How much NoFlex Digestor per week for maintenance?

MonacoMike said:
One thing you are not taking into account with this post is the variable sensibilities of peoples nose. My admiral can smell natural gas at levels that a gas leak detector cannot even detect.

We have friends that brag about their chemical and how their boat doesn’t smell, I may not even notice, but the admiral does.

If you are happy using what you were using that is great, but other people may be Holding their nose. LOL
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Mike I just have to ask. You say the Admiral has a super sense of smell.
How have you gotten away with all your BS all those years...

Sorry just had too. :)
 
I have used NF for two years now and I am happy with it. I use a little more than the directions and pump outs have been more clear so to speak and we have no smell.
 
I just started using Noflex mid season last year. Previously used Happy Camper and was happy with it but decided to try the Noflex because of what I read here on CSR.

Two of us on the boat from Friday to Sunday... pump out every Sunday and treat with one scoop. Normally no problem, but the past couple weekends my friends in the raft-up complained about the smell when I flushed, so I added another scoop and it fixed the problem. So I guess from now on, I'll add maybe a half scoop when we arrive on Friday.

I'll also change the charcoal next week while on vacation.
 
Craig said:
I'm quite liberal with on the weekends. Probably more than I should but I have no odor. I just open the lid and sprinkle a good amount. Probably 3 scoops. Best head treatment I've ever used.[/QUOTE
Manufacturer tested instructions as follows:
What makes Noflex different? YOUR SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED! More effective than other products, 6x faster-gets rid of smells quicker, 46% stronger than tablets which can contain fillers & waxes, Noflex is a better value & economical, clears fats & grease from all pipes too.

Treatment for Marine/RV Holding tanks Over time holding tank systems can be plagued with build-up of anaerobic sludge in the piping system and tanks, with the resulting unpleasant odours and dangerous fumes, sometimes venting into passenger spaces and dock areas. NOFLEX DIGESTOR liquefies the sludge and neutralizes odours instantly on contact with waste. This solves smell and solids build up problems, facilitating easy and complete pump out of the unit.

Serious Problems Initial Start-Up AND If Needed Repeat at Each Pump Out Until Problems Resolve

Advice for boat owners: If your tank is smelly and contaminated then please do not expect a single dose will fix the problem. You may need to hit it hard a few times with an increased dosage to clear out all the old sludge down pipe and tank coatings. Here’s how to clear lines and get Noflex to reach the holding tank from both outside and inside.

Outside: Empty your holding tank, use a funnel, pour 2 Tbsp of Noflex for every 10 gallons of holding tank capacity directly into that funnel, follow with at least 3 gallons of plain water poured down into the same pump-out fitting. This clears the line and flushes Noflex down into the tank.

Example: If your holding tank holds 40 gallons of waste, add 8 Tbsps of Noflex.

Inside: Fill toilet bowl with a gallon of water, add 2 Tbsps of Noflex dry powder directly to the water in the toilet bowl. Flush the toilet 3+ times to get the powder down into the hoses and toilet pump.

Note: Each 16.8 oz bottle of Noflex contains 33.6 Tablespoons. You may need to repeat the above steps several times if the system is excessively dirty. You can tell this if you still have smells from the vents/lines OR pump-outs don’t completely empty the tank. You don’t need to go through the initial start-up procedure if the boat is new or does not have a noticeable problem, just add Noflex to the toilet bowl, follow regular daily instructions.


In Service-Regular Daily Suggested Dosages – Black Water Holding Tanks Without Current Odour Problems

Flush ½ Tablespoon a day per person. If there are more than one toilet, do a different one every day.

In a severely sludged systems; use the same as above but two times a day, product works better on a routine basis rather than using large doses.

Use Less Noflex when there are no more odour problems

Add Noflex every other day as described above, then try every 3rd day, but do not stop treatments or the problem may return. The nose knows.

Regular Use After Pumping Out

Add 1 Tablespoon into empty tank from the outside pump out fitting & follow with at least 3 gallons of fresh water to get it to reach the empty tank. Inside fill the toilet bowl with a gallon of water, add 1 Tablespoon of Noflex, flush twice with full bowls of water to introduce the powder into tank from that end too. Then follow In service-Regular Daily Instructions.

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flyboycj84 said:
Right, but what about the days when you aren't using the boat.....and the tank is not full yet.....that's what Im trying to establish is just a weekly amount I can use between pumpouts since we aren't physically "using" the head every day in between pumpouts.
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Excellent question. Here's how we use NFD on our 20 year old cruiser in the heat of Atlanta on Lake Hartwell every weekend. Sometimes it works so well we forget to add a dose when we arrive.

NFD requires water to activate it. You may be aware Vaccuflush toilets use an accumulator tank, we like to get NFD past that accumulator tank. This requires a good bit of water, use a full bowl of water plus some, to flush every time you apply a dose of NFD to ensure you have good chemical activation and get NFD physically past your accumulator.

Here's the short answer.
Add 1-2 Tbs of NFD immediately upon arrival Friday, flushed with a full bowl of water, plus some. End of weekend, 1-2 Tbs flushed with a full bowl of water + some when you leave. Let NFD sit in the tank when you're gone, don't pump out too often so you have fluid in there. After pump out follow the instructions.

Give it a go, and please let me know. I love to hear from ya kat@boatersmate.com
 
What is an accumulator tank you might ask? Here's a 2 min YouTube video to show you what your vaccuflush accumulator tank looks like. This is video shows why you need to flush a full tank of water when applying your holding tank treatments. You want to get past that small tank, including its piping. Check out this link.

 
I’ve given it 2 months now and I’m not feeling it.

It stinks like I’m not using anything at all no matter how much I use. I bleach treated the tank initially and thoroughly rinsed.

I’m glad it works for some of you, but I’m stuck with a shitload of the stuff.
 
I added using Tank-Teria, one tablet per week, really made a difference

Soulshine said:
I’ve given it 2 months now and I’m not feeling it.

It stinks like I’m not using anything at all no matter how much I use. I bleach treated the tank initially and thoroughly rinsed.

I’m glad it works for some of you, but I’m stuck with a shitload of the stuff.
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I said the same thing, gonna give it a full season, it’s been a little bit of a struggle, but with the tank-Teria it’s been good. Before it got hot, the no flex on its own was good, but with the heat couldn’t keep up. I thought it was 2 expensive to double up in the amount, so I tried the tank-Teria and it does the job.... I think I may just go to it at some point this season and try it....
Soulshine said:
We use it like we’re home because we are for days at a time sometimes.

I promised myself I’d give it an entire season, but am looking around.
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Soulshine said:
I’ve given it 2 months now and I’m not feeling it.

It stinks like I’m not using anything at all no matter how much I use. I bleach treated the tank initially and thoroughly rinsed.

I’m glad it works for some of you, but I’m stuck with a shitload of the stuff.
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I agree, I started using it because of the praise I see on this site... but it does not work as good as Happy Camper. I'm going back to Happy Camper!
https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Camper...1&keywords=happy+camper&qid=1595251535&sr=8-1
 
After reading through many of these threads and coupling that with my experience with RVs and boats black tanks, these are my thoughts on the issue.

There are three ways to deal with waste in a black tank,

Preserve it, (formaldehyde) no longer an option.

Mask it, perfume it, liquefy it, most of the common tank treatments.

Use a biological component to create an ecosystem that naturally accomplishes the elimination of voters and the liquefication of solids.

My observation is that many of the strong supporters of no flex type treatments have newer boats that are under 20 years old. It may very well be that once the boat gets to a certain age and build up it may not work or may take a long time to get the system cleaned to eliminate the odor’s. Also it may be that chemicals used in the past on older boats leached into the materials of the system and are killing the biologicals...

I really do believe that the biological products work, and work very well.

If it is not working on your boat you probably have other issues,

need to use more product until years of build up or removed,

the oxygen supply for the bacteria is limited or blocked from the vent line,

there may be something in your tank or system that is killing the biologicals,

you are using a toilet bowl cleaner that is killing the bacteria,

set your expectations that this is not an quick perfuming job, this is building a living ecosystem that consumes the waste.
 
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That is why I am trying to stay with it the whole year, hoping that it will do it. By adding the Tank-Teri I have got where I think I want to be. Part of my problem may be that I try to pump out weekly. The no flex doesn’t get sufficient time to do its thing, just a thought

MonacoMike said:
After reading through many of these threads and coupling that with my experience with RVs and boats black tanks, these are my thoughts on the issue.

There are three ways to deal with waste in a black tank,

Preserve it, (formaldehyde) no longer an option.

Mask it, perfume it, liquefy it, most of the common tank treatments.

Use a biological component to create an ecosystem that naturally accomplishes the elimination of voters and the liquefication of solids.

My observation is that many of the strong supporters of no flex type treatments have newer boats that are under 20 years old. It may very well be that once the boat gets to a certain age and build up it may not work or may take a long time to get the system cleaned to eliminate the odor’s. Also it may be that chemicals used in the past on older boats leached into the materials of the system and are killing the biologicals...

I really do believe that the biological products work, and work very well. If it is not working on your boat you probably have other issues, or need to use more product until years of build up or removed, there may be something in your tank or system that is killing the biologicals, set your expectations that this is not an quick perfuming job, this is building a living ecosystem that consumes the waste.
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Chris-380 said:
That is why I am trying to stay with it the whole year, hoping that it will do it. By adding the Tank-Teri I have got where I think I want to be. Part of my problem may be that I try to pump out weekly. The no flex doesn’t get sufficient time to do its thing, just a thought
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With two people on board for weekends we pump out every other week. We never do a rinse out as that just removes the good bacteria that is working. I actually have wondered if the folks that only do number one are creating an imbalance in the waste.
 
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