Chemical toilet chemicals

The chat on the "napisan" type of chemicals came down heavily in favour of the cheaper generic brands as they contain a higher percentage of the principle ingredient, sodium perchlorate.
This chemical is benign in the natural environment and in septic tanks etc. as it breaks down to hydrogen peroxide as the main disinfecting agent which works by releasing oxygen into the solution which kills the bacteria.
A huge number of RV users are changing over to this low impact and low cost product with considerable success.

Hi Ross & Cushla,

Many people are changing over to "safer" chemicals for portable toilet systems.
One of the potential health problems I read about was that the Thetford (green) product contains formaldehyde which is not too good for humans if you absorb it. I am unsure of the Thetford (blue) product that is also for the waste tanks in portable toilets.

Anyway, the product I now use is called BioMagic and if you click on the name, you will be taken to their website where you can read more about it.

Just one of the uses is for Portable Toilets. Check the website under Uses for other applications.
If you want reference information on the product, look under Info for both Technical & Layman's versions of the product.
You can also search for retailers in each state where you can buy the product.

For Portable toilets:
Add 50mls of Biomagic Regular to the flush tank and 50mls of the same to the holding tank with 2 litres of water.

For Cassette toilets:
Add 50mls of Biomagic Regular to the flush tank if you have one and 50mls of the same to the base tank with 2 litres of water (less if its less than 20 litres capacity). Put some BioMagic Regular in a spray pack and use it to clean the bowl and all surfaces on the toilet.

For Large Holding Tanks:
Add 100mls of Biomagic Heavy duty for Large waste tanks per 100 litres of waste with enough water to cover the base 1” This can be added in stages as the tank fills.

I have no affiliation of any kind with the manufacturer. I am purely a satisfied user of this environmentally safe and odourless product.

Bill

There was copious discussion on the Caravaners forum about what to use here Nappysan in toilets

Hi Guy's

Sorry to hear your van came with "extras" how gross some people are.............. we live in our van and have been on the road since November 08 - there are 4 of us, we use the odour b gone tablets - they work really well and really simple to use.

We used the small sample thetford bottles once and never again - the smell of the chemicals was just fowl.

Cheers
Caroline

Hi Ross and Cushla

Choose and environmentally friendly product - be it Bio Magic or the generic nappy plus treatments. You have much more choice about where you can safely empty your cassette, particularly in outback areas where dump points are few and far between.

To change over to environmentally friendly stuff, you will need to cleanse and prepare the tank as they work in very different ways than chemicals. After thoroughly rinse out, mix up a double strength solution of your chosen product and add to cassette, fill with water and soak at least overnight, the longer the better. Do similar to the flushing tank if chemical has been used in it. There is no need to add anything to the flushing tank for normal use.

Coles Napicare Plus and Woolworths Nappy Treatment Plus are the recommended products.

Hope you get the cassette sweet smelling!

Motherhen

I saw the original post on here, and have a printed copy in the glove box. Basically it was a capful of the home brand nappy treatment, and 1/2 to 1 litre of water in the botom tank. In the top tank (flushing water) you added a squirt or 2 of dishwashing liquid. Used this method on Straddie for a week at Christmas, and worked a treat, and CHEAP.

Hi everyone,
Just in case I get some nappy soaker in a bulk container does the capful equate to approx half a cup? Can we put nappysoak in top tank too or just dishwashing detergent? Thanks for advice in advance.
Sally.

Just remember no matter what chemical you use, that hose you pickup at the Dump Points has been down the throat of someone elses Cassette nozzle (Don't forget the gloves next time)

I too have converted to the generic nappy soaker & am 100% pleased with the performance at this time.

I inherited a toilet cassette that had a residual odour...treated it with the Coles variety of nappy soaker & soaked it over 24 hours giving it a good shake every time I walked past it.

I also gave the rubber rings at the top a really good clean & left it open for a couple of days to dry out. I then re oiled the rings with olive oil as per the recommendation

It is brilliant now, one would almost confuse it for a new cassette.

I have since purchased the woolies brand of nappy soaker, 3kg for $5.99

I think the trick is to dissolve the nappy soaker in warm water first before adding it to the cassette.

HI al, Usual great responce,thanks for all those.Its a bit like cough syrup ,why do they make it so bad.!!!
Incidently,I did try to search for that original post ,which I had read but it would not come up,dont know why?
Thanks again for the help.
Rosco