Yes. Yes.... A toilet thread - serious question - best toilet brush for Thetford toilet bowl (2 Viewers)

[Ralphey]

Lots of toilet threads on here but cannot see any comments on best brush for the bowl (not the cassette).
Out ancient Fiamma plastic brush has finally broken so I'm looking for a replacement brush.
The Kampa one seems ok but a bit flimsy. Don't like the look of the Thetford "mop".
These new thin silicone paddles seem to have taken over the market.
Any recommended slimline ones that you can stick to the side of the toilet?
Serious answers only unless you're really bored of The Olympics
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hygena-PREMIUM-Silicone-Slimline-Brushes/dp/B0CW3X2V4M/?tag=mhf04-21
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[Ralphey]

Lots of toilet threads on here but cannot see any comments on best brush for the bowl (not the cassette).
Out ancient Fiamma plastic brush has finally broken so I'm looking for a replacement brush.
The Kampa one seems ok but a bit flimsy. Don't like the look of the Thetford "mop".
These new thin silicone paddles seem to have taken over the market.
Any recommended slimline ones that you can stick to the side of the toilet?
Serious answers only unless you're really bored of The Olympics
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hygena-PREMIUM-Silicone-Slimline-Brushes/dp/B0CW3X2V4M/?tag=mhf04-21

Wow

 

[carolyn]

I have just been to Castle Garden Centre to buy a spray bottle, £15.95!!! Sherborne is like that but we’re off to Vanbitz tomorrow. Too mean to pay that but on my way home I noticed a sign to Screwfix , recently opened, whatever next, Lidl. Not if Valerie Singleton has anything to do with it of course.

We are now the proud owners of this. Fully adjustable spray.

 

[HKF]

I just use an old spray cleaner bottle

 

[Don Campbell]

This chat about brushes has just reminded me that our old Itasca RV we had in the US had a spray nozzle on the end of a flexi pipe and we never needed a brush as the jet did the job with very little water. I'm sure it was a Thetford. Are UK and European converters just too penny pinching to fit them?

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[Marauder]

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Use mist setting on spray to moisten bowl before use. Good aim is great, but with a moistened bowl, any marks can be squirted away using the jet setting on the spray. I wont have a scabby brown brush dripping muck anywhere near my bathroom !!

Should now be using green environmental fluid which does not kill septic tanks & the environment like the old blue or pink versions do.
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[Riverbankannie]

I’ve just bought some of the silicone ones to try at home. If they are any good, I’ll get one for the motorhome.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SA-Products-Silicone-Toilet-Brush/dp/B0CB6KVFJM/?tag=mhf04-21

There is one in the Airbnb I am currently in, the brush looks like it grows black mould on the silicone.

 

[HKF]

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Use mist setting on spray to moisten bowl before use. Good aim is great, but with a moistened bowl, any marks can be squirted away using the jet setting on the spray. I wont have a scabby brown brush dripping muck anywhere near my bathroom !!

Should now be using green environmental fluid which does not kill septic tanks & the environment like the old blue or pink versions do.
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I use the old pink fluid but only weakly diluted and in a spray bottle. I'm sure it doesn't really kill anything but it just smells nice and I use so little anyway it can't possible harm anything. In fact, I'd be quite happy at the dilution I use to put it in my spetic tank at home without any issue

 

[Mousy]

There is one in the Airbnb I am currently in, the brush looks like it grows black mould on the silicone.

 

[Snottygobble]

Your wife’s toothbrush?

Unhappily divorced I take it ??

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[carolyn]

I just use an old spray cleaner bottle

I did check that first but none were close to being empty, well one was but it broke undoing it. It was more of a furniture polish and was years old, the plastic shattered!

 

[Go_buddy_go_]

Brush! spray bottle with a bio tab dissolved in water and kitchen roll if needed

 

[Kups]

Thanks for all the enlightening comments. "Ghosters" added to my vocabulary!
Looks like the sprayers are the majority of replies.
We have the Thetford toilet mist spray but obviously you need a mini jet spray to make a "clean bowl". Like the Screwfix adjustable spray bottle.
Need to persuade Mrs Kups to give it a go, might take some time

 

[Maggiesimps]

Yes, we are almost experts in this manoeuvre albeit we are newbies. It's one of the first lessons we learnt thanks to the other toilet threads available on the forum. Precision is a must. We also use the paper 'cross' as a method of protection. Who'd of thought, after all these years of using a toilet eh?

What on earth is the paper cross?

 

[iandsm]

The smooth surface of the plastic bowl works very well, with a little help from water and pink stuff generally. Once you use a scratchy brush, you introduce new problems. Perhaps the Romans had the best solution.

Before and sometime during a trip I use a good wait wax polish or sometimes just Autoglym fast wax spray omn the bowl. Keeping it very slippery helps a lot.

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[Barriesimpson]

What on earth is the paper cross?

You take 2 pieces of toilet roll and lay them across the flap, take 2 more and lay them across the other 2 forming a cross of paper over the flap (flap closed). Do what you need to do then flush just a little water (glass full maybe) and open the flap. If all went to plan and your aim was on spot, the whole lot just disappears into the void. Happy toileting campers

 

[Spade]

Another recommendation for the happy bowl liners.
We have an old fairy liquid bottle filled with water that we use for cleaning any marks

 

[dunnah01]

2 sheets of loo roll, open flap, crack on, Dunelm brush to persuade anything left down the hole, close flap, short flush, clean brush & bowl, open flap, close flap, short flush to seal cassette, repeat if necessary, job jobbed

 

[Pausim]

I have tried the paper cross but find the spray far better.

 

[Rob Turner]

Ceramic coat the bowl.

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[dunnah01]

The Thetfod bowl is one of the few plastic things in a motorhome that seems to take the abuse - nearly 5 years full-timing using a selection of bog brushes and still the bowl looks shiny and new.

 

[Grasmere9]

No brush, a bottle filled with pink and these ...

 

[Wombles]

Started with Happy Bowls from recommendations on here but not always easy to buy & expensive so DIY version https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/budget-alternative-to-happy-bowls.267017/ combined with a spray works well. Solbio is our toilet cassette treatment of choice & diluted Bio D disinfectant https://biod.co.uk/shop/household-cleaning/bio-d-home-garden-sanitiser-5l/ (good for all cleaning) in the spray bottle means no need for a toilet brush. Our Dometic toilet bowl is a porcelain model so do think that helps & the Twusch liners https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/ceramic-tiolet-insert.233479/ are a good, albeit expensive, option to upgrade the loo.

 

[Kups]

Ceramic coat the bowl.

I fitted a Twusch ceramic insert. Great but still needs attention after use.

Twusch Porcelain Insert (Insert Only) For Thetford Toilets - DIY RV Toilet Upgrade | Twusch

Includes 1 porcelain insert for Thetford toilets

twusch.com

 

[jocksd1]

We tried a brush but after some splashback I looked for a better option.
Search toilet douche kit, plumbs into water and wash skid marks away, easy to install, no splashback and convenient

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[Pausim]

We tried a brush but after some splashback I looked for a better option.
Search toilet douche kit, plumbs into water and wash skid marks away, easy to install, no splashback and convenient

A douche kit sounds a bit water hungry, is it? The great thing about the spray bottle is how little water it adds to the cassette contents.

 

[Go_buddy_go_]

Ceramic coat the bowl.

Or a spray of silicone