Deep cleaning the cassette (2 Viewers)

[Mickey1]

White Vinegar, it takes the scale off my kettle, surprised it hasn't had a mention.

Mickey.

 

[Lenny HB]

White wine vinegar works quite well at getting rid of calcium deposit but for a good clean the Thetford stuff works a treat.

 

[MattR]

I do wonder if you guys have enough to worry about. If it isn't causing a smell or blockage, I wouldn't bother with deep cleaning my loo cassette.

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[Jaws]

I do wonder if you guys have enough to worry about. If it isn't causing a smell or blockage, I wouldn't bother with deep cleaning my loo cassette.

In general I agree.. but towards the end of this last stint we kept getting an unwelcome smell.. Mo insisted it was coming from the loo ( I suggested she make other arrangements but that did not go down to well !!! !!! )

I aint that fussed if it all comes up shiny .. I have made the effort, she has seen said effort, so is a happy bunny

 

[MattR]

In general I agree.. but towards the end of this last stint we kept getting an unwelcome smell.. Mo insisted it was coming from the loo ( I suggested she make other arrangements but that did not go down to well !!! !!! )

I aint that fussed if it all comes up shiny .. I have made the effort, she has seen said effort, so is a happy bunny

SWMBO ... that would explain it.

 

[Puddleduck]

So now I have put half a bottle of each product in the bloody thing and mixed it all up !!!
There is a definite movement toward the clean end of the spectrum
I am gonna leave it all in there with regular swishing around and see what happens !

Careful, mixing a number of chemicals can cause serious gas problems (e.g. bleach and alcohol, bleach and ammonia, bleach and hydrogen peroxide).

And don't go anywhere near it if you are smoking !!!!

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[EX51SSS]

A change of diet may also be worth considering.

You may also have discovered something new, Type 8 - very difficult to remove. It says Bristol on the chart but I think it applies in other parts of the country.

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[Gromett]

White wine vinegar works quite well at getting rid of calcium deposit but for a good clean the Thetford stuff works a treat.

I used to use white wine vinnegar as well. But moved to citric acid as per my previous link which is just as effective but without the smell/taste and it is a lot more compact for the same volume.
Comes as a powder I put a tablespoon in my kettle once a fornight to keep the limescale at bay. Sorts out my cassette nicely and descales the boiler once every 2 years.

 

[WSandME]

I used Kilrock K. Left a solution in overnight, then inverted the cassette and left it another night .

http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/perhaps-a-little-anal-in-detailing.138633/

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[GWAYGWAY]

Slam the lid back on a pretend that you never saw it. out of sight out of mind.
Probably a calcified body remains, you do not want to know.
Just one thing do NOT ADD acids and chlorine based toilet cleaning chemicals as you will kill yourself with the resulting chemical incident ( fire Brigade session) Chlorine gas. big time.

 

[Theonlysue]

Try soaking cotton wool in white vinegar, and leaving for 24 hours round/on the seal as a descaler. I think it comes from the water when flushing.

 

[Jaws]

I am still not sure what the hell the stuff is !
A bit fell away and I tried white vinegar and pure descaler on it.. Did absolutely bugger all !
What ever it is I reckon someone should find out as it has great potential ..
Could make bullet proof vests out of it, parts for cars.. anything really !!!

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[golly]

In general, urine scale in a toilet arises from a chemical reaction. Urine scale in a toilet forms when urine + water with high quantities of lime reacting chemically with one another.

Once this reaction is in full progress it will lead to a yellow-brownish sediment in toilets or urinals – usually in a rather solid form. The lime contained in the toilet water forms a chemical bond with the uric acid and the urine, more precisely a lime and magnesium compound. The solid substances can then be recognized as so-called urine scale sediments. Furthermore, bacteria play a role in the formation of urine scale in a toilet. The longer urine scale remains inside the toilet, the more difficult it will be to dissolve and remove it.

 

[pyro]

Probably 3 year old Madras

It mutates into a different life form, at a molecular level a cross between araldite, superglue and Graham Norton. The first two tend to bind together like, well, like sh*t to a Tupperware container. The last component, the Graham Norton bit, is exceptionally offensive, it has many turd like properties and tries to encroach on your buttocks at every opportunity

Seriously, spirits of salts is cheap enough, and that will break down the lime fairly rapidly

 

[Jaws]

In general, urine scale in a toilet arises from a chemical reaction. Urine scale in a toilet forms when urine + water with high quantities of lime reacting chemically with one another.

Once this reaction is in full progress it will lead to a yellow-brownish sediment in toilets or urinals – usually in a rather solid form. The lime contained in the toilet water forms a chemical bond with the uric acid and the urine, more precisely a lime and magnesium compound. The solid substances can then be recognized as so-called urine scale sediments. Furthermore, bacteria play a role in the formation of urine scale in a toilet. The longer urine scale remains inside the toilet, the more difficult it will be to dissolve and remove it.

This stuff is pure brown !! No way could it be considered as having any sort of yellow tint to it !!

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[EX51SSS]

White Vinegar, it takes the scale off my kettle, surprised it hasn't had a mention.

Mickey.

Is that using it neat or diluted?

 

[DBK]

Has no one suggested putting it in the dishwasher yet?

 

[EX51SSS]

I trying Didi 7. It works an absolute treat in my flask to get rid of built up tea deposit. No milk in my flask but 2 Green Tea tea bags and boiling water and use throughout the day.

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[Raybreck]

John where exactly are you parked at the Thetford Bash just in case this problem an't sorted and all those chemicals, just asking?
Ray

 

[Mikeco]

I unscrew the round bit on the top then jet wash the inside of the cassette, you will be surprised at how much crap comes out. Increased the van payload as well.

 

[Jaws]

I unscrew the round bit on the top then jet wash the inside of the cassette, you will be surprised at how much crap comes out. Increased the van payload as well.

That is how all this started !
I took the thing apart to clean all the bits and bobs and jet wash it out.. It was then I noticed the deposits all round the walls !
Jet washing does not even touch the stuff !

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[Mikeco]

That is how all this started !
I took the thing apart to clean all the bits and bobs and jet wash it out.. It was then I noticed the deposits all round the walls !
Jet washing does not even touch the stuff !

You must produce different crap in Norfolk, it worked okay on mine.

 

[EX51SSS]

I unscrew the round bit on the top then jet wash the inside of the cassette, you will be surprised at how much crap comes out. Increased the van payload as well.

How much crap did you get out of your cassette if cleaning has increased your payload?

 

[Mikeco]

How much crap did you get out of your cassette if cleaning has increased your payload?

Not sure, what's the conversion from turds to to tons.

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[Mickey1]

Is that using it neat or diluted?

Neat.

Mickey.

 

[FJmike]

Having never liked the smell of the blue stuff (worse than the other contents), tried several additives and noticed the limescale build up. Changed to Lidls Bio liquid and after a couple of months no limescale and if emptied regularly no nasty niffs. So a change of cassette additive is the solution.

 

[EX51SSS]

Not sure, what's the conversion from turds to to tons.

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[EX51SSS]

Neat.

Mickey.

So how much would I need please Mickey?

 

[Mickey1]

@EX51SSS , luckily it's not too expensive, but because it needs to soak (I fill the kettle overnight) and the cassette is too large to fill, I would do it in stages, soaking a side at a time. Good luck.

Mickey.

 

[jansellsbond]

I use lidl bio stuff and it gets the cassette so clean you could eat your dinner off it. We frequently.........
Sorry couldn't finish the sentence!

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