Toilet washing thingies which ones urgent (1 Viewer)

[Reallyretired]

The blue does smell terrible. The green isn't a lot better. I always use bio.

 

[MyrtleGuru]

Not all of us spend that sort of money on a MH, and even if we did it's not scrimping if we choose to use something else ... I can't stand the smell of the blue stuff anyway and it isn't environmentally friendly due to the chemicals in it. If you MUST use an Elsan product then the green organic one is the best as it won't damage septic tanks etc.

I prefer to add as little as possible to the cassette so as not to pollute the environment more than is necessary and find the smell of the bio washing liquid much nicer.

I'm with you on that one. Although it seems all blue fluids are not equal. Some these days are formaldehyde-free -- one of those is Thetford. Blue Diamond is 10% formaldehyde. Checking the safety sheets, it seems some other brands can be more than 50% formaldehyde! I'm not sure why people still use the blue stuff, really: the more environment-friendly green fluid does as good a job as far as I can tell (never having used the blue stuff). Then again the cheapo bio washing liquid that I've tried (Lidl Formil) seems to do just as well too -- although the perfume is a bit strong for my liking! For those of us in PVCs with limited storage a single liquid that can be used for both laundry and bog is a bit of a space-saver too.

Formaldehyde is quite nasty stuff -- ask a builder or chippy who is clued-up on using particle board and the precautions they are supposed to take these days -- you don't really want it polluting the land through septic tank drainage fields.

 

[Anthea M]

The blue liquid can stain anything if you have a spillage the capsules are much safer!

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[gus-lopez]

On the Continent they do not use 'Bio' on the label - one needs to read the contents and look for the word 'enzyme'

Geofff

or " Actif " on most Aldi stuff

whats wrong with good old Elsan Blue

It kills bacteria in tanks.Many places you can't empty

oh dear - we all spend 60k plus on a motor-home and then scrimp on £10 for a bottle of blue. is blue any more detrimental to the environment to washing tabs?

It poisons septic tanks & renders them useless.Bio tabs don't.

 

[Stealaway]

The blue liquid can stain anything if you have a spillage the capsules are much safer!

I never managed once to refill the loo without some evidence of the bloody blue stuff! ---- Plus ---I hate the chemical smell.

I've just bought some Aldi bio in liquid form to try. @Minxy Girl seems to endorse adding as much as is needed, when necessary

 

[Minxy]

I never managed once to refill the loo without some evidence of the bloody blue stuff! ---- Plus ---I hate the chemical smell.

I've just bought some Aldi bio in liquid form to try. @Minxy Girl seems to endorse adding as much as is needed, when necessary

Yes, just add a bit of liquid at first and then a bit more the following day if you don't get to empty the tank, much better than slinging in a load of it (as you do with sachets) and then when you empty it the following day you waste it ... I don't like waste!

Yes it does ruddy stain too, no matter what they say ... I'll never ever use the blue again.

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[Clarky]

My poo doesn't smell so I don't use anything.
It comes natural to us Carthago owners don't you know.

Richard.

 

[nicholsong]

Yes, just add a bit of liquid at first and then a bit more the following day if you don't get to empty the tank, much better than slinging in a load of it (as you do with sachets) and then when you empty it the following day you waste it ... I don't like waste!

Yes it does ruddy stain too, no matter what they say ... I'll never ever use the blue again.

Can't imagine emptying that often - we normally do Aires/Wild and just go till it is full, but we do have a spare cassette.

Geoff

 

[Minxy]

Can't imagine emptying that often - we normally do Aires/Wild and just go till it is full, but we do have a spare cassette.

Geoff

We don't actively look to empty it every day but if we happen on somewhere convenient we will - we wild camp so aren't committed to being at a certain campsite etc each night and can never be sure exactly where we'll end up and when the next emptying point will be found and usable (even the ones on aires are sometimes inoperable/non-existent) so we'll empty it as we find them en route ... we do have a spare cassette too but haven't yet needed to use it.

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[mfw]

I'm with you on that one. Although it seems all blue fluids are not equal. Some these days are formaldehyde-free -- one of those is Thetford. Blue Diamond is 10% formaldehyde. Checking the safety sheets, it seems some other brands can be more than 50% formaldehyde! I'm not sure why people still use the blue stuff, really: the more environment-friendly green fluid does as good a job as far as I can tell (never having used the blue stuff). Then again the cheapo bio washing liquid that I've tried (Lidl Formil) seems to do just as well too -- although the perfume is a bit strong for my liking! For those of us in PVCs with limited storage a single liquid that can be used for both laundry and bog is a bit of a space-saver too.

made a mistake

 

[mfw]

Just got formaldehyde and glutaradehyde mixed up so removed what i said

 

[SuperMike]

We have a 35g black tank and use nothing.

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[MillieMoocher]

Other advantage of bio liquid is that it saves on storage - clothes need washing when we’re away so the same stuff goes in the washing machine (not in our van before anyone says) as goes in the loo.

Plus I also hate the smell of the blue and the green stuff...but used to use the green before we discovered bio liquid.

 

[TCG]

Not all of us spend that sort of money on a MH, and even if we did it's not scrimping if we choose to use something else ... I can't stand the smell of the blue stuff anyway and it isn't environmentally friendly due to the chemicals in it. If you MUST use an Elsan product then the green organic one is the best as it won't damage septic tanks etc.

I prefer to add as little as possible to the cassette so as not to pollute the environment more than is necessary and find the smell of the bio washing liquid much nicer.

Well Minxy, you have convinced me to try, after years of using blue, and more recently using the blue tablets@ nearly £1 each. I will give the aldi bio tablets a go. But if my bog stinks it will be your fault... lol

 

[wiljoy]

Apart from the environmental impact it's blooming expensive.

Environmental impact. Is that where our rubbish is bailed and dumped at sea or incinerated??

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[gus-lopez]

We have a 35g black tank and use nothing.

Is that g = grams ?

 

[Speve]

Is that g = grams ?

I think it’s gallons

 

[SuperMike]

I think it’s gallons

Yes Imperial Gallons. With two of us, it can last at least two weeks before I start having to look for somewhere to empty it. It’s a sealed system with the vent pipe on the roof, 3.5m up. I must say that the grey water, when dumping, stinks to high heaven, where the black is reasonably ok.

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