Yup, it's not just salt, but an extraordinary amount of excess minerals
are excreted through the kidneys (think about kidney stones,) and can
build up in the hoses and the tank as well. For the last couple of
years I have done an annual job of flushing a bunch of fresh water
through the system, and then pouring about four gallons of cheap white
vinegar down the head. I make sure some is in the bowl, and that the
hoses are full of it. I let it sit for a day or two, then flush the
whole system with fresh water. After that job I need to disassemble the
pump and lubricate the O-rings with silicone grease.
This particular problem sounds like a bad joker valve, though.
Wal
you wrote:
Salt from urine crystallizes on your joker valve
and the joker valve leaks back. Ideally we are supposed to flush clean
water thru but it never happens on the Great Lakes when you are trying
to conserve holding tank space.
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