Is the Bad Smell Coming From the Caravan Toilet?

Travelling with one's family in trailer van is fun but then travelling in a confined place for days can take its toll and before one realizes, inside of the van suddenly starts smelling really bad. Now, before one gets investigating into this; it is better to rule out one possible source and that is the caravan toilet. Other common reasons for bad smell can be excessive dampness or waste water.

Wastewater

As far as this is concerned; it can be easily tackled with yearly cleaning of wastewater tank. An ideal thing to do is add de-odorizing tablets into tank. During travelling, sinks must be plugged in so that; bad smell from waste tanks does not travel upward and fill interiors.

Dampness

Smell as a result of damp environment can exist for a number of reasons. Perhaps someone is leaving wet clothes inside the van or there is stagnant water on the floor that might have gotten spilled by any family member or clogged gutters. Only way this smell can be got rid of is through letting as much sunlight and fresh air inside the trailer as possible.

Malfunctioning caravan toilet

Cassette needs to be in good conditions so that there is no leakage that will result in bad smell and all kinds of other unpleasantness. In order to get rid of any bad odor one should find right source and then tackle the problem.

Those who know the mess involved in cleaning out a waste holding tank will appreciate usage of composting toilet. This is an ideal alternative as it is easy to maintain and does not require carrying out a disgusting task of pumping out waste.

All trailer vans usually have two tanks; one for waste water from sinks and one for waste from toilets. Perhaps the worst part of emptying a waste tank is that it cannot be emptied until almost full since very little waste will not have enough gravitational pull to empty itself totally.

In this scenario the best and odorless option is composting toilet. It does not require much human intervention or any pumping out of waste. There is a drum inside the tank that rotates and processes waste. All that one needs to do is add some bulking material and forget all about it. Since most human waste is water; a maximum quantity of the tank gets filled with liquid and is evaporate through a special vent. Compost that is left needs to be cleaned every six months or so but by that time it may look like ordinary soil and can be disposed of easily without a van owner coming in contact with any offensive material.