descaling a portable toilet

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descaling a portable toilet

jules47 · The Happy Helper

I would think you would make a paste - well that's what I would do - tried lots of "natural remedies" but none have been perfect so far - think I will try this.

newcomer · Veteran Member

it is the tank that nees descaling you would not be able to get to it to use a paste

villatranquilla · Guru

someone posted recently that they descaled the loo with CLR and it came up like new. I bought some to do ours but haven't got around to it yet. will post the results when done.

Brenda and Alan · Guru

If the recipe is vinegar and bicarb using them together would just create a fizzy mix that probably would be useless. The best way would be to use vinegar first to penetrate the scale, say for a day, then add a solution of bicarb. the gas produced (CO2) may then break up the scale and you could flush out the residue. I would think there would be far better products nowadays to fix your problem with various enzyme cleaners available. Again I would leave them to soak for some time then hose out.

Alan

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

This may be worthwhile praps ?

Add a cup of baking soda, let it sit for an hour. Then, boil 2 cups of vinegar and dump it into the cassette, run hot water through the cassette to rinse it all out.

Cheers - John

reglynn · Guru

Ever couple of weeks we put some milton in the cassette and let it sit for a couple of hours, tip it out, then use our normal stuff. (nappysand) Touch wood so far no pobs.

Hylda&Jon · Guru

Straight lemon juice may do some good also. Straight from a lemon or even lemon juice you get in the little yellow plastic squeeze bottles from the supermarket.

Bruce and Bev · Guru

on a separate thread about a similar problem - indicator level float blocked in cassette toilet, someone said that once a year they tipped in 2 lt of cheap white vinegar mixed with water and let it stand for the day. They then emptied it out, washed it out 2-3 times to get rid of the vinegar smell and the toilet was sparkling clean.

Havent tried it myself yet.

You can buy products that are supposed to de-scale toilets - google caravan products

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

Don't have a scale problem - never looked inside - its a toilet. :)

Cheers,
Peter

jrg · Senior Member

CLR works a treat about 1/3rd bottle (it was the last of the bottle so I could have been heavy handed )fill with water leave for 24 hrs clean as.

KFT · Guru

jrg wrote:
CLR works a treat about 1/3rd bottle (it was the last of the bottle so I could have been heavy handed )fill with water leave for 24 hrs clean as.

X 2, now cleaner inside than out

gunnago · Senior Member

I use citric acid just tip in tank and let it sit 4 a few days when not using it works well

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Ive used diluted 10% hydrochloric acid..
If you have a swimming pool ? [at home]
Chances are you have some hydrochloric acid..

chaslib · Senior Member

Could be a dumb question ... Not used the motorhome yet, but for future reference ...... Is this applicable also to vacuum RV toilets?? So much to get used to after 2years in a camper and our old portaloo was sold with camper never used and in the original plastic wrap!

tks

Libby

Blues Man · Guru

Hi Chaslib, we had a vacuum toilet (Dometic VT2500) in our motor home and the cassette was never descaled but i did give it a good rinse every time after it was used.

We never had any problems with the cassettes ,just everything else.

Vacuum toilets are great when they are working, no chemicals, but they are a pain when they play up .

Blues man.