Question for motor home travelers
 

We did it! Bought our first motor home last Friday! But now I'm full of questions. It has not been dewinterized so I know I need to flush out the tanks of all that orange stuff. But how do I get the smell out of the bathroom. I believe it is from being closed up for the winter, the orange stuff, and now the heat that we have had. But please help me get rid of it. Also, I really want to converse with other RV owners, but don't know it I can on this board or if I need to find another forum for my non-quilting questions.

See if Yahoo groups has a group for your particular motor home. If not there may be others on this forum that have motor homes and can help.

Visit rv.net/forum - very active forum and full of helpful information! My DH does all the maintenance on our RV so I am no expert, but I would open the windows, turn on the exhaust fans, and have fun traveling!

The lousy smell in the bathroom is likely coming from the traps for the drains and black and gray water tanks. RV computer sites can tell you how to sanitize them...usually a bleach and water solution,lots of flushing. RV sellers usually have bio active bottles of stuff you keep in the gray and black water tanks : the bacteria decompose the bad stuff.

Check out internet sites and then buy a book on how to do maintenance on your RV. It is basically the same for all of theml. Just be sure you have all the water out of the lines for winter or you will have a wonderful time repairing frozen pipes.

Congratulations on your RV purchase. We have been RVing since 2007 and purchased our second one in March. You will love being able to travel and take your "home" and sewing machine with you. Here are some websites and blogs that I look at regularly.
http://www.rv.net/forum/
http://www.rvparkreviews.com/index.html I always check out campgrounds before traveling
http://www.rvusa.com/forum/vbulletin/forum
http://www.rvtalk.com/
http://www.myrvtalk.com/
http://www.womenrv.com/forum/
http://www.wheelingit.us/
http://www.gonewiththewynns.com/

Enjoy your new RV. Maybe we'll cross paths one day. You just never know.

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Is it a rotten egg smell? if so you need to drain the hot water heater. The black water tank may be the cause. After it is drained you need to add the RV toilet treatment and some water. We love our 28 foot Coachman Road Master.

Thank you all for the suggestions. I added bleach and water to the tanks today, after draining all tanks and lines yesterday. And I can't wait to visit some of the forums mentioned!

Oh, how I would love that, to meet up with another quilter!!!!