What's so bad about emptying your chemical toilet down the loo / drain ?

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Well forgive me for what may seem like an obvious question but as per title, what is so bad about emptying your chemical toilet either down your loo at home or as others may do lift the manhole cover in your garden & pour it down there ie it ends up directly in the same place but avoids spashes ( yuck ) in your bathroom.

I use only a tiny amount of toilet blue in my cassett so can't see the problem, what is it that I'm missing ?:confused:
 
Me too & I have a septic tank rather than mains drainage.

I have found that using public loos it can take 2-3 flushes to clear the water after emptying, but apart from that I don't know of any problems. But then, what do I know? :)
 
I do that too!

I'm moving to a house on a septic tank so is that ok too?
 
Me too. I've used public loos in the past but felt embarrassed by the stink. I'd spray a can of Oust in the cubicle but still, it would honk so I do it at home with the bathroom door closed and the window open.
 
It's just the same as flushing the toilet,all ends up in the same place :scared:
 
Yes. Just empty it down the loo or I use a foul sewer MH in the front garden. I use very few chemicals in mine anyway. The odd shot of blue in the flush tank maybe.
 
lotty said:
I do that too!

I'm moving to a house on a septic tank so is that ok too?
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Hasn't stopped mine working, but I only empty into it it once or twice a year & there is a huge (6'x8'x8') brick settlement tank with another similar sized one for the fluids to slop into & soak away. Not had many problems over the 30 years we have lived here & what we've had have been due to soap/ grease blockages or heavy rains reducing the ability to soakaway.

Never even any noticeable smell with the lids on, even in hot weather (not that there's been much of that this year so far!)
 
MikeH said:
Me too. I've used public loos in the past but felt embarrassed by the stink. I'd spray a can of Oust in the cubicle but still, it would honk so I do it at home with the bathroom door closed and the window open.
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Stop eating curries in the MH!!

I use the loo or open our manhole. Use bio tablets if out for weekend and empty quickly at end of trip. If just using for jollies ie days out where there is some use but not a lot, I put a quantity of green bio loo liquid, probably the same as a soap tablet!!
 
You know what, this thread is just full of cr*p :lol-049::lol-053:

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Anyone tried biological clothes washing liquid instead of toilet chemicals?

Read it on a forum that biological clothes washing liquid equals the job of toilet chemicals. Gave it a try with Tesco value biological clothes washing liquid and it works a treat. At a fraction of the cost. It's made of same enzymes etc to break down the waste.:eek:
 
Hawthorn said:
Read it on a forum that biological clothes washing liquid equals the job of toilet chemicals. Gave it a try with Tesco value biological clothes washing liquid and it works a treat. At a fraction of the cost. It's made of same enzymes etc to break down the waste.:eek:
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We're going to use bio wash in future. Got a bit of blue left, but bio after that.
 
I get the fit of giggles when hubby makes the dreaded climb up the stairs to empty ours :lol-053: ...I have the toilet sense of humour of a five year old :lol-061:
 
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My mate has one that works with charcoal and a fan.Still smells especially if you are outside when the fan goes.
 
hi .in small doses you may get away with it .but in larger ones it kills the bacteria in the tank.
putting it in a drain or down your toilet if you are on main drains it gets thinned out thousands of times by others .
i have seen loads of domestic waste septics spoilt by careless use of blue and green chemicals . even bleach etc can do it .
if you have a septic then i wouldnt tip blue or green chemicals down the loo or the drains .
in fact i would only use special toilet cleaners that are specially made for that use.
i have also seen the problems on campsites that have their own private systems . they normally have a seperate holding tank just for chemical waste . that can be emptied and disposed of in other ways .
i know once it cost a campsite near here thousands to have their sewage system cleaned and re fertilized with good waste . took most of the summer to sort it . all because someone had not thought about the chemical tank . they were doing alterations and decided to risk it all going in their sewage system.
another problem of septics is dish washer water and auto matic washing machines this again floods the holding tanks with powerful chemicals that literally wash the good bacteria out . also if roof water is put in this can cause problems . ideal this should go in flood drains or soak away,s. usaly its only country properties that have this type of sewage systems . towns have normally got rid of them and its easier to get into the mains .
even some toilet papers have been known to cause problems . and things like those toilet duck wash things . it really is a science .
hope this helps .
 
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lotty said:
I do that too!

I'm moving to a house on a septic tank so is that ok too?
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Dont know if Im going off the subject with this but if you are using a septic tank then only use Non Bio products. The reason is that bacteria need to digest all the cr*p etc that goes into the tank and Bio products kill the bacteria. You then end up with a useles 'dead' system which would have to be re-activated or worse still emptied before necessary. You also need to be careful about bleaches which you put down the loo or drain - Parazone is good but if you want to use other makes,read the back of the bottle to make sure they are safe to use. We have been off mains for about 20 years and touch wood not much in the way of problems. The only thing that ever caused us grief was when I decided to save money and changed to Lidl recycled loo paper which I thought would be 'green' - the system wouldnt break it down and (unnoticed and over time) it formed a solid mass in the tank and the ony solution was call out the tanker.
 
mrs t said:
Dont know if Im going off the subject with this but if you are using a septic tank then only use Non Bio products. The reason is that bacteria need to digest all the cr*p etc that goes into the tank and Bio products kill the bacteria. You then end up with a useles 'dead' system which would have to be re-activated or worse still emptied before necessary. You also need to be careful about bleaches which you put down the loo or drain - Parazone is good but if you want to use other makes,read the back of the bottle to make sure they are safe to use. We have been off mains for about 20 years and touch wood not much in the way of problems. The only thing that ever caused us grief was when I decided to save money and changed to Lidl recycled loo paper which I thought would be 'green' - the system wouldnt break it down and (unnoticed and over time) it formed a solid mass in the tank and the ony solution was call out the tanker.
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I already use non Bio washing powder, so I will have to check my cleaning products too to make sure.
Generally on the loo roll side are most ok?
 
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