Cassette toilet additives

Thanks for that link neveramsure. 

David 

At a municipal site in France two weeks ago I saw the following notice by the chemical toilet emptying point:

ENVIRONMENTAL INFO

Banish the Blue - a dangerous product which hardly biodegrades

Prefer the "Green" label Ecolabel certified

Even better for the environment and cheaper - Copper Sulphate (1 ts per tank)

Best - the SOG system which only uses air.

I have never heard of using Copper Sulphate and don't know how easy it is to get.

despite being converts to the Bio Pod method, we also have a SOG (with roof chimney) fitted to our van so, if the site required it, we could easily run 'sans additives'

We started using the Thetford ones about 15 years ago as they were formaldehyde free, we have also tried the Elsan ones which seem to be similar, but cheaper.

This year OH spotted the Dometic ones in our local accessory shop, they were actually cheaper than any others,so she bought a tub of the green sachets in case any of the sites required only green to be used, but we have not yet had occasion to try them.

So much easier to use than the liquid, and less weight to carry too, more expensive, but worth it.

....but Kjell, is your cassette as spotless as the day you bought it?

the bio tabs do the same job as the proprietry sachets, far cheaper, just as clean and convenient to use, and keep the cassette as new.

all the time i was using the big branded stuff, the cassette suffered from 'limescale' deposits, even on the opening mechanism.

after just five 'cycles' with Lidl pods, the cassette was spotlessly clean.

i guess these washing machine formulae have anti-limescale properties to prevent build up in machines in hard water areas....like Somerset

Yes.....as we had to get a new one!

OH is also trying out the bio pods, we have the Lidl ones, But we also have the blue and green sachets with us, just in case.

I was merely agreeing with DSB and Corners that the blue/green sachets are much easier to use than the liquids.

The jury is still out on the use of the bio pods.

lol, perhaps Ill flog my spare Thetford 'stuff' on ebay

I am using bio pods on present trip. Seem ok

yes agree so much easier. Also I keep the tub inside the toilet compartment, there's a small useless for anything else cupboard under the sink where the tub is kept, so we fill the new water while emptying and just drop a sachet in side the van

(yes I wash my hands first, and after putting them in too)

Same here.......whether blue/green sachet or bio pod.......so much easier.