We've been trying Lidl / Aldi bio washing liquid for our toilet cassette with results we are very happy with, but is it advisable for use in the toilet flush?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Bio washing liquid for flush?
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I having been using it and similar in the cassette since the days of Asda Smart price bio. I would advise leaving the flush as plain water it's not worth adding to it.
If you are suffering from black bits then a couple of Milton tablets will get rid of it and then it's back to plain water.
If you are suffering from black bits then a couple of Milton tablets will get rid of it and then it's back to plain water.
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Never bothered with flush additive, can't see the point if it! Certainly don't use it at home.
Another vote for bio liquid in the cassette.
Another vote for bio liquid in the cassette.
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Serious question, can you explain how you quantify what is "best" out of the two?
Bio does the same job, the "perfume" is far more pleasant, not that I spend much time sniffing the contents of my bog, it costs vastly less, and is obtainable just about everywhere.
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I found the bio washing sachets didn't break down "the Solids" the Elsan capsules didn't disintegrate very much, between Thetford blue and Elsan blue I found Elsan had the best result. Honey bucket emptied every day.
It's the breakdown of the solids which generates the odour - so there's two opposite approaches to toilet fluids - slow the breakdown or speed it up.
Been over this many times , all toilet additives become food for the bacteria(and other single cell organisms) lurking in the environment and as this bacteria live, multiply and eventually die a film builds up on the inside of the flush tank , just waiting for more food ( additive). If you or THO insist on using an additive in the flush tank make sure you regularly drain it down and use something like Puriclean/Domestos or Milton regularly to try and kill most of the little darlings ( you will never kill 100% of them unless you use 60% hydrogen peroxide) and drain the tank down afterwards. Your service engineer , when he has to change the pump will thank you!. There is also some empirical evidence from members on various forums that the additives can seize up the flush pump spindle. As Mr Plodd says :- fresh tap water is best , after all that is what is used in domestic toilets and comes with about 400 ppm of active chlorine ( which is the active element in most bleaches )
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