Caravan Toilet Chemicals
Caravan toilet chemicals really are essential to ensure your caravan toilet runs efficiently and does not turn smelly.
You should use only caravan toilet chemicals recommended for use in your caravan's toilet as other cleaners or fluids could damage the toilet and we are sure you don't want any expensive repair bills!
The first thing you will need to do is to fill up your caravan's flush tank. It is much easier if you use a watering can to fill up the tank. To the water in the tank you have to add some pink fluid - Aqua Rinse. Aqua Rinse will keep the toilet flush water fresh, will aid lubrication of the toilet when flushing, and will prevent deposits forming in the toilet bowl.
You now need to add some blue fluid to your caravan's toilet waste water tank - Aquakem Blue. This chemical will aid the breakdown of whatever goes into your toilet waste tank! It will also reduce the formation of gases and should stop any unpleasant smells!
If you are trying to "go green" there is a green chemical you can use in the toilet waste tank - Aquakem Green. This does the same job as Aquakem Blue but does it biologically rather than chemically. The green fluid is also formaldehyde-free. Some caravan sites now are trying to go green and ask that you only use formaldehyde-free chemicals.
You can now even buy Aquakem Natural Pearls which are pouches of fluid which do the same job as Aquakem Blue but it is already measured out in the pouches which you just place in the waste tank. One pouch equals one dose - it's as easy as that!
Well, now you need the most important accessory - the toilet paper! It really is best to use special caravan Aqua Soft toilet paper as this breaks down and dissolves rapidly, and will not clog the toilet tank - unlike ordinary toilet paper. The last thing you need while on holiday is a blocked up toilet!!
If you feel that your caravan toilet waste tank needs a clean, there is a caravan toilet chemical especially for this - Cassette Tank Cleaner. You just need to pour this fluid into your caravan waste tank about two or three times a year and then fill it with water. If you then leave it overnight it will have cleaned your tank without you having to scrub off all those calcium deposits.
We were asked to test Fenwick's Blu John Toilet Fluid and Fenwick's Lily The Pink Toilet Flush Fluid by SOAPY SMITHS. Here's our review of these two products:
Fenwick's Lily The Pink It says on the bottle: "Has a long lasting fresh citrus fragrance. Helps maintain a germ free toilet. With added slip and lubricity agents it has a long lasting performance. Our active ingredients result in a clean germ free environment. Dosage - add 100ml of Lily per 15 litres of holding tank capacity and fill with clean water." Our Review: The first thing we noticed was the strong fragrance when we opened the bottle. We thought maybe it would be too overpowering in the caravan but, in fact, we only noticed the fragrance when flushing the toilet. When diluted in the toilet flush tank, the fragrance is not too chemically smelling - perfect to keep your caravan loo smelling naturally fragrant! Another thing we first noticed was that it seemed very "watery" compared to our usual pink toilet flush fluid. The Fenwick's, in fact, worked better than a thicker fluid as we normally get lots of pink "blobs" in the flush which very annoyingly stick to the sides of the toilet. As the Fenwick's pink flush was much thinner there was no sign of the thick blobs plus it still did the job just as well as a thicker fluid! We thought this was an extremely good product and will certainly be using it again!
Fenwick's Blu Jon It says on the bottle: "Has a long lasting fresh citrus fragrance. Easily breaks down solids, with long lasting performance. Our active ingredients out perform formaldehyde by over 8 times, resulting in a clean germ free environment. Dosage - add 120ml of Blu John per 20 litres of holding tank capacity and prime with 2 litres of clean water." Our Review: Another great product from Fenwick's. Nice fragrance and, like the Pink Toilet Rinse, this is not as thick as other products which makes it easier to fill the measuring cup on the holding tank without making too much of a mess! It broke up the toilet paper with no "pyramiding" of the waste in the holding tank. Well worth buying!
If you would like to recommend some caravan toilet chemicals to other caravanners, please contact us.
You really will need some caravan toilet chemicals to prevent any unpleasant odours and stop any gas forming. There are a few companies which manufacture basically the same chemicals but under different names - the choice is yours!
Happy odour-free Caravanning !
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