lidl toilet biological gel (1 Viewer)

[pw9crab]

hi is formil biological gel the stuff to use instead of blue in toilet as its on special now for 99p we have always used blue thanks for any help

 

[Anthea M]

hi is formil biological gel the stuff to use instead of blue in toilet as its on special now for 99p we have always used blue thanks for any help

We use Aldies think it's the same ( washing tabs.)

 

[Doctor Dave]

hi is formil biological gel the stuff to use instead of blue in toilet as its on special now for 99p we have always used blue thanks for any help

Not sure how thick the "gel" is but nothing I have tried - and tried lots of different thing through 12 years of narrowboating as well as now with the motorhome - comes anywhere near the effectiveness of proper Elsan Blue in the correct dose.

I will now await the flack from those who wouldn't dream of using Elsan Blue.

Dave

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[RitaG]

Haven't tried it in our cassette but always wash ours out at home with the Aldi Formil Bio, giving it a soak for a while before putting the van back in storage so that we have a lovely clean cassette each time we go out.

 

[Richard n Ann]

Bleach is best.. No smell. No rubber problems (in 3 years) available everywhere and cheap

 

[Northernraider]

So am I right in saying this is washing tabs ie for clothes washing?

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[Anthea M]

So am I right in saying this is washing tabs ie for clothes washing?

That's what we use they are fluid pouches and so cheap dissolve and smell nice.

 

[CWH]

Is it bio or non-bio for septic tanks? - I can never remember which way round...

 

[JJ]

I will now await the flack from those who wouldn't dream of using Elsan Blue.

I wouldn't dream of using Elsan Blue.

Nasty, expensive stuff.

I use nature (nothing at all).

Efficient, environmentally friendly and free.


JJ

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[Northernraider]

That's what we use they are fluid pouches and so cheap dissolve and smell nice.

Ah cool....I'll have to give that a try

 

[Tea Bag]

Haven't tried it in our cassette but always wash ours out at home with the Aldi Formil Bio, giving it a soak for a while before putting the van back in storage so that we have a lovely clean cassette each time we go out.

Hi.
I was told this,when the "Green" loo stuff came out.Don't shoot the messenger!
We found that the Green loo stuff did not work as well as the Blue,but a chap who seemed to know his way about chemicals told us ,that the Blue that had been in the cassette (not at the same time)would react for a few cycles until it had been purged.
So just wondering,if after your rinse with A/F/Bio,the Blue may be affected for a while. This is just what i was told,we stopped using the Green in the loo,but while it lasted,used it to freshen up the waste tanks.
Tea Bag

 

[pw9crab]

Is it bio or non-bio for septic tanks? - I can never remember which way round...

this is why i am asking thediff non bio or bio

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[StitchesnFluff]

Bio

 

[CWH]

Bio

Thank you SnF, I now have to think of a way to remember that. Note to self: Bio has hungry little bugs swimming around in it.

 

[StitchesnFluff]

Thank you SnF, I now have to think of a way to remember that. Note to self: Bio has hungry little bugs swimming around in it.

After trialing tabs, gel tabs & the crumbly ones we ended up using the liquid that can be measure using a cap.

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[DBK]

Is it bio or non-bio for septic tanks? - I can never remember which way round...

We have a septic tank and use bio in the washing machine and we haven't had any problem - we know it's working well as it let's us know if it isn't - with a powerful whiff as when the air compressor stopped working once.
I think unless you were running a professional laundry you won't have problems. The stuff is very well diluted and I expect the enzymes get used up during the washing cycle.
But we have a SOG in the van and so we use bio but I don't think we would if we didn't have a SOG. When I've disconnected the SOG to drive the vehicle with a full cassette the smell which emerges in the toilet compartment if the slide is opened isn't something we could live with for long. Folk who can must be smokers!

 

[Camdoon]

The wife decided to use non bio in ours so I was surprised to find grunge in it when opened. Coke, vinegar, manufacturer's toilet cleaner - nothing shifted the grot. Checked what she was using. New one as clean as a whistle with Bio.

 

[The Wino]

Couldn't decide whethe to use toilet fluid or clothes wash so use a bit of both.......works for us

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[emjaiuk]

Haven't tried it in our cassette but always wash ours out at home with the Aldi Formil Bio, giving it a soak for a while before putting the van back in storage so that we have a lovely clean cassette each time we go out.

Likewise. But I fill mine with bio and water and leave it upside down which cleans the mechanism, and checks the seals

Malcolm

 

[Shrimp]

Always use Bio!

 

[cruiser]

Did not like the smell of blue. But the bio not much better.

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[Wildbill]

We use nothing in our toilet apart from bio tabs
We only poo in our one pee gose in a buket or the boys go outside
With three of us in the van we can get a week now
It dose wift a bit when we emtay it but hay ho it's camping
Bill

 

[SuperMike]

As @JJ , we use nothing. Sealed system, with a vent up on the roof. If I come in with a full black tank, there will be 35gal on board and the ping from the grey tank is always much worse than the black, when I dump.