Toilet help

[carthorse]

Away for the first trip in the new van next weekend we have a good idea what to pack as we've been tuggers for ten years or so,but we have never used the caravan toilet for solids.
So how do you do a do do (sorry) in the van not a pleasant subject but we need to know.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Lindsay

 

[Stumpie]

IMHO nos 6 in Podney list can be excluded if you use a squatty stool
https://squateasy.com/
Especially if your loo is one of those pedestal toilets and your feet hang,
failing that a fold up step work just as well , highly recommended

 

[JinxJetJock]

Away for the first trip in the new van next weekend we have a good idea what to pack as we've been tuggers for ten years or so,but we have never used the caravan toilet for solids.
So how do you do a do do (sorry) in the van not a pleasant subject but we need to know.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Lindsay

Anything longer than 6" to be lowered by hand.

 

[Geo]

"Help with Toilet"
You want lifting on or off?
Reminds me of the time the old age pensioner asked the rent man to lift him on top of his wife cos it was their 60th wedding anniversary
when asked how he was going to get off, the old man said yer back next week aint yer

 

[hilldweller]

Anything longer than 6" to be lowered by hand.

Anything longer than 6" to be submitted to the Guinness Book of Records.

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[tonyidle]

Anything longer than 6" to be submitted to the Guinness Book of Records.

Anything longer than 6" - avoid operating the slider whilst seated .

 

[Larby]

Spray bowl with silicon, turds disappear like poo from a Teflon shovel !
No evidence of use and lasts all summer long

 

[hilldweller]

Anything longer than 6" - avoid operating the slider whilst seated .

I'm not sure.

I am told there is a Samurai technique called Ahhhhhhshitchoptheturdquickly where the finely honed slider is operated at great speed to act like a macerator.

 

[Duck Truck]

Wow
This is an enthusiastic thread.
First and foremost at your age I am going to assume you can actually get the personal movements
done correctly

As for the toilet itself.
They are designed for number 1's and number 2's
i think it's more of a squeamish stomach that concerns people.

PRACTICAL THINGS WORTH DOING
1)Buy good quality toilet paper

2)The toilet bowl cleans easier if before you use it at the beginning of the season
give the inside a polish with furniture polish. Rubber gloves and kitchen roll for the squeamish

3)If it has a seperate flush tank add some of the pink fluid to it
makes the loo look cleaner and has a nice aroma.
If your flush is from your main water supply tank make up a little spray bottle to squirt the bowl after each use.

4) The bottom tank (not yours, the toilet) many people use blue fluid. it breaks down solid waste.
however it has things against it. It's quite toxic, It's expensive to buy, it's quite heavy to carry around, It's messy to pour in the tank.
If you spill it , it stains everything. It must not be used if you empty the toilet waste tank into a cesspit disposal point as used in many remote sites. (why I hear you ask. if you didn't ask you should have cesspits are deliberately filled with bacteria which breakdown human waste solids "pooh"..The blue stuff kills those bacteria leaving the cess pit stacked to the ceiling with log upon log)
WHY NOT TRY using brewers yeast tablets in the bottom tank they are very friendly to the environment and work really well are inexpensive, light and so easy to use (drop 4 tablets in the botom tank after each time you empty it.

5) flush the toilet a little before using it helps prevent solids sticking to the sides.

6) When the toilet is just over half full we empty ours (why? It's lighter to carry or wheel or lift than when it's full
and empties much more smoothly down the drain, less splashing)
Before taking the waste tank out the side of the motorhome
open and close the trap to ensure no liquids can seep down into the space where the tank goes after you remove it
Some people now don gloves (I don't I wash my hands well afterwards)

7)Take the waste tank out of the side of the motorhome wheel or carry it to the Black waste disposal point
NEVER TIP WASTE ANYWHERE EXCEPT INTO A TOILET DISPOSAL POINT OR DOWN A NORMAL TOILET.

8) Rotate the waste pipe on the tank outwards from the body of the waste tank.
Before you take the SCREW CAP OFF the waste tank decide to put it somewhere safe where it can't fall into the
hole you are pouring the waste in or where it can be stood on.
Try to have the waste nozzle partly into the hole you are pouring it into this Helps prevent splashing.
On the waste cassette is a little coloured button (mines yellow) press and old the button IN (
this is a little air vent that allows air to go into the tank as the contents pour out and also helps prevent splashing.

9)Once you have emptied the waste tank. There maybe a water tap or pipe for you to pour clean water in to the waste tank. part fill the tank screw on the lid shake the tank to rinse it. It just needs a quick rinse
not a mega wash and brush up. Remove the lid put it safe and again tip away the contents as before.
Screw the lid back on your waste tank and rinse down the area around the waste point with clean water

NEVER LET YOUR WASTE TANK COME INTO PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH A TAP WHICH PEOPLE USE TO FILL THEIR DRINKING WATER CONTAINERS.

10)If as on some sites you have to tip waste down a normal toilet thoroughly clean the toilet (I have a little plastic tool box which has spray bathroom cleaner toilet roll for wiping and air freshener to squirt aterwards).. leave the toilet clean and shiny and smelling fresh.

11)Take everything back to your van. Before putting the waste tank back into the slot on the side of the van
ensure the space is clean if not give it a wipe with some kitchen roll or spray with bathroom cleaner and wipe.
Then undo the lid on the bottom waste tank and add the correct amount of blue fluid or in my case 4 brewers yeast tablets. Screw the waste tank lid back on. Rotate the waste pipe back to it's correct position so you can slide the tank back into the motorhome

12)Put everything away

13)NOW WASH YOUR HANDS.

hear endeth the first lesson
If all that sounds too much you can always do what bears do in the woods



That lot should push it up towards 7 pages

 

[tonyidle]

I'm not sure.

I am told there is a Samurai technique called Ahhhhhhshitchoptheturdquickly where the finely honed slider is operated at great speed to act like a macerator.

I wasn't worried about stools .......................

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[WynandJean]

Well if you need to know about toilet emptying here's how it's done:-



Wyn

 

[Shrimp]

Open blade, lift lid, sit, sh....t, clean any misses, flush, close blade, drop lid.
Finished!!!!!

We don’t put paper into cassette anymore, there’s a lidded bin for that-gets emptied regularly-& we use disinfectant wipes for the lid, seat, bowl.
Putting paper into the cassette fills it quicker & makes it more difficult to empty.

 

[Figaro]

On the waste cassette is a little coloured button (mines yellow) press and old the button IN (
this is a little air vent that allows air to go into the tank as the contents pour out and also helps prevent splashing

Very informative post, I'll try the brewers yeast tablets.
The only thing I would add is don't press the air inlet valve too soon. Let some of the contents empty before pressing the button.
Pressing too soon can have unpleasant consequences, I speak from experience

 

[Larby]

So how's your stomach? I used mine for a pee just after an emptying, went to close it and the blade mechanism fell in
So in France what do I do? Remove cover to notice the 3 flimsy pegs had broken away, (probably when struck by a large boulder !)
So of to Brico for box of long screws, washers and nuts.
Have lunch then go for it. Drill through where pegs were, screw and lock-nut.
Now stronger than original and working again.
Wash hands and feel smug. Yes, no gloves on board so none worn.

 

[gwyntaxi]

What a load of s##t. If you haven’t learned how to s##t in the van after all these years, there’s not much hope for you....just saying.

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[Duck Truck]

Gwynn
Well !!!
That was helpful.

 

[Duck Truck]

Larby
Have you been using the toilet with the big black lid/


If so.............










I think you just repaired the CADAC BBQ

 

[Stealaway]

Very informative post, I'll try the brewers yeast tablets.

Try Morrisons Bakers Yeast - 0.85p for 8 sachets. One sachet per refill is usually enough.

Its most important that there NO chemical residue left in the cassette, or will kill the bio bugs immediately.
Yeast or any bio alternative wont work with any chemicals - including any bowl cleaners. Only use bio cleaners.