RV Toilete paper

mowermech wrote:

WILDEBILL308 wrote:
I love these "what toilet paper" threads. Have fun doing the little useless test about how long it takes to brake down. You have a HOLDING tank not a septic tank. I use Charman ultra strong. It brakes down just fine. I have never had a problem.
Bill

Toilet paper has brakes? What kind; surge, electric, hydraulic, or mechanical?

ANY paper that says "Safe for Septic systems" on the label is satisfactory to use in your RV. Yes, it IS a holding tank! NO, it is NOT a septic tank. Therefore, putting Rid-X or any other septic tank "enzyme treatment" in it will do no good at all!
Oh, and by the way, while we are on the subject of RV holding tanks, do NOT put any "Flushable Wipes" in there! They will NEVER break down! Think about it; they are soaked in a water/soap/disinfectant solution. If they don't break down in that solution, what makes anybody think they will EVER break down in the municipal waste treatment plant or a septic tank? THEY. WILL. NOT. BREAK. DOWN!! When I purchased my current coach, I did a through flush of the black tank. The coach had been sitting on the dealers lot for 6 months to a year. I got about 6 of those wipes out of the tank. Even after being in there all that time, they were in perfect condition!

I think surge is the most sought after. :Thank you for your service as the internet spelling police. Now if you could fix auto correct to know what I meant, Thnank You.
When in the NE this summer there were several news items about legislature to ban "Flushable Wipes" because of the problems they were causing.
Bill

eheading wrote:
Well I'll be the oddball here. We have had holding tanks for almost 40 years and have always used the RV toilet paper. Currently we are using Scotts RV toilet paper that we get at Walmart. We obviously have never had a problem with the RV toilet paper, and we do not worry at all about how much water we use when we flush the toilet.

I figure for all we paid for the motorhome, we can afford the little extra for the toilet paper.

Ed Headington

Yes, but do you really want to use third world toilet paper? :-)

Well I'll be the oddball here. We have had holding tanks for almost 40 years and have always used the RV toilet paper. Currently we are using Scotts RV toilet paper that we get at Walmart. We obviously have never had a problem with the RV toilet paper, and we do not worry at all about how much water we use when we flush the toilet.

I figure for all we paid for the motorhome, we can afford the little extra for the toilet paper.

Ed Headington

We use the Adli TP. Single ply, 4 rolls @ $1.49.

OK, I get the message.

mowermech wrote:
Yes, it IS a holding tank! NO, it is NOT a septic tank. Therefore, putting Rid-X or any other septic tank "enzyme treatment" in it will do no good at all!

Enzyme treatments are great if the trailer sits for months between dumps. My trailer toilet is used on occasion between camping trips. When it's sitting is the only time I'll put the enzymes in.

chindog wrote:
We use Scott's single ply. It's cheap and available at most grocery stores.

This is what we do too.

We don't us RV type AWP at all. Used to use Scott but after seeing so many threads on it, I tried the Angle Soft. Actually did a side by side test between the two. Put a few sheets in a clear glass with water and shake it for 4 or 5 seconds. Angle Soft is stronger but in my test it dissolved a lot faster than the Scott.

A member since 2001 and you are using RV TP

100's of TP posts over last 14 yrs.


This is a 'gotcha post'....right :H

A HS student did an analysis of TP dissolve rates for a class science project. (Who says that American Education is irrelevant?) Angel Soft came out with the best dissolve rate, and Charmin was the worst (from memory). We use Costco TP with lots of water and have had no issues.

The results were posted here. . . somewhere?