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Site Team - Lou
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Buy Calgon Water Softener & More | drugstore.com
There are other places as well.
Calgon Water Softener has a chemical that coats the walls of the tank making it "slick" and stuff is reluctant to stick to it. Tank flushes cleaner.
The Laundry (or dish wash) soap is to help keep crud in suspension.
The 3-5 gallons of water in the black tank keeps solids moving around so it never gets a chance to pile up.
NEVER use anything with FABRIC softener. It is a wax that coats the walls of the tank and makes your sensors unreliable.
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04-30-2013, 07:18 AM
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Site Team - Lou
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Originally Posted by OldCoot
I spelled it wrong, it is Super Clean and I get it at Walmart in 1 gal jugs (automotive dept) purple jug. Use it full strength to clean tires also.
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Also a great black streak remover when used in a spray bottle.
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04-30-2013, 07:53 AM
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Thanks so much everyone! 
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04-30-2013, 08:32 AM
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04-30-2013, 08:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by f1100turbo
I mix mine in an ice cream bucket with hot water then dump into tank that I've added 2 gallons to already.
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How does your ice cream taste? 
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04-30-2013, 08:48 AM
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Smooth and oddly silky ......
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04-30-2013, 02:56 PM
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Just in case someone wants the article about "The Geo Method"
https://sites.google.com/site/cbruni/
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04-30-2013, 03:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by f1100turbo
Not sure I've heard bleach before.
I strictly use geo-method.
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Been using Geo-method for years. I've never used any bleach in either grey or black tanks. Our WalMart carries the liquid Calgon.
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04-30-2013, 03:36 PM
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I'd stay away from bleach, not to mention mixing some of those chemicals could spell disaster........BOOM!
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04-30-2013, 03:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Lyon
I'd stay away from bleach, not to mention mixing some of those chemicals could spell disaster........BOOM!
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Don't think Calgon, Dawn & bleach will blow up, but with the drop in paks of other chemicals, who knows??
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04-30-2013, 03:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wiscampsin
Been using Geo-method for years. I've never used any bleach in either grey or black tanks. Our WalMart carries the liquid Calgon.
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Ours to.
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04-30-2013, 03:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
Don't think Calgon, Dawn & bleach will blow up, but with the drop in paks of other chemicals, who knows??
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Nothing will blow up but the danger comes when bleach is mixed with a cleaning product that contains ammonia. A very poisonous gas can be produced.
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04-30-2013, 04:27 PM
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Bleach will kill the enzymes in the septic dump system. Do not use bleach in the black tank. It will not help in draining the tank.
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05-20-2013, 08:14 PM
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No Bleach and Cleansers
Many years ago my mother was cleaning the bathroom and thought that mixing bleach and vanish cleanser would make the job easier. Not a good idea the combination released chlorine gas, and made her ill, ( thank God not dead ), so use caution when mixing bleach and other cleaners. 
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