"Green" toilet chemicals

we were at a CS last week which had a septic tank and they asked us about toilet chemicals..

i said i normally use Aldi Bio wash pods (like many others) and would these be OK.

no, was the answer, could we please use non-bio pods...an easy swap, we now carry a pack of both.

still cheap as chips, works really well and seems to cover all eventualities.

i have a half used Thetford 'blue' bottle in the garage....will i ever use it?

Bio pods contain enzymes which gobble up fatty deposits etc on clothing this has the same effect on solids in a cassette. Non bio has no enzymes so they're not effective in a cassette. Green toilet fluid is the only option. We prefer this because of their action on bacteria too. I'm not convinced that pods reduce bacteria in a cassette but can't find the info I need. 

Elsan Green for the last 4 or 5 years now. One bottle to carry, can be used anywhere, 75ml fluid and 2L of water to get things going. A splash in the flush tank just to keep the bowl clean. Empty every 4 days or so and copes fine with 30+c. 

Colin

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Non bio are just detergent based, dissolve grease etc. You are basically attempting to "wash" the contents of your cassette if you use them. 

 I have used pods (bio) for some time when travelling.  They do make the inside of the casette nice and clean. When travelling there is a lot of agitation, which is what would happen in a washing machine, but I'm not so sure about when stationary.  The pod will disperse in static water but how effective is the solution then on breaking down waste without any agitation?  The main problem we notice is lack of odour control.

May I support TW's comment re pink fluid causing the black gunge in the flush tank.I had to dismantle the flush set up on our toilet because the pump impellor was solid with black gunge caused by gunk growing on the pink flush.Since I went back to just water- no further issues.

We do carry a very small bottle of green fluid in the space under the cassette,as we have come across green fluid only CLs and once on a site in France.

Mostly use blue in the cassette.

I stocked up at the beginning of the year with about 8 x 2L cartons of Aldi's toilet fluid and also bought a couple of their green version, thinking it would be handy to have if we went on a CL that insisted on 'green'.  When I got home and looked at the description of the contents - they were identical!

Maybe that’s why I think their green works as well as the blue😂😂