We’ve also learned that you can’t allow
yourself to get distracted in the middle of your
‘emptying duties’. You’re asking for certain
kinds of trouble if you don’t return the cassette
promptly, or forget to ensure the outside hatch
is open which would allow a stream of light to
remind people inside the van that the toilet is
still not ready for use. Ah… yep, this one has
happened to us too!
The one of us who doesn’t quite have the
stomach to deal with other people’s bodily
functions was mortified as he dry-retched his
way through cleaning out a lovely surprise left
in the hatch!
A lovely surprise (blurred in the
interests of good taste) was left in
the hatch when the cassette
wasn't returned promptly.
PRODUCTS
As far as cleaning your caravan toilet bowl and
keeping it fresh, there are a number of products
on the market that can help. We’ve found the
products from Thetford to be fantastic.
From waste-holding tank additives to toilet
bowl sprays to help get a smoother flush and
control odours, we’ve found they are great at
helping keep the loo squeaky clean and
breaking down the cassette’s contents (which
makes emptying it so much easier… and more
pleasant if your auditory senses are sensitive
to the gulping and sloshing that can occur
with ‘thicker’ contents…. Eww!).
A stream of light, thanks to the open external hatch
door, indicates the cassette has been removed.
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