Toilet paper test

I use same stuff in RV as in home........a big ole hand full.....wads of it.

Haven't plugged up a toilet/drain line in either.

Knowing how I go about 'the duty' I'm always curious

HOW do folks plug/clog a 3" drain line :H

How come no warning labels on toilet paper.

Tom/Barb wrote:

J&R wrote:
You have holding tanks, not on board septics. Any toilet tissue will be fine.

Finally someone brings common sense to the conversation. I'm going to dump tanks and it will go away. who cares where?

FWIW, there are folks out there that applied their version of common sense . . . and it didn't just go away. They care. I think the OP brings up a valid concern. Sometimes stuff does happen. And when it does, suggestions on possible options to prevent it are sometimes helpful.

To say it never happens is just wishful thinking.

Old-Biscuit wrote:
I use same stuff in RV as in home........a big ole hand full.....wads of it.

Haven't plugged up a toilet/drain line in either.

Knowing how I go about 'the duty' I'm always curious

HOW do folks plug/clog a 3" drain line :H

Ask a plumber, or the poor maintenance guy at Campingworld--lol!

otrfun wrote:
And when it does, suggestions on possible options to prevent it are sometimes helpful.

To say it never happens is just wishful thinking.

Define "IT".

Tom/Barb wrote:

otrfun wrote:
And when it does, suggestions on possible options to prevent it are sometimes helpful.

To say it never happens is just wishful thinking.

Define "IT".

A rebuttal to your claim "it will go away. who cares where?".

Details are in the portion of my reply you conveniently left out.

I buy the RV TP at dealer when they have it on sale. Stuff is paper thin and IMO "cr*p" paper to begin with. Frankly, I'd much rather use Charmin 1 ply. After dumping, we add 10 gallons of water and rule of thumb: 1 flush for #1 and 2 flushes for #2 (bowl filled of course on 2nd flush). Then if we cook w/ large qty of water, we dump that down the john as well. Black tank fills up way before the other 2, but that's okay by me.

aguablanco wrote:
We use "septic tank safe" and have had no problems. We both hate single ply.
RichH

All toilet paper is septic safe...show me one that's not. All TP is biodegradable ...show me one that's not.

B92F wrote:
Three days ago I took four squares of Camco RV toilet paper and the same amount of what we use in the house. Both folded and placed in separate mason jars half full of water, no other additives.

After three days there is no discernable difference in the amount of break down.

So is there an advantage to using the expensive paper sold for RV use?

Another one who has drank the "toilet paper test" kool-aide.

So what did your test prove? Absolutely nothing! How fast a toilet paper "breaks down" in a mason jar on your kitchen counter proves what? You RV holding tank is not a mason jar nor is it a septic tank.

Who care is your toilet paper breaks down in 30 sec or 3 days? It doesn't mean a thing and has no real-world application. Most people only keep the waste (including TP)in their tanks for anywhere from 1 day to a week at most.

So to use your results...both papers broke down in three days, if you overnight at a CG with hookups and dump the next day what about the toilet paper? That's right its going out that big pipe in large pieces along with the rest of the solids, helped along it's merry way by lots o' water and gravity. Get yourself one of those clear adapter things and look. Bet no matter how long you wait there will be wads o' paper coming out. Toilet paper test proves nothing.

Want a real test of toilet paper. Take a poop and wipe. Did it clean adequately? Do you have any adverse affects, itching irritation? If the first answer is yes and the second no guess what...your toilet paper passed the test!

100-ply TP

What are you using, cardboard? :@