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06-09-2015, 07:05 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 31' Sovereign
1979 23' Safari
Wayland
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I use Bounty select a size. I HATE when the TP rips when wiping. Kidding, I use the Scott's 1000 rolls, home and away for reason above though. Dissolves pretty quick.
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06-09-2015, 07:16 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2018 23' Flying Cloud
Huntsville
, Alabama
Join Date: Nov 2014
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I use only RV paper.
Ron
2015 Sport 16'
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06-09-2015, 08:26 PM
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Rivet Master
2024 23' Flying Cloud
San Antonio
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Join Date: Jan 2014
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Scott's single ply, 1000 sheet roll. If "break through" is a concern, lighten up on "the grip". Lots of water in the black tank. Should be fine. Also, we have never used any chems other than "RV Digest It". No issues at all.
Cannonball, Deep in the Heart of Texas!
WBCCI #4387, Air #84080
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06-10-2015, 09:23 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2019 23' International
Portland
, Oregon
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 457
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The Thetford Wives.
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06-11-2015, 09:49 AM
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2004 30' Classic Slideout
Fenton
, Missouri
Join Date: Mar 2002
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One of the big keys to keeping a toilet flowing well is by dumping it full. If I'm at the end of a stay and the toilet holding tank isn't full, I'll fill it. Been camping with toilets in my trailers over 30 years using all kinds of toilet paper and have never had a clog or issue. I attribute that to dumping full. That high liquid content from a full tank creates a lot of force which pushes the debris in the toilet out. Do it will less water and that force is greatly reduced thus leading you to problems and clogs.
Jack
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06-11-2015, 10:00 AM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
, More Than Anywhere Else
Join Date: Dec 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AWCHIEF
No reason to buy the high priced packages marketed for RV use. Any brand on your grocery store shelf marked "safe for septic tanks" will work just fine.
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Au contraire! My Interstate has a macerator pump, and regular toilet paper will clog it. The easier it is for the macerator to chew up and spit out, the better is for use in my Airstream.
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06-11-2015, 10:11 AM
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Rivet Master
1974 Argosy 20
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Kooskia
, Idaho
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Foiled Again
The real problem is mistakenly dropping anything ELSE down the tank. There are a few hilarious stories about glasses, forks, false teeth, etc. but one of the worst? I met a guy who was trying to sell an old Argosy his college aged son had lived in for years. Seems his son dated a lot and frequently brought ladies home to the Argy. Dad was getting ready to drop the black tank because weeks of flushing still hadn't cleared all of the latex articles from the tank. (How did this mental giant graduate?) Needless to say there are some circumstances where a Sewer Solution isn't viable.
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A friend and his alcoholic girl friend used my Airstream 310 here in my carport after his son's girlfriend's husband burned down the friend's house in retribution (talk about drama, huh?, well it is North Idaho).
The alcoholic one smoked cigarillo's with plastic tips. The Airstream needed to have it's black tank emptied, and to do that I had him use the macerator pump, which quickly jammed. (their stuff, they deal with it). When he finally got the pump unhooked and apart one of the plastic cigarillo tips was firmly wedged in the inlet. I left and let them scream at each other about that little deal.
I don't worry about paper, it is the other stuff that really causes issues.
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06-11-2015, 10:20 AM
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Moderator
2004 30' Classic Slideout
Fenton
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Protagonist
Au contraire! My Interstate has a macerator pump, and regular toilet paper will clog it. The easier it is for the macerator to chew up and spit out, the better is for use in my Airstream.
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I agree. It's surprising how many plumbers moan/warn about using Charmin in the home lines, much less trying to use that stuff in an RV environment.
Jack
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'04 Classic 30' S.O.,'03 GMC Savana 2500
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06-11-2015, 12:08 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2015 30' Flying Cloud
Berrien Springs
, Michigan
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 92
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This has turned into quite an amusing thread. Thank you everyone!
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06-11-2015, 07:56 PM
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Rivet Master
1965 17' Caravel
1983 27' Excella
Walnut Grove/Laguna Woods
, California
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,635
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Has anyone tried an old Sears catalog?
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06-12-2015, 07:40 AM
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2022 Atlas
Homosassa
, Florida
Join Date: Nov 2010
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The Sears catalog is good for finishing but grey water soaked corn cobs are best for the initial brush and they flow or crunch in the mascerator. The Sears catalog is for the city folks.
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06-14-2015, 12:16 PM
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Master of Universe
2008 25' Safari FB SE
Grand Junction
, Colorado
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Before there were corn cobs (they only showed up after the Europeans rediscovered America), there were leaves and, yes, fingers. Santitation was not too good in Europe and understanding of what was "dirty" was not all that clear. The Arabs only used their left hands for that purpose and ate with their right hands.
Lots of water, as Jack said, is a good thing. For years now I have been trying to figure just how much water to use backflushing, but that depends how much water pressure there is. I could run inside and check the tank monitor, but it is usually wrong, why bother? I suppose there is an inline meter available to tell me how much water passes through the backflush hose, but that seems like getting into OCD territory. If there is high pressure and I backflush for 4 minutes, I may have a waterfall down the side of the trailer—the water will back up the soil stack (vent) and down the side (it does test the toilet flapper seal to see if it is watertight). This is the kind of thing that causes you to first look around to see if anyone noticed, then you turn off the water.
I find that 2-2 1/2 minutes will get plenty of water in the tank, but 30 seconds will get a lot of stuff out too. I may start with 2 minutes and then do it for 30 seconds several times and finish with another 2 minutes to get clear water.
It takes a long time to fill the black tank (less if you put dishwater in it), but generally it starts to smell bad at about a week and no amount of tank deodorant and keeping the bathroom fan on all the time will help much. Until either odor time arrives or we are going home, we never open the black tank valve—that asks for solidifying of whatever doesn't float out right away and eventually a black tank with lots of hard nasty stuff in it (and a fork).
With plenty of water, whether or not toilet paper dissolves doesn't seem to matter. After all, the "solids" do not always dissolves either.
Gene
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