Following the discussion on use of Napisan type products, I thought this may be a good complementary subject.
I know many drop the used toilet paper in a bin to be later packaged and disposed of. I suppose putting it out with the garbage is a lesser undesirable than disposable nappies.
But I have never been a fan of keeping the used toilet paper until a suitable bin is available. I prefer it to be out of sight in the cassette, disintegrating along with the other stuff in there. It's never been a problem, although when emptying the cassette the particles of paper require 2-3 goes with water to get rid of them.
So has anyone tested to see if some toilet paper disintegrates faster than others? Other comments?
I believe some portable toilet manufacturers sell expensive toilet paper for use in their toilets, which is supposed to disintegrate more quickly, but I've never felt the need to try it as we've never had a problem with 'normal' loo rolls. I think some do break down a bit quicker than others but can't say I've ever got past the 'wondering if' stage. Often the rocking & rolling of our 4wd helps the process, but when stationary for a while I have been known to give the portapotti a bit of a shake now & then.
The loo rolls supplied at our current location are the mail order bamboo ones from 'Who Gives A Crap'. We have a minimal flush loo here & that the paper disappears very efficiently (never any floating paper left behind) despite the low water amount speaks both the the loo design & I think the ultra fast absorbency of the bamboo paper. Just a gut feeling though.
I cannot comment about whether some toilet paper disintegrates faster than others, but I have witnessed a controlled demonstration test of normal toilet paper versus normal facial tissues.
Toilet paper and tissue paper were each introduced into separate stirred laboratory beakers of water. The toilet paper disintegrated very quickly while, surprisingly, the tissue paper was did not readily break up. Topical at the time, the demonstration certainly showed the impact of what people should not put down their toilets if the system is to reduce blockages.
Use toilet paper its designed to break down . If you put a few sheets in glass and shake . It should break down . Whips dont do that . Plus trust me . Black tanks have an impeller pump ! Whips block it up . Dont ask how I know ? Took me weeks to get the smell out of my skin !! Percarbonate of soda is used on beer lines in clubs under another name . Its basically solid peroxide .
Hi ,We use a standard 3 ply tissue, no particular make .Fingers go through 2 ply far to easily ,and you then tend to use more anyway . Toilet cassette is generally a 3-5 day emptying routine and have never had a problem doing this .We use the thetford `bombs` that are just dropped into the cassette after emptying along with a litre of water . . no particular colour /flavour . Use a teaspoon of a Nappy- san type product (cheaper at bulk bin type shops) during the summer too .Helps to ward of any smells ,particularly after a night before curry !!
Happy Crapping people .
Andy .
