pleasant and sanitary procedure.當然，這些提示，使傾銷更為舒適及衛生的程序。
If you have odors in any of your water systems these procedures should eliminate them.如果您有異味，在您的任何供水系統的這些程序應消除它們。 Odors indicate a sanitary problem and degrade the enjoyment you derive from your RV.氣味表明，衛生問題和降解享受你來自您的RV 。
When my RV is parked and not in use I place stoppers in the sink and tub drains.當我的RV是停泊在不使用我把塞子，在下沉和浴盆的排水渠。 This forces the wastewater tanks to vent through the vent pipes to the outside instead of through the drains into the RV.這個部隊的廢水坦克發洩通過發洩管道，向外界而不是通過排水渠到的RV 。 Water evaporates.水的蒸發。 Once the drain traps dry out during periods of non-use, nothing is there to prevent gasses (odor) from venting into the camper.一旦流失陷阱幹期間不使用，沒有什麼是有，以防止氣體（氣味）由宣洩到野營。 Use stoppers when your RV is stored.使用塞子當您的RV是儲存。
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Please consider printing this information and posting it on bulletin boards in RV parks and campgrounds you visit.請考慮印刷這方面的資料，並張貼在佈告欄中的RV公園和露營地，你的訪問。 Fellow RVers will benefit from your consideration.研究員rvers將有利於從您的考慮。
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