Can 'Di-San' replace 'Napisan' as replacement in portaloo?

Hi Kathy,

The chemical in Napisan or the home brand equivalents is Sodium Percarbonate. We currently use the woollies brand called "Laundry Soaker and Inwash Booster".



While a little lower in the active ingredient, it works well and is septic tank safe so can be dumped in our hi tech waste water system at home without any problems and is safe for long drops, but dumping in those is frowned upon these days.

There is some good info on the threads you have looked at in this forum and a detailed explanation here:
Chemical Toilets

If you google BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE it looks like a quite agressive biocide that may not be welcome in a lot of sewerage systems.

Cheers

Peter

Coles:

Ultra Booster Sensitive Laundry Soaker -Ultra Booster Everyday Plus Laundry Soaker -Oxy Booster Advanced Laundry Soaker

Woolies have similar things. You will find them where you see this - Vanish Napisan Inwash & Soaker Oxiaction Intelligence - Look for products that have at least sodium percarbonate 300 g/kg. Some of the Woolies and Aldi products have less than 300 g/kg of sodium percarbonate.

Hi Kathy,

We are using Odour-B-Gone quick release tablets which have similar ingredients to Nappy soaker and they work well. Available in RV accessory shops. All that is required is to place the tablet and half a cup of water into the cassette each time after it is emptied.

Although they aren't a cheap alternative to Thetford chemicals they are safe for the environment.

regards,
Heather

To answer your question, and not offer you a bucket load of alternatives ... Yes!
We use it and find it very effective.
OBJ

Hi Kathy,

While most of the "Napisan" type products will work, some work better than others.
The Home Brand Napisan product used to be the go but now has less sodium Percarbonate, which is the active ingredient.

I have changed to Coles Ultra Booster Advanced Oxy which has about 34% active ingredient.

Here is a link to Member Motherhen's excellent Blog on the subject.

Motherhen's Blog

Kathy, Use the Aldi Di-San OXY in the purple container. It active ingredient is Sodium Perbcarbonate, same as Napisan. It used tobe slightly stronger, not sure of current strength. Don't use BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE products

Cheers
Jon

Hi Kathy, digressing a little..
We have given up on any type of additives and installed a 'SOG' system, basically it works on the principle of when the slide on the cassette opens a fan operates on the outside through a carbon filter. No smell and your contents decompose quicker
Hope thishas been some help

Thank you to all of You!

what a speedy response to my quandary!
found the soaker at woollies and i know if i ever get stuck there are a couple of options!

most grateful!
Kathy M

Wow, that's incredibly considerate of you to go out of your way to check up on the ALDI product!

The product I bought with the Benzalkonium is a 'laundry sanitiser' not a soaker--but i have since purchased their 'oxy' booster which is what I think you are referring to--AND i've got the woollies soaker as well--so I'm pretty stocked up; just won't use the laundry sanitiser in the porta-loo.

thanks again
Kathy ;-))