De-Scaling toilet cassette.

EasyT
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edited May 2017 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

We use the caravan a fair bit. The toilet cassette does pick up limescale deposits. If left these build up more and the nature of the limescale is that it is inclined to retain odours. Not a good thing!

I therefore undertake an annual cleansing of the system using around 7 litres of distilled white vinegar for under £5. I keep the cassette right way up for a day, rotate onto each side in turn for a day and also onto each end before finally turning upside down for a day. Works well.

Interestingly (to me) when left for a while during the process it is nigh on impossible to open the trap due to gas pressure of the carbon dioxide produced without using the pressure relief valve.

Anyone else bother? 

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  • KenofKent
    KenofKent Forum Participant Posts: 209
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    edited May 2017 #2

    And on the seventh day?

  • N1805
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    edited May 2017 #3

    A little distilled white vinegar descales our stainless steel kettle but it is only left in it for a few minutes.   Not used it in the loo though.

  • peedee
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    edited May 2017 #4

    Aldi's bio tabs work just as well, in fact they seem to prevent scale in the first place.

    peedee

  • ocsid
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    edited May 2017 #5

    Not that I use Aldi's or tabs but years back when I changed over to using Bio laundry liquids instead of the Thetford Blue/green products, this in tank problem went away with the change-over.

    I did before use vinegar as the Easy T describes. These days as we carry a vinegar sprayer for salads I use this periodically when away to remove the lime scale film that develops on the bowl surfaces.

    At home I keep some of Thetford's bowl cleaner a light yellow gunge, this I find first rate for giving the seal and flap a good descaling. More clobber to carry so as said it stays at home for the occasional really deep cleaning.

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2017 #6

    agreed....it takes around half a dozen uses to fully clean the cassette but thereafter, as Peedee says, no limescale returns.

    cassette like newsmile

  • EasyT
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    edited May 2017 #7

    Well I now have a pristine cassette. All lovely and clean inside. I did not recharge as I have put some bio pods on the shopping list. We will give them a try next break in about 2 weeks. 

     

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