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11-10-2013, 01:26 PM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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Black tank mystery...
Went out today to check that the toilet still had antifreeze in the bowl.
I found what looked like mold all around the rim. After cleaning the whole throne with bleach and rinsing with several buckets of water I went to drain the black tank....nothing. Took the slinky off, open & close several times and woooosh this came out.....slime.
No evidence of waste, t-paper or any other foreign to the tank substance. No bad odor which is really unusual.
I'm thinking it may be a reaction of the pink AF combined with the blue aqua chem.
 Anyone else see anything like this? 
Bob
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11-10-2013, 01:29 PM
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Rivet Master 
2012 27' Flying Cloud
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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I don't know but I just threw up on my iPhone!
One of those pics is on its way to this month's photo contest!
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11-10-2013, 05:14 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 19' Safari SE
Tucson
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,627
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Eeeeuuuu!
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AirForums #21900
PastPrez, 4CU/WBCCI
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11-10-2013, 05:59 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jul 2010
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You gonna eat with those hands. Looks like Ebola virus slime to me.
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"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." - Red Green
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11-10-2013, 06:14 PM
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Lost in America
2015 27' FB International
2006 25' Safari FB SE
2004 19' International CCD
Santa Fe
, New Mexico
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,156
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This is the strangest life I've ever known - J. Morrison
2015 Airstream International Serenity 27FB
2017 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Duramax Diesel
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11-10-2013, 06:16 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' FB Eddie Bauer
Vintage Kin Owner
Virginia Beach
, Virginia
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 7,801
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Kryptonite?
I have a Sewer Solution and brag that I don't really need to use rubber gloves - but pilgrim - before you touched that stuff you should have put them on!
Do you still have fingerprints?
Has the driveway melted?
Has the "green slime" been followed by clear water - LOTS of clear water?
Do you have a city hookup to move this stuff FAR FAR away?
Test for radioactivity?
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11-10-2013, 06:20 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
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 Hi, your chemical reaction just created Lime Jello. 
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"Le Petit Chateau Argent" Small Silver Castle
2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
YAMAHA 2400 / AIR #12144
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11-10-2013, 06:25 PM
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Rivet Master
2019 27' Flying Cloud
Albuquerque
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Dear Mr. Wizard...
...What will I get if I combine a pink glycol based product with a blue formaldehyde based product?
Answer: Ask Robert Cross. He'll try anything in the name of science.
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2020 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab 6.2L Max Tow Four Corners Unit WBCCI #5783
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11-10-2013, 06:40 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
, Illinois
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Ewwwwww!! Yuck!   
I could name a few things that mess looks like..........can't believe you touched it with your bare hands.
It looks non-organic, which may be a good thing, 
Maggie
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11-10-2013, 06:54 PM
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Site Team
1974 31' Sovereign
Ottawa
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Join Date: May 2008
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Good one, Robert. Now really; what did you do to get that yucky stuff!?
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11-10-2013, 06:57 PM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
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Join Date: May 2009
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Your worried about it freezing Bob?
Put some in the ice cube tray and see what happens.
If it does not freeze, then it is doing the job, right? 
Dave
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11-10-2013, 07:03 PM
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Rivet Master
1969 31' Sovereign
Broken Arrow
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Looks like a jellyfish after it has been cooked in a microwave?
Do you make it a habit of flushing left over jellyfish?
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11-10-2013, 07:32 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 32' Excella
Currently Looking...
Canton
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,342
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What does it taste like?
Just kidding!
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11-10-2013, 07:45 PM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
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KLP 
Bob
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11-11-2013, 01:07 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
1967 17' Caravel
1968 22' Safari
Sacramento
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Who you gonna call?
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11-11-2013, 03:48 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
Vintage Kin Owner
Memphis
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBERT CROSS
Anyone else see anything like this?
Bob
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What you been eating Bob ?
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11-11-2013, 09:44 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doug&maggie
Ewwwwww!! Yuck!
I could name a few things that mess looks like.......... can't believe you touched it with your bare hands.
It looks non-organic, which may be a good thing,
Maggie |
Hi, as automotive mechanics, we touched all kinds of things with our bare hands. Today's mechanics wear latex gloves and use water based chemicals.
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"Le Petit Chateau Argent" Small Silver Castle
2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
YAMAHA 2400 / AIR #12144
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11-11-2013, 10:28 PM
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4 Rivet Member
Vintage Kin Owner
Memphis
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 260
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Bob...if you see it again for Gods sake don't touch it looks like something an Alien deposited.
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11-12-2013, 05:09 AM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
, More Than Anywhere Else
Join Date: Dec 2011
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Immediately flush the tank until you see no more antifreeze or green slime, and start over (if you haven't already). I've heard of instances of gelled antifreeze before, usually the result of mixing two different types of antifreeze in a car's radiator. Without exception, of the cases I've heard of, the gelled antifreeze has been highly corrosive. While your waste tank isn't a car radiator, and has a lot fewer metal parts, it will do no good to any metal parts that are present.
Your theory about mixing antifreeze with aqua-chem is probably right on the money.
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11-12-2013, 06:34 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jul 2010
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I'm sure Bob remembers the early days of Propylene Glycol and the car radiators. Hasn't been an issue for many years, but was quite the mystery in the first and second year of use.
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