Close the seacock (assuming that, because it drains below waterline, there is a seacock. If there isn't, there should be!).. Put about 2 oz of Raritan C.P. into the drain and fill with water...let stand at least overnight.. Open the seacock, flush out the drain. If you'll do this once a month, you'll always have clean sweet smelling drains. A couple of ounces down the shower drain on a into a sump that's about 25% full of water on a regular basis when it can stand at least overnight will keep it running free and odor free. It can remain in a sump or a drain for a year without harming anything, but it does need time for the enzymes to do their job.
So WHY Raritan C.P.? Although Raritan only markets it as a toilet bowl cleaner--an excellent one!--it's a bio-enzymatic cleaner that also happens to be best sump and drain cleaner on the planet. Not only does it destroy odors on contact, but the enzymes in it "eat" grease, oil, hair, soap scum...all the the things that make drains and sumps stink and clog up sump pumps.
Btw... C.P. was part of the product line that my own company developed and then sold to Raritan...possibly the BEST product in our line.
You haven't missed anything Art...I started the company in '87 with one product, added a few that we could stand behind with money back guarantee, became a distributor and mail order retailer for every US mfr of toilets, tanks and related products and accessories, became a vendor to WM, B/US and a couple other national retailers, learned a LOT along the way...sold it to Raritan in '99. My occupation ever since has been "semi-retired consultant/author."
Greetings,
Ms. HM. "...My occupation ever since has been "semi-retired consultant/author." Ummmm....you forgot cute!
P-traps do not belong on boats. Their sole purpose on land is to provide a water gap that blocks sewer gasses that would otherwise escape through showers, tubs and sinks. But sink, tub and shower drains on boats aren't connected to sewers, eliminating the need for P-traps to block any gasses from sewers (gray water tanks CAN stink, but don't have to if they're maintained, so they're not a valid defense of P-traps). Because all drains on boats drain via gravity, P-traps are nothing but impedances to good drainage. And, as Chris noted, they become traps for food and other non-liquids that go down drains.
I suspect gunk in the pipe.
Many manufacturers don't seem to know that first part.
I've read it's also about blocking gasses (including CO, as from gensets) from the boat you're rafted to. I guess that sounds slightly plausible...
I suspect Janice's Shucker has a P-trap.
-Chris
I suspect Janice's Shucker has a P-trap.
Hi Chris. Neither do now though both had one. I want a clear run to the water when stuff goes down the drain.
[P traps] I've read it's also about blocking gasses (including CO, as from gensets) from the boat you're rafted to. I guess that sounds slightly plausible...