Toilet cleaning fluids
Hi all,
I imagine this has been done before but I can't find it. What toilet cleaning fluids do I need? I know there will be different views but if I was to do it according to best practise, should I have the following;
- Fluid to go into the tank to break down nasties
- Fluid to clean the tank out from time to time
- Fluid to put down the bowl occasionally for cleanliness and a fresh smell
I can't seem to find a separate water tank for my toilet bowl, so assume my toilet gets water from the main water tank, so I don't think I need a flushing type fluid.
Thanks in advance for helping with this rock n roll subject.
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The only essential fluid, or sachet/tablet, is the one that goes in the holding tank and people choose what suits them from the various proprietory brands or some use clothes washing capsules.
Check your toilet manufacturer’s handbook for recommended cleaning fluids and methods.
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Hello
So when you mean the tank do you mean the cassette that sits under the toilet and slides out for emptying? If so you'll need the traditional 'blue' toilet fluid that beaks down your waste. You can get various makes, some made by your toilet manufacturer, but really they will all do the same job I've found. I just get my dealer's own brand. You get buy the stuff in fluid form or in a sachet, I find sachets easier as no measuring out the required dosage in to the cassette. There is also a green version. Some also swear by using washing powder sachets that you use in your normal washing machine.
You can buy cassette cleaning fluid as well, but that's up to you. Depends on how bad it gets in there.
You can buy specially made bowl cleaning stuff too but we use water and a mild cleaning disinfectant and wet wipes. (don't put wet wipes down into the cassette) and also there is special cassette toilet paper that is supposed to break down easier than house hold paper.
See how you get on and what works best.
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Snap! 🤣
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to the minute too!
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Snap again. Just a warning if you put the Thetford Reservoir fluid (pink) in the fresh water tank (the one that serves only the toilet) you risk getting black stuff in it which is a pain to flush out. Question is do you need anything in the reservoir? I stopped using it years ago. At home I bet you do not have anything in your WC tank!
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and also there is special cassette toilet paper that is supposed to break down easier than house hold paper.
Personally I don’t think they are worth it. The standard cheapest possible from the supermarket breaks down just as well and is a fraction of the cost. Just don’t use the thick quilted variety.😂
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We used Lidl bio pods, ensure you buy bio, did the job as well as the toilet manufacturers fluid or sachets for a fraction of the cost. Also meant you could use them for your washing 😉
Beware the fluids are very heavily coloured and stain brilliant blue usually 😱.
Agree regarding toilet paper your choice of supermarket cheapest.
There was a thread running about making trips cheaper, I'll see if I can find it 🤞
Edit thanks to Google I've found it really quickly. Riverting read 😂 Cassette toilet additives
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Our flush water comes from the cold fresh water system, so another that can't have that carry the pink bowl freshener.
We use one of "these", a hand spray for house plants, to freshen up "things". We opt for a somewhat more concentrated pink fluid solution than typically used where it is in the flush.
It does a better job as you can spray it everywhere that might be required, not just the flushes route, under the seat being an example.
No great expense to try it out, and one bottle of pink will last years.
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Elsan green in flush and holding tanks, just the one bottle to carry then. I tried Kampa but one year over winter I noticed sediment settling in the bottle on the garage shelf and changed to the Elsan.
Every few days when I empty the holding tank I wipe the bowl down with a spot of pine disinfectant on a piece of kitchen towel.
I do not bother with posh loo rolls, just the stuff we use at home, but not thick/pleated stuff.
At end of season I inspect the tank and descale as needed with Kilrock Mega-K.
Colin
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I don't need to put anything in the flush water at home .... but I don't have a cassette/tank either 🙄
My caravan toilet has suffered black bits in the pink flush in the past, but I think that was down to using too much. I just put a splash in the flush tank now & don't see black bits.
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I believe the limescale build up is the result of hard water. I also have an exterior fill onboard tank on my caravan and after a couple of weeks away often notice a light limescale line running down the side of the van from the filler where I have overfilled.
Colin
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