Inside my Wastemaster, Yuk

Nuggy
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edited February 2016 in Parts & Accessories #1

Last weekend I was checking the caravan and looked inside the Wastemaster, Yuk, the inner surface was covered with brown gunge and the stink was awful. I have filled it with clean water and used some of the biological washing powder that people have been
talking about on another Thread. It will be interesting to see what it looks like after a couple of weeks. What do other people use to keep it clean?

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  • JD6620
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    edited February 2016 #2

    When mine became horrible I took it to work and used a pressure washer on a hot setting, came up like new.

  • Nuggy
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    edited February 2016 #3

    When I have another look at it I will use a hose pipe and push a rag in the hole to try and prevent splash back.

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited February 2016 #4

    We clean ours with hot soapy water, sometimes with a bit of bleach mixed in, leaving it for a couple of hours then rinsing out. I would think bio washing powder in hot water would work well too.

  • briantimber
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    edited February 2016 #5

    Hi Nuggy, if you use the bio pods as against the bio powder, then you should see a significant improvement.

    I used three bio pods and half filled my waste tank,  then went for a ten mile drive, on return I left the tank for 24hrs then drained. Success, no nasty odours and the volume of water coming out was like emptying a new tank, obviously I can't see inside
    my tank, but the lack of odours is very  noticable. That was four months ago, still lookiing and smelling good........Cool

  • Wildwood
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    edited February 2016 #6

    Dare not look in ours.

  • ocsid
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    edited February 2016 #7

    I leave my waste container proped up outside in the sun, between trips; bung out, bottom facing the south. Then it dries out and the gunge turns to a self peeling dry film that washes away on next emptying.

    Long continental holidays is a challenge, then best to give it a break and use a bucket for a few days.

  • Nuggy
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    edited February 2016 #8

    Thanks everyone, HandT, why didn't I think of adding a bit of bleach?  BrianTimber, why is there a difference between bio pods and bio powder?   Wildwood, I dare you.  Ocsid, I could try it in the summer when I get home and leave it in the back garden, if we get some sun !!!  If I try a high pressure hose I had better get a visor for my helmet.  Cheers

  • hitchglitch
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    edited February 2016 #9

    We use a dash of bleach from time to time but also manage what goes in the waste i.e. no food particles, oil, fat etc. The "grey" waste is therefore often quite clean and can easily be disposed of.

  • ADP1963
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    edited February 2016 #10

    We use a dash of bleach from time to time but also manage what goes in the waste i.e. no food particles, oil, fat etc. The "grey" waste is therefore often quite clean and can easily be disposed of.

    Write your comments here...Same for us only we use Jeyes Disenfectant, it does the job for us.Just a drop for us at the end of each trip.

  • Tammygirl
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    edited February 2016 #11

    I throw a couple of bio pods into the waste tank every couple of weeks when we are away for long trips. First we empty the waste tan, then I empty the hot water tank through the taps into the waste tank, pop in a couple of pods and drive to the next site.
    When its next emptied all the muck comes away.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited February 2016 #12

    What a fastidious lot you all are. I haven't rinsed or washed out my wastemaster in five years. It's only shower/washing up water not a toxic chemical lake.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited February 2016 #13

    What a fastidious lot you all are. I haven't rinsed or washed out my wastemaster in five years. It's only shower/washing up water not a toxic chemical lake.

    exactly Wink I'm surethe drains from my huse are similar .... but I don't look

  • huskydog
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    edited February 2016 #14

    job for today...........stick my head in my wastemasterSurprised

  • Kerry Watkins
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    edited February 2016 #15

    Yuk

  • ADP1963
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    edited February 2016 #16

    What a fastidious lot you all are. I haven't rinsed or washed out my wastemaster in five years. It's only shower/washing up water not a toxic chemical lake.

    Write your comments here...Hey CY is that why you find it easy to get a good pitch with no neighbours???? .   Laughing

  • cyberyacht
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    edited February 2016 #17

    Tongue Out

  • SteveL
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    edited February 2016 #18

    We clean ours properly a couple of times a year but give it a quick rinse every time I empty it. Also before moving on run the hot water off into it, which also helps to keep it clean. As it travels and lives in the van it is nice to minimise odours. If
    you screw the caps on tight, they can really pressurise on a hot day.

  • Nuggy
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    edited February 2016 #19

     

    Write your comments here...Same for us only we use Jeyes Disenfectant, it does the job for us.Just a drop for us at the end of each trip.

    Write your comments here... ADP1963,  I have some Jeyes fluid and in the summer put a few drops in the water butt to kill the mozzies larva. It has a very powerful smell but the neighbours haven't complained yet. Is this the Jeyes that you are talking about? or do Jeyes make an odourless product?