Dtaylor
Oct 04, 2013Explorer
Toilet paper test
I was looking for the link to the toilet paper test that tested how rapidly paper dissolved. I did a search but did not see the one I am looking for
Mocoondo wrote:The swirl test is flawed - my holding tanks never experience a swirling motion such as TP experiences in a jar while someone is shaking it. In My holding tank, TP just sits there - it's elevation increasing as time passes. Oh and there is that other thing - I don't give a hoot how long it takes to dissolve. I actually stop thinking about it the second it disappears down the hole.
Good lord, are we still obsessing over toilet paper?
For the swirl test to be even remotely valid, you have to take a wad of poop paper, prepare it in whatever configuration you normally use, wipe it across yourself, collecting as much detritus as possible, then with at least half a dozen witnesses present, drop it in a clear jar, cap it off and give it a swirl.
Only then will you truly know how it behaves in the holding tank. As long as what you are sending down there isn't bigger than the opening at the termination valve, it will sit in the holding tank, percolate real nice, and then flow out when you dump the tanks.