Where can I find a good deal for holding tank fluid? The other year I got some West Marine brand at 2 gallons for 20 bucks. Now it's 25 a gallon. I've also seen a couple of homemade solutions, are any of these with a try?
Holding tank fluid
Remedy 1
100 ml MYO disinfectant
1 cup Borax dissolved in hot water
1 cup Cloudy Ammonia
Add water to 2 litres
120 to 150 per toilet change
Remedy 2
1 litre of Pine of Clean
1 litre of Cloudy Ammomia
1 Cup of Borax
1 Litre of warm water
Mix Borax and water then add the rest
Remedy 3
Bottle cloudy Ammonia
Bottle Eucalyptus.
and Borax
Makes a few litres though
Remedy 4
Mix together 1/4 cup washing soda and 1/4 cup borax with a bit of water and add to the holding tank. (The ingredients are readily available from a supermarket). You can add some kind of perfume to the rinse tank if you want a fresh smell. The liquid toilet cleaners that clip onto a plastic holder on the toilet rim, and "clean" when you flush can be utilised. Simply pierce the cap and squeeze a bit into the holding tank.
Remedy 5
Several caravan forums have had positive feedback on the following home made toilet chemical recipe:-
Woolworth’s home brand Nappy Treatment Plus is the favoured product or you could try Coles Napicare Plus. These products state they are phosphate free, biodegradable to Australian Standards 4351 and safe for septic tanks. The products contain sodium percarbonate (made up of hydrogen peroxide and sodium carbonate which acts as a sanitizer, deodoriser and descaler) and this breaks down to oxygen, water and sodium carbonate upon decomposition.
1 lid full ( or 2 tablespoons) of nappy treatment plus to ½ litre of warm water and stir until dissolved. Pour into bottom holding tank/toilet 20ltr cassette.
Most travellers use nothing in the top ‘flush’ tank but some add 1 tablespoon of the nappy treatment plus (dissolved) into the flush tank.
As with any chemical use caution. Material Data Sheets indicate the ingredients can cause skin and eye irritation. Avoid inhaling the dust and medical treatment should be sought if swallowed.
Holding tank fluid
Remedy 1
100 ml MYO disinfectant
1 cup Borax dissolved in hot water
1 cup Cloudy Ammonia
Add water to 2 litres
120 to 150 per toilet change
Remedy 2
1 litre of Pine of Clean
1 litre of Cloudy Ammomia
1 Cup of Borax
1 Litre of warm water
Mix Borax and water then add the rest
Remedy 3
Bottle cloudy Ammonia
Bottle Eucalyptus.
and Borax
Makes a few litres though
Remedy 4
Mix together 1/4 cup washing soda and 1/4 cup borax with a bit of water and add to the holding tank. (The ingredients are readily available from a supermarket). You can add some kind of perfume to the rinse tank if you want a fresh smell. The liquid toilet cleaners that clip onto a plastic holder on the toilet rim, and "clean" when you flush can be utilised. Simply pierce the cap and squeeze a bit into the holding tank.
Remedy 5
Several caravan forums have had positive feedback on the following home made toilet chemical recipe:-
Woolworth’s home brand Nappy Treatment Plus is the favoured product or you could try Coles Napicare Plus. These products state they are phosphate free, biodegradable to Australian Standards 4351 and safe for septic tanks. The products contain sodium percarbonate (made up of hydrogen peroxide and sodium carbonate which acts as a sanitizer, deodoriser and descaler) and this breaks down to oxygen, water and sodium carbonate upon decomposition.
1 lid full ( or 2 tablespoons) of nappy treatment plus to ½ litre of warm water and stir until dissolved. Pour into bottom holding tank/toilet 20ltr cassette.
Most travellers use nothing in the top ‘flush’ tank but some add 1 tablespoon of the nappy treatment plus (dissolved) into the flush tank.
As with any chemical use caution. Material Data Sheets indicate the ingredients can cause skin and eye irritation. Avoid inhaling the dust and medical treatment should be sought if swallowed.
