Poopy Paper Problem

mmccray100 wrote:
I use TP from Costco (Kirkland brand) and in 3+ years of full-timing, I've never had an issue. I dump the tanks when they're full unless I'm hitting the road.
BTW, I do use chemicals, purchased at Walmart. I've never used that $1 a sheet thin stuff CW sells.

Costco's Kirkland Signature 2 ply bath tissue, supposedly safe for septic systems, isn't. We just had an expensive septic issue at the S&B, and this toilet paper was the cause. It utterly failed the TP breakdown test. So after years and years of happily using this TP, first in our suburban home and now out in the country (and in both RVs), we'll not be using it in the S&B or the RV anymore.

Pity. It's a right nice product, but it does contain the temporary wet strength resin, which does not break up well in septic systems. Most of the premium toilet papers have that resin, so they just don't break down the way they should.

I'll be consulting with my Mom on what she used all those years, and never once had a septic problem.

Meanwhile, I'm totally with the others who preach don't use so much toilet paper at one time, especially in the RV. We use Costco brand wipes to do the final cleanup, then toss the wipe into a small covered trash can. Cuts way back on the TP in the black tank.

Seems rather rude to me for an RVer to use any old TP and send it down the RV park's septic. That kind of maintenance gets real expensive, and the result is higher RV park fees.

But we can't trust the TP makers to tell the truth, either, can we? So we'll be testing various brands mentioned in this thread and go with the one that works best for our septic. Then we know it will work in our RV (and the RV parks' septics).

Sigh. Just one thang after another, ain't it?