Toilet thread (for a change)!! Sorry! (1 Viewer)

[injebreck99]

I have heard of Funsters using Bio washing tablets in their toilet casettes, what type do you buy and where from, my O/H shopped around last weekend and couldn't find anyone who sold them, must admit she didn't try Aldi or Lidl's though.

 

[Northernraider]

I tried the aldi bio washing liqutabs for a few months there but I have to say I've went back to using blue as it certainly does smell much better.

That said I've been plagued with stomach bugs the last month or so and that's been unpleasant to empty lol.

 

[Hollyberry]

I think all supermarkets sell them. As long as it says "Bio" as opposed to "non Bio" it'll work. I used the cheapest Sainsburys powder, just transfer it into a plastic container with a lid. No nasty smells emptying the cassette. Had no problems using it full timing.
I reckon the cheapest will be the most basic--- bio liquid or powder with no added softeners etc..

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[Carol]

Any bio Washing detergent will do does not need to be a expensive one.

 

[appydaze]

I wouldn't recommend bio tablets, rather use liquid.
I find Aldi's Almat Bio liquid to be good for poo liquidation......... those little enzymes know their business

 

[Puddleduck]

I always use the bio liquid, the cheaper the better.

If the loo starts to whiff (although it gets emptied every other day as a rule) I add another capful or two of liquid.

I don't think a day or two is enough time for the emzymes to really work but the bio liquid smells much nicer than blue when you empty the cassette. I hate the smell of blue

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[Dare_Devil_Dennis]

I use Aldi bio liquid, also down the sink, washbasin and shower drains. One Thetford measure for the toilet, a small "shot" down each of the other drains after each emptying of the waste tank.
Recommend any day.

 

[Northernraider]

I always use the bio liquid, the cheaper the better.

If the loo starts to whiff (although it gets emptied every other day as a rule) I add another capful or two of liquid.

I don't think a day or two is enough time for the emzymes to really work but the bio liquid smells much nicer than blue when you empty the cassette. I hate the smell of blue

See I never got the bio to dissolve number 2's it was still lumpy ....and sometimes it was 4 days before I coukd get mine emptied

Maybe I've been using the wrong ones...ones I got were liquid satchets with two colours in them

 

[Puddleduck]

Maybe I've been using the wrong ones...ones I got were liquid satchets with two colours in them

I think they have fabric softener in them - and you don't want to have that as it coats everything so prevents enzyme action Plain liquid is best - the cheaper the better as you don't want the fabric conditioner!!!!

The bio liquid does get / keep the cassette interior clean.

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[Northernraider]

I think they have fabric softener in them - and you don't want to have that as it coats everything so prevents enzyme action Plain liquid is best - the cheaper the better as you don't want the fabric conditioner!!!!

The bio liquid does get / keep the cassette interior clean.

Thanks I think you might be right I've probably been buying the combined ones I'll try just the bio liquid and see how I get on

 

[terryway]

Bio works great for me

 

[Reallyretired]

Always use bio, don't like the smell of the blue stuff and it doesn't break things down as well as the bio. Lidls Formil is good and cheap in the big bottle. Like wise the Thetford loo paper isn't great. Tesco's basic soft stuff breaks down well while being strong enough for its purpose. We always carry tons of it as SWMBO has a prejudice against French bog rolls for some reason.

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[Minxy]

Cheap bio liquid is best as tablets don't dissolve properly so don't work as well. As for loo rolls, we tend to take a lot from home (3-ply) but they don't usually last the 6 weeks we're away so we end up buying some which, unless you buy the crappy 2-ply ones, can be quite expensive - before you ask doubling up on the 2-ply doesn't make them better than 3-ply as the 'strength' lies in them being 'bonded' together so the 2-ply easily tear/lump together 'in use' ... can beat 3-ply!

 

[Mr Chrysalis]

Shouldn't we consider where we empty our cassettes before deciding what chemicals or paper to use? If the contents are going into a septic tank or cess pit on a CL for example, some of the bio or chemical content may interfere with the processes that those systems use.

 

[Northernraider]

Cheap bio liquid is best as tablets don't dissolve properly so don't work as well. As for loo rolls, we tend to take a lot from home (3-ply) but they don't usually last the 6 weeks we're away so we end up buying some which, unless you buy the crappy 2-ply ones, can be quite expensive - before you ask doubling up on the 2-ply doesn't make them better than 3-ply as the 'strength' lies in them being 'bonded' together so the 2-ply easily tear/lump together 'in use' ... can beat 3-ply!

Who could have thought toilet paper could be so complicated

I use triple velvet ......it also makes a good serviette in emergencies

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[denisejoe]

Bio washing liquid is fine in a cesspit. We use the Iceland Petal Soft loo roll good to use as well. It's only £1 for 4 rolls.

Denise

PS Is the paper in public loos getting narrower and thinner than it used to be? Seems to us it is.

 

[Northernraider]

Shouldn't we consider where we empty our cassettes before deciding what chemicals or paper to use? If the contents are going into a septic tank or cess pit on a CL for example, some of the bio or chemical content may interfere with the processes that those systems use.

Mine tends to go down my mum's toilet or the one at work at the minute...or usually a public toilet if im touring around.

When I get over to Spain I guess it will be aires or service points

 

[tonyidle]

I use ALDI 'sachet' version. By sachet I mean little soluble pillow-shaped things full of liquid. As I normally end up emptying the cassette at night, when it's dark, and usually raining, I like something I can drop in in one go. (I store my bio sachets box between the cassette door & the cassette - ie outside).

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[Minxy]

Bio washing liquid is fine in a cesspit. We use the Iceland Petal Soft loo roll good to use as well. It's only £1 for 4 rolls.

Denise

PS Is the paper in public loos getting narrower and thinner than it used to be? Seems to us it is.

All toilet rolls are getting smaller nowadays, same with kitchen roll, it's about time there was a minimum standard size for length and width per sheet so you can easily compare them. Abroad they seem to have 3 sizes (widths) of kitchen roll - a large one that's about 2 inches too wide and won't fit on a holder so you end up having to 'saw' the end off with the bread knife, a medium one which will fit perfectly, and small which is about half an inch too narrow so you have to remember to keep the centre from the medium one so you can slot that inside to keep it on the holder!

 

[Minxy]

Oh, just a tip, when storing toilet/kitchen roll in the camper make sure you squash it flat first, that way you aren't wasting space in the cupboard etc due to the hollow inner core.

 

[Northernraider]

All toilet rolls are getting smaller nowadays, same with kitchen roll, it's about time there was a minimum standard size for length and width per sheet so you can easily compare them. Abroad they seem to have 3 sizes (widths) of kitchen roll - a large one that's about 2 inches too wide and won't fit on a holder so you end up having to 'saw' the end off with the bread knife, a medium one which will fit perfectly, and small which is about half an inch too narrow so you have to remember to keep the centre from the medium one so you can slot that inside to keep it on the holder!

I just stick mine in a cupboard

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[Northernraider]

Oh, just a tip, when storing toilet/kitchen roll in the camper make sure you squash it flat first, that way you aren't wasting space in the cupboard etc due to the hollow inner core.

Do you buy them on bogof

 

[denisejoe]

Oh, just a tip, when storing toilet/kitchen roll in the camper make sure you squash it flat first, that way you aren't wasting space in the cupboard etc due to the hollow inner core.

Means they don't unravel when travelling too!

 

[Northernraider]

Theres nothing in this world worse than a hollow inner core!!!!

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[peterc10]

Shouldn't we consider where we empty our cassettes before deciding what chemicals or paper to use? If the contents are going into a septic tank or cess pit on a CL for example, some of the bio or chemical content may interfere with the processes that those systems use.

Just the opposite. It is the blue stuff that kills the septic tank, the Bio is fine

 

[WynandJean]

I saw bottles of Baby Bio in the garden centre. They're a bit small but do you think they'd be any good?












Before any backlash I am joking



Wyn

 

[DigglyDog]

What about the pink additive that goes in the flush tank ? Doesn't this react with bio liquid ?

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[Mr Chrysalis]

Just the opposite. It is the blue stuff that kills the septic tank, the Bio is fine

Ah that is good to know. What about the green stuff that Caravan shops sell. Is that OK for Septic tanks?