Toilet fluid

replied on 11/06/2019 20:59

Posted on 11/06/2019 20:59

I only use it in the waste tank. Some do use a drop of scented conditioner in the header tank but I have not tried that. 

ABM replied on 11/06/2019 21:07

Posted on 11/06/2019 21:07

Like lots of others, Redface, I can only put additives into the Waste Tank, 'cos my flush water is taken directly from the fresh water tank !!

Merve replied on 11/06/2019 21:52

Posted on 11/06/2019 21:34 by nelliethehooker

I've started to put a splash of Zoflora Lemon Zing concentrate into the flush tank along with the usual toilet fluid and it certainly improves the aroma.

Posted on 11/06/2019 21:52

Got to say Zoflora is great for spraying in the bowl. Diluted it’s still potent. The one thing I used to be terrified about was spilling blue in the caravan- what a mess it would have made. Lidl bio pods have taken all that worry away and given me an easier life in emptying the cassette. No pong, No chemical smell- what more would I want? Oh yes, the price - £2+ for 20 pods- excellent value!! 

Merve replied on 11/06/2019 21:54

Posted on 02/06/2019 17:14 by ocsid

I am not sure what else I could want from a loo cassette "chemical", other than "work". ie, breakdown solids, not cause/allow smells, keep the cassette clean and be suitable for going into sewage systems mains, cess-pits or septic tanks, plus not costing much?

In our case we only ask for it to keep things in order for 24 hours between emptying, as we camp away from WCs and I have to limit the weight I lift. We are not seeking long term performance with all the added biological challenges that brings, easier to side step that and empty it.

Got that all from laundry liquid for a good few years now, not something I found I got from the proprietary stuff used back then, scale was a real issue.

Posted on 11/06/2019 21:54

Can’t say fairer than that! 

redface replied on 21/06/2019 16:13

Posted on 21/06/2019 16:13

Thanks for the answers re 'don't put it in header tank'. I have found that to be a bit grungy and difficult to clean with only a small access hole  in the top. As said a bit of pink required perhaps.

replied on 21/06/2019 16:35

Posted on 21/06/2019 16:35

White vinegar cleans the header tank well I have found. Leave overnight and then flush into toilet bowl and wipe around to remove any limescale and finally drop into cassette

KjellNN replied on 21/06/2019 17:10

Posted on 21/06/2019 17:10

Pink can cause the gunge.  As ET said, white vinegar works, Thetford themselves suggest Milton, I have used Puriclean as I was doing the water system and find that removes gunge but not scale.

We flush with plain water and use Lidl bio pods in the cassette.

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