You're right. That's not the stuff I use. I switched when the newer, friendlier stuff came along. It works at least as well as the old embalming fluid, which smelled worse than well, you know. Jim On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > isn't the thetford stuff mostly formalin? > > just sayin' > > :) > > alistair > > > On 28-Jan-11, at 3:45 PM, Jim Felder wrote: > >> I use the Thetford bottled stuff that is commonly available at every >> Walmart and camper store. But as far as the additive that slickens the >> bowl, does it not sicken the fish? I would use the least amount of >> additives that I could. Bowl flushing is not a problem with these >> toilets. >> >> Jim >> >> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:19 PM, courtney hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> >> wrote: >>> >>> What a timely discussion on PT's. I just bought one and will pick it up >>> tomorrow morning. My question relates to which chemicals people are using in >>> theirs? Everything I've read about seems to be for big 40 gallon holding >>> tanks on RV's. What is for use in these little ones? Mine is a VIP 12 Litre >>> model which looks exactly like a Visa 12 Litre. I also saw a Youtube video >>> from Oz that shows a chemical you put in the top freshwater container that >>> scents the water, but more importantly, puts a slick coating on the plastic >>> of the bowl to increase the ease of cleaning the bowl when flushing. Would >>> like to hear any comments on this before I use mine for the first time. >>> Thanks, >>> Courtney >>> > > |
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