How do you know when the Porta potti is full?

[The Shakeys]

Some of the Porta Potti models have a level gauge.

But the 145 and 165 do not. How on earth do you know when to empty them, you don't want tobwait until they are overflowing.

Any experience with non indicated models anyone?

Thanks

 

[LesW]

When your balls get wet..

Oh I forgot.. Welcome.

 

[WillH]

Look inside when the flap is open. I'm in the habit of emptying ours daily, it's a bit heavy when full.

 

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

Perhaps I may suggest daily emptying!
Avoids any uneccisary embarrassing events, whatever you may have deposited.
This is the clean response!
Good luck.
.

 

[tofo]

Wet feet

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[Landy Andy]

In my experience if they have a indicator or not, they all come with an audible warning. It’s a not so faint repetitive type of whine, often with ”blue job“ in the warble

 

[Badknee]

Some of the Porta Potti models have a level gauge.

But the 145 and 165 do not. How on earth do you know when to empty them, you don't want tobwait until they are overflowing.

Any experience with non indicated models anyone?

Thanks

Congratulations, a toilet thread on your first post. It normally takes ages to start one, no hello I’m new or words like that, boom straight in there.

Oh, I look into the top of the cassette through the flap.

 

[NicandJay]

Believe me you'll know when it needs emptying but best to do it just before. Once a day is best. We try to do that late afternoon just before Ive had too many beers so theres no chance of it filling overnight..its really not a job for the dark hours.

 

[Emmit]

Congratulations, a toilet thread on your first post. It normally takes ages to start one, no hello I’m new or words like that, boom straight in there.

Oh, I look into the top of the cassette through the flap.

No sense of decorum some folk!
You'll fit in well here

 

[Reallyretired]

Empty daily if possible, cassettes are heavy when full.

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[sonny]

Give it a shake

 

[Mr porky]

As been stated open the flap take a look and decide never to do that again . Empty daily.

 

[Pausim]

Look inside when the flap is open. I'm in the habit of emptying ours daily, it's a bit heavy when full.

I agree. Just make it part of the daily routine.

If you do overfill it do not remove the cassette, first swing the emptying arm out and drain as much of the excess off as you can into another container.

 

[PP Bear]

 

[Coolcats]

Perhaps I may suggest daily emptying!
Avoids any uneccisary embarrassing events, whatever you may have deposited.
This is the clean response!
Good luck.
.

In this pandemic we only use our own loo so it gets fuller quicker and yes just empty it daily even with the indicator lights I know it’s not full but more pleasant (dubious wording) than waiting until full.

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[Lenny HB]

Yippee a toilet thread.

 

[dalspa]

As an Irishman once told me “ Empty when it’s two turds full or one turd empty. Any more than that and it will be too heavy to carry”.

 

[The Shakeys]

This is brilliant guys, really useful info. Also I needed to laugh and I haven't laughed in ages like I did after reading some of these.

Hello my name is Jamie and I'm planning a new camper van build for my family and I, 5 in total, so is going to be a challenge.

Another question please: Bellow flush or piston, is piston worth the extra, or is it flushing money down the pan, pardon the pun?

 

[Eggs]

When your balls get wet..

Oh I forgot.. Welcome.

Well done, I've just sprayed a mouthful of beer about the place.

 

[Jonno1103]

Hi Jamie, welcome! Buy a 365 for about £90, piston, level indicator and has a more van type feel. It has the same capacity as the 165... which is better than those fitted and plumbed into motorhomes and they're also a bit taller than the other two you've mentioned which is surprisingly important.

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[DBK]

Welcome! There are three main types of MH loo: the self-contained Porta-potti, cassette ones and those using black tanks. At the fringes are a fourth group using the composting loos. These are for those who wear wool jumpers at the same time as the wool is still being used by the sheep.

What is best for you depends on many factors but the cassette types are by far the commonest.

 

[Jonno1103]

Welcome! There are three main types of MH loo: the self-contained Porta-potti, cassette ones and those using black tanks. At the fringes are a fourth group using the composting loos. These are for those who wear wool jumpers at the same time as the wool is still being used by the sheep.

What is best for you depends on many factors but the cassette types are by far the commonest.

DBK, there's another which is beginning to gain popularity, the gas powered Cinderella incinerator toilet. It produces simple biodegradable ash and is now designed to fit into motorhomes.

Uses about 110g of gas per use... no sheep required!

 

[DBK]

DBK, there's another which is beginning to gain popularity, the gas powered Cinderella incinerator toilet. It produces simple biodegradable ash and is now designed to fit into motorhomes.

Uses about 110g of gas per use... no sheep required!

I'd forgotten about those. I fear a 110g fart is beyond me. Must be an age thing.

 

[dabhand]

You will get a little tickle on your botty!

 

[Northern Boy]

Great thread and welcome to the toilet fun, there is something most of us find disgusting, funny, queezie, extraordinary, interesting, smelly, juvenile, amusing and if you have not seen the u tube video of some people emptying a van/MH toilet please have a look it is quite uproarious. I find my son and I and he is nearly 30 find anything to do with a receptacle for excretion or the act itself very chuckle making. Dear God, please may I never grow up

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[Wikky]

Chem toilets are like a time machine, open the flap and see your past.
The cassette is surprisingly heavy when full so ours gets emptied when it's about 3/4 full.

 

[Bobby-gg]

We've just had 2 nights away offgrid and yesterday morning started playing "toilet roulette", whereby the light was on but I couldn't be arsed to drag the cassette up the hill to the top of the site to empty it and just waited until we were driving out!
I think we had about one wee capacity left

 

[raysalaugh]

Porta Potti make a compactor for people who like to empty less frequently.

 

[jockaneezer]

When it's getting a bit full, you may be rewarded with a "Neptune's kiss" when you go to "drop the kids off at the pool" !

 

[TheBig1]

believe me, you won't make the mistake of overfilling more than once. And with 5 travelling, especially children, it will fill much faster than you think

Then you get the problem that there will always be one that claims to be desperate for the loo when you are just about to or are already emptying it