Re: catalina27-talk: Holding Tank Chemicals

[DHoy]

Larry, Pool shock is used to clear up a cloudy swimming pool.  I believe it kills any bacteria that is in the pool, so it would - in my thinking - do the same to a holding tank. As I remember it is super chlorine.   It's not mild but doesn't adversely effect plaster pools and plastic piping although in time I believe it can pit brass and probably other metal fittings, like aluminum.   I'm not sure that's necessarily what you want to do, but frankly I can't see an awful lot wrong with using a small quantity (such as you did) in a regularly flushed holding tank.  I think I'll try it, too. Regards, Dave Hoy WYANOKEE #6295  Camden, Maine Larry Robertie wrote: I’ll probably get flamed royally for this but…   After trying just about everything on the West Marine shelves I went down to Wally Mart the other day.  Looking around I caught a glimpse of – pool shock.  The stuff is rated for vinyl or plaster pools, so it’s pretty mild.  One tea spoon in the bowl and the smell was gone.  Although the boat did smell a bit like a YMCA pool for an hour or so.   Larry Robertie Cheeky Monkey Salem, MA   From: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com [mailto:catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com] On Behalf Of Dick Holmes Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 11:53 AM To: Catalina 27 Subject: catalina27-talk: Holding Tank Chemicals   Encore is in desperate need of a good (no, great) holding tank treatment. We've tried Raritan's KO but it doesn't seem to do much of anything. Anyone have good/bad reports on SeaLand or West Marine products (or anything else, for that matter). Dick Encore Odiferous