Spring Clean & the way forward

Buford T Justice

Hi everyone

As you know, we're heading off next month on our jollies in the van for a week. Was just out at it there doing a few bits, new starter battery - run to free up the brakes etc... and aside from needing a decent scrub the van's tip top.

I was taking to Pat Horan Motorhomes (Shameless plug:D) about getting a waste water tank and such.

Currently for my Thetford C2, I have the following stuff, pink for the water and blue for the nasty end. This came with the caravan I bought for the conversion, so I've just been using these. Stocks are now running low so I need to replenish


It was mentioned to me that they have blue sachets thingies now as a no mess no fuss way of doing it from now on.


Sounds good, but as a reasonable novice to the regular use of such things, I'm wondering are they an adequate replacement? I'm sure they're fine for the nasty side of things, but what about the flushing water? I've put the pink stuff in when I've been filling it up. Do I not need this anymore? or would I put the sachets into the flush water which would do the job as it goes through, so to speak.

What do my learned boardsies suggest here as a good way to go?

In regards to the fresh water tank, I was looking for the water purification tablets.

I was told that they don't stock them because most people use bottled water for drinking etc... I use bottled water to drink from, but I would use the tank for washing dishes, tea from the kettle and cooking and such like. Is there a need for these tablets in the water?
Also, what would one use for giving the pipes and tanks and so on a decent clean out? I'm not stupid enough to use anything caustic or bleach or anything but I'd like to flush the crud and stuff out of the pipes and give them a decent blast.

Anybody any suggestions on the above?

Not trying to second guess anything I was told, but like I said I'm great at the building of things and so on, but still a novice in the regular use of things so the more advice I can get the better.

Muchos Gratias.

demoreino

Hi Bufford,
We use the Aqua Kem sachets that you mentioned.
They do exactly as it says on the tin. Keeps the place pretty much odour free and breaks down the waste for easy emptying of the holding tank / cassette.
Kevin www.iwmotorhomes.ie

spaceHopper

I throw a few milton tablets from the super market in the water tank evert now and then. Put about 20 ltr's in add 4 tablets take it for a drive so the water sloshes about, run the taps leave it over night and then dump the water and refill. If you don't leave water standing in the tank for weeks it should be fine. That's my take on it anyway.

Same with the casette, the driving around sloshes it about helping it to break up the solids. Also use the blue liquid but it stiks as well.

dfbemt

99% of the time we just use bottled water and rarely bother with using the tank. I still clean it once a year with Milton when it comes out of winter hibernation. 5 x 2lt bottles will usually do us for a weekend and when we go to the continent we save the 100Kgs for essential payload.

Re the toilet casette, I was told by an old timer about using biological washing liquid. We but a litre bottle in Tesco for 79c. Each time the casette is emptied I throw a capful in and it works its magic on the solid stuff. We use maybe 2 bottles a year at a fraction of the cost of the 'specialist' products.

Hope this info helps somebody.

Buford T Justice

Biological washing liquid? Interesting.....


So is everyone here pretty much saying that they don't bother with adding anything to the fresh water that goes into the flushing tank of the casette then?

Aidan_M_M

Bri , did Olivia tell you about the Truma water cleaning sachets? For the fresh water? Legend stuff , leaves the whole water system like new , and they insist it'll clean a tank good enough to use for drinking water .

http://www.truma.com/int/en/water-comfort/truma-aquastar.php

shanec1928

re clean water for the kettle. their is no need to purify the water as any bactaria as well as oxygen is removed from the water when boiling it.

dickwod1

Aidan_M_M wrote: »

Bri , did Olivia tell you about the Truma water cleaning sachets? For the fresh water? Legend stuff , leaves the whole water system like new , and they insist it'll clean a tank good enough to use for drinking water .

http://www.truma.com/int/en/water-comfort/truma-aquastar.php

Aidan do you know where can we buy this?

Buford T Justice

Aidan_M_M wrote: »

Bri , did Olivia tell you about the Truma water cleaning sachets? For the fresh water? Legend stuff , leaves the whole water system like new , and they insist it'll clean a tank good enough to use for drinking water .

http://www.truma.com/int/en/water-comfort/truma-aquastar.php

No, she didn't mention it T. Is this a replacement for anything else, or is it a once every so often blast away job. Would you still put in some purification tabs when filling a tank?

Give her a nudge there when you see her and ask if she ordered the tank if you don't mind. Oh, and while you're at it - how much are these things? might add them to the list.

Do you moonlight in sales by any chance?:D

Aidan_M_M

dickwod1 wrote: »

Aidan do you know where can we buy this?

we sell it , in Pat Horans .

Buford T Justice wrote: »

No, she didn't mention it T. Is this a replacement for anything else, or is it a once every so often blast away job. Would you still put in some purification tabs when filling a tank?

Hmm.... she should have , it;s a once a year job , awesone stuff .

Give her a nudge there when you see her and ask if she ordered the tank if you don't mind.

Will do , tomorrow in work , amigo

Oh, and while you're at it - how much are these things? might add them to the list.

Will have to check!

Do you moonlight in sales by any chance?:D

TBH , I don't have the head for it! happiest when up to my eyes in engines , boilers , wiring etc.....

Buford T Justice

Aidan_M_M wrote: »

we sell it , in Pat Horans .



TBH , I don't have the head for it! happiest when up to my eyes in engines , boilers , wiring etc.....

I know the feeling......


Cheers for that T. If only you were on commission eh?

Two more questions that remain unanswered:

If I use this once a year cleaner, should I still be adding purification tablets to the fresh water as and when I fill it up?

Are the thetford sachets a replacement for both the pink and the blue stuff for the cassette toilet? Do people actually put anything into the flushing water, or can I bin the pink stuff nowadays?

Aidan_M_M

depends on yer water Bri , for most of us , it'd be fine on its own , maybe the odd tablet , but nothing like as many as normal .

The sachets replace the blue/green chemical , for the waste section . you can still use the pink one if you wish , but tbh it does feck all.....

Buford T Justice

Aidan_M_M wrote: »

depends on yer water Bri , for most of us , it'd be fine on its own , maybe the odd tablet , but nothing like as many as normal .

The sachets replace the blue/green chemical , for the waste section . you can still use the pink one if you wish , but tbh it does feck all.....

Good enough for me. I'm sold. Never liked the smell of the pink stuff anyway.