What is the Geo Method?
It is important for us as RVers, especially Full-Timers like my wife and I, to realize how many chemicals we use in our RVs. We need to ask ourselves, how worried we are about the protecting the environment? I had to ask myself this question after I read about the Geo Method for sanitizing my RV tanks. Truthfully, I was buying drop-in packets for the grey and black water tanks for the convenience. What was happening within my RV grey water waste tank was soap becoming a cake that was clogging my drainpipes. I would have to take my clean out valves apart so I could get a garden hose with a bladder attached to spray water into my tank to clean it out. A messy proposition, at best. In the black water tank, I had clogs because the toilet paper was not breaking down as the drop-in packages promised.
The Solution
I began using the Geo Method for RV waste tank sanitizing on a regular basis and I am thrilled with the results.
In the black water tank: Using a pail of any size, I use a 5-gallon bucket because that is what I have available. Fill the pail with 2-gallons of hot water, now add a cap full of water softener, a cap full of liquid laundry soap, several squirts of Dawn dish soap (Dawn is the best product for this application), and any kind of Bleach (remember, you use bleach at home and it does not damage your pipes, so it is safe to use in your RV pipes and tanks). Pour this mixture directly into your toilet each time you empty the tank
In the grey water tank: Using a pail of any size, fill the pail with 2 to 4 gallons of hot water, now add a cap full of water softener and a few ounces of bleach. You will not need to add any soap products due to dish washing and showers have already added these products to the tank. Pour part of the mixture into your kitchen sink and the rest in your bathroom sink.
Why I am Sold on the Geo Method
Since I started using the Geo Method, I have fewer nasty smells emanating from my sinks and bathroom. I have not had to take my RV tank waste valves apart to do a messy clean out. And I may be helping the environment by not using chemical drop-ins in my RV waste tanks.
All of the articles on my blog come from being a camper from the time I was eight years old. I bought my first RV when I was 30, a tent trailer. I traded the tent trailer for a 26′ bumper pull trailer, then a 5th wheel, and I now have a 38′ Newmar Mountainare Class A motorhome. Once I retired from the Motion Picture Industry after a 39 year career, my wife and I sold the house, and moved into the motorhome. We have been traveling, managed an RV Park in Washington, worked at a lake in Southern California (I was the Maintenance Manager), and are planning our seventh season as the campground hosts at a campground in the Los Padres National Forest, in Southern California. We love the Full Time RV Lifestyle. See my course on https://howtofulltimerv.com
