Bio Pods - no longer effective

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  • hitchglitch
    hitchglitch Forum Participant Posts: 3,007
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    edited July 2017 #32

    I wonder whether it is still necessary to use chemical toilet disposal points if using bio pods? Perhaps the contents can be poured down a normal toilet? Sometimes on the continent it can be difficult to find the correct disposal point.

  • Pippah45
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    edited July 2017 #33

    I sometimes empty it at home that way if I am feeling too tired to lift the manhole cover - so far no problems at all - but I wouldn't do it with a very full one. 

  • Wherenext
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    edited July 2017 #34

    Just as a matter of interest, can you use bio pods on sites that require you to use "green" toilet fluid? Can they harm the cesspit etc?

    Stayed at a few CLs that ask you to do this and a few commercial sites in Netherlands and Germany.

  • Pippah45
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    edited July 2017 #35

    I would guess you need to ask each one if they are happy with laundry liquid.  Or if they don't insist on "green"  being used in the laundry - which I have never seen - then .....?  I know I should use "green" stuff at home but I don't - I have changed to bio pods in the washing machine too :).  Touch wood my tank has only had two emptyings in 22 years! 

  • triky auto
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    edited July 2017 #36

    cool I have asked this question from the suppliers ,,they say that the 'bio pods' are just as safe into sceptic tanks as household drains/sewerage systems.wink.

  • Pippah45
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    edited July 2017 #37

    That's good news Triky!

  • ABM
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    edited July 2017 #38

    Quite  agree  there,  Pippah,  But  I  have  taken  to carrying  a  pot  of  Dometic's  Green  pods  as well  so  that  should  anybody { e.g.  CL  or  A.S.  owner }  insist  then  I  can  comply  without  anybody  being  upset  innocent.

     

  • Wherenext
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    edited July 2017 #39

    Thanks to you  lot. Ask and you shall receive!

  • Merve
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    edited July 2017 #40

    Just spent 3 weeks in Dorset near the Chesil. Lidl bio pods went with me and with 4 adults and a child using the loo it was emptied every day just about. We had no incident of pong! Had there been an unacceptable one comments would have been made but the pods performed perfectly. I used highly scented fabric conditioner (from Lidl) in the flush water = sweet smelling loo. Zoflora for cleaning if required. Goodness knows how much it would have cost me buying blue for all those empties!!! 

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    edited July 2017 #41
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  • Pippah45
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    edited July 2017 #42

    Less polluting than the dreaded Blue!  wink

  • Merve
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    edited July 2017 #43

    You know me better than that DD! 😂😂😂

  • MichaelT
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    edited July 2017 #44

    We used the ASDA ones last few weeks in France in high temperatures and no issues.  We have had smell issues with ALDI ones in the past if it was not emptied each day.  Even did some washing with them with equally good results...

  • triky auto
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    edited July 2017 #45

    undecided Smells sweeter too !!wink.

  • davetommo
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    edited April 2018 #46

    Same here thought I would try the lidl bio ones, useless. Emptied the loo out came the full pod the lumps still in the loo nothing dissolved. Back to the blue for me.

  • young thomas
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    edited April 2018 #47

    Dave, you're not supposed to take the cassette to the CCEP immediatelywink

    im guessing most empty the loo every two to three days....

    if you're emptying daily, perhaps they haven't had time to work as they do.....smile

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  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #49

    A rather old post ............ but I agree David. I use Lidl pods and I am sure they would dissolve in a wet had and do the job well

  • Oneputt
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    edited April 2018 #50

    If you accidentally get a Lidl's bio wet even after seconds the clean up is horrendous, I've had it happen a couple of times and the bio covering melts/dissolves very quickly. 

  • Merve
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    edited April 2018 #51

    I have heard this from other caravanners on this forum - Waitrose pods are rubbish for loos. I only use Aldi pods and they have always done the job. Lidl may be OK too but I couldn’t swear it. Using Aldi or Lidl’s highly scented fabric conditioner in the flush tank certainly keeps everything smelling sweet. And no black bits!! I will bear Asda in mind.

  • Qashqai66
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    edited April 2018 #52

    Only use Lidl - best ever even in 35 C .

  • Merve
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    edited April 2018 #53

    Thanks for that Qashqai - useful to have the experiences of others so we can all  benefi.

  • Merve
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    edited April 2018 #54

    Addendum- On site in Norfolk - just emptied the loo with Lidl biopod in it and not even a whiff- emptied all the contents first time as it was liquid- always had a ‘clingon’ with blue!! The Lidl pod breaks it down much more effectively- does Lidl know what they have here?? 🤣🤣🤣

  • PR1
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    edited April 2018 #55

    We use Lidl bio ones as we have found them to be far more effective than any other make!

  • davetommo
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    edited April 2018 #56

    The cassette has to go before it overflows. I have tried 4 of these pods now and find them useless. The wife can have them for her washing and I will go back to blue 

  • davetommo
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    edited April 2018 #57

    I meant the wife can have the rest of them

  • brue
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    edited April 2018 #58

    Most things start to dissolve to a sludge if left for a few days, bio pods or not.

  • young thomas
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    edited April 2018 #59

    we definitely don't traipse to the loo block when we have a toilet in board, so it gets regular use.

    i reckon every 2 to 3 days, sees the cassette about 70% full.

    even if the red light comes on, there's a 'safety margin' of around 15%.

    if the cassette is being emptied daily, I wouldn't expect anything to work that quickly.

    one thing I can say, with the pods, the cassette is sparklingly clean, including the ridding of limescale, which is miles better than the state of the cassette with Blue.

    yes, Blue has a strong colour and a strong smell, but it could be that these two things are there to mask things and it doesn't actually 'work' any better than anything else...

    for a clean cassette alone, bio pods are far better than blue...IMHO.

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #60

    one thing I can say, with the pods, the cassette is sparklingly clean, including the ridding of limescale, which is miles better than the state of the cassette with Blue.

    With other propriety liquids I used to have to use white vinegar to remove limescale once or twice a year. With the pods no limescale in the cassette

  • KENNYG
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    edited April 2018 #61

    Try home bargains pink bio pods nicer fragrance than aldi.

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