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    Posted: 07 Aug 2020 at 10:04pm
Ice does absolutely nothing but waste your time and money. See the video in this link if you think otherwise.

Go here and get information on the Bio-Geo method of tank treatment. It will work better than ice.

Or, use something like Happy Camper, TankTech's Rx, or Unique Products RV Digest-It (biological treatments) which will help.
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Posts: 5290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Aug 2020 at 5:56am
Originally posted by jerome

Mine is never reliable as well. At a dump station, I met a guy who says he dumps a bunch of bags of ice down the toilet and just drives, and the ice corrects the sensor problem?
I go out for 10-12 days, two of us and never have had it full.
In appropriate places, I will get rid of some gray water and add fresh.
I have quit trying to figure out the black tank gauge LOL

As StephenH says, forget the ice. You've already solved the "problem" by the way you use the dump station. 
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Posts: 2595 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Aug 2020 at 9:35am
I tried ice.  It was useless.  So is putting a bunch of dish detergent in the tank.  It just makes a lot of foam, but does nothing to clean off the sensors.
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Posts: 6417 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Aug 2020 at 12:53pm
Have you tried the Borax along with the detergent as the bio-geo method linked above suggests? The video he has seems to indicate that it will work. 
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Posts: 2595 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Aug 2020 at 1:06pm
I sold the trailer instead and got another that still has relatively clean sensors.  It worked much better.  Confused
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Aug 2020 at 4:51pm
I agree ice is not the answer. Plus I suspect it could be rough on sensors. I use a wand, that is used thru the toilet, mine has worked for 5 years, as well as it can (the gauge). I think TP is the suspect. I keep the tank clean. So far so good. My OEM backflush never worked the valve was installed backwards in the shower wall. I ran a new backflush to the left side, and at least it is all on the same side. Recommend using chemicals and keep the tank flushed.
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