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Old 09-04-2008, 05:10 PM   #1
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Which Roof Vent is most likely the Black Tank Vent

On my 3670RL, there are three vents, corresponding to the 3 tanks. One on the door near the shower skylight I suspect is the bathroom gray tank.
Two vents close together by the bath are likely the Kitchen Gray tank and the Black tank vent.
Anyone know for sure which is which?

Or do I need to fill and let my Black Tank get stinky and try to sniff it out?

My purpose is to install a better aerodynamic vent from "Coil'n'Wrap" and hopefully alleviate some bathroom stink issues after several days of black tank use while camped long-term.

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Old 09-05-2008, 12:44 AM   #2
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Chas: The one closest to the shower skylight is the black vent. I put the aerodynamic vents on all three vents.
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Old 09-05-2008, 04:23 AM   #3
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I'm thinking the "sniff" technique will work very well.

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For clarity, go to the "bowl" first and get a good whiff. Then climb up on roof and start sniffing for the same smell. Since I don't go on the roof, I know that it would work for DW.

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Old 09-22-2008, 08:47 AM   #4
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Thanks!
The location was correctly identified and the sniff test passed too!
Naturally, when cutting off the post for the legacy vent cap to accommodate the new Extreme Vent, it hopped off into the vent pipe, but came to rest on a little "moon shaped" white "platform" about a little over a foot down the vent pipe. Hmm, ceiling protrusion? I wonder what it could be. It obstructs about 3/4 of the vent diameter, but hopefull the clear area permits enough air flow. I recoverd the errant post using sticky tape on a wire, noticed the white obstruction was immovable.
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Old 09-22-2008, 09:19 AM   #5
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Chas- If you have a retreaver tool (not sure the correct name is) you should be able to pull that piece out of the vent pipe! What I am talking about is spinloaded tool that we use to pick up bolts, nuts or screws that fall down while working on the engine. IT's about 18 inches long with a pushbutton on the top. You push down on the button and three or four little metal fingers come out and open up to grab the item dropped. I keep one in the truck all the time since I'm prone to drop things when I'm taking things apart.
Glad the "sniff test" worked. Leave it to Wayne to come up with that one!
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Old 09-29-2008, 08:24 AM   #6
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So far the Extreme Vent has greatly reduced and often eliminated odor in the bathroom, along with the Geo Method. 10 days since my last dump (daily use) and its starting to get a little smelly again, but nothing like before. Must be time to dump!
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You ought not go as often!
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