Pit Odor Deodorizer Chemicals

[DiamondWash]

Does anybody use a Pit Odor Deodorizer chemical in their self serves or automatic pits?, I came to the wash today and I thought somebody was trying to hide a dead body in the pit! OMG I had to dump a gallon of bleach to ward off the stench. I see Kleenrite carries some products for this but do they work?

 

[Earl Weiss]

In the summer , for my Conveyor reclaims I use the 1" swimming pool chlorine tabs in a couple of the chemical makeup tanks. If I ned a little more on occasion I will throw a couple on the floor where wash water tends to run over and past them. Does the job. A tablet lasts bout week, I d not throw them into the pit because I am afraid if it inks into the mud the efficacy may diminish. Their are floating applicators you could use in the pit.

 

[MEP001]

I've had bad pit smells in the lesser used bays after having the pits pumped. I found a couple spools of baling wire, so when I need to I take a pool tablet and wrap the wire around it to make sort of a cage, then leave enough wire length so I can hook it on the grate and have it about 6 inches below the top of the water. The stink is gone the next day and the pellet lasts up to a month.

I wouldn't use chlorine/bleach if you have a reclaim system.

 

[Jeff_L]

I agree with using the chlorine tablets as suggested. You can get a 5gal bucket of them at Costco.

 

[DiamondWash]

Costco it is.

 

[Rudy]

I recently had the worst case of "pit smell" I've ever had. I suspect that RV owners were dumping their holding tanks....usually in the middle of the night.

I tried the swimming pool chlorine idea. It didn't work.

What did work......was Zep Septic Tank treatment packs. Within a day....the smell was completely gone.

 

[Jeff_L]

Never thought of that, but makes sense.