Leslie,

Not too worry!  I will keep this clean to help you keep your "head" clean.  After some thirty-five plus years on boats and now seven on RVs, I can assure you that if you follow simple procedures, you will not freak.

First, before the "morning constituional", run maybe 3 to 4 inches of water into the bowl.  Now you almost have a conventional throne.  Proceed as normal, use as little TP as will get the job done, more on the TP in a moment and then flush!  Now what is gross about that?

With every RV "head" there is a sprayer to rinse the bowl good, if required.  Many RVers have unique "chemical additives" they swear by.  Virtually, any non-formaldehyde product will work well.  Some are better than others, but they work. 

Make sure after dumping your black tank to run a few gallons of water in as you add the chemicals.  Never dump until the tank is almost full.  The gravity will work best to clean out your tank.  Then dump a full gray tank immediately to clean out your sewer hose.

RV/Marine TP is expensive.  A good single ply TP will cost less and work fine.  Tear a sheet and drop it in a glass of water and stir to check how quickly it breaks down.

Finally, after all is done, run an inch of water in the bowl and leave it, to keep the seal moist.

My wife is the clean freak shown in the dictionary.  The least odor, and I am called into action.  "Cause I smell so sweet, I guess!"

Fear not!  It is an every day routine.

Charles




-- Edited by Roz at 05:11, 2007-12-03

Another option before your BM is to put an "X" of toilet paper in the bottom. Doesn't take much to cover the "exit" area. This helps keep the seal and the ball clean.

You guys are great. :)

You have settled my fears.

Thanks!
Leslie

One other common "trick" I have heard is to apply a wax (like car wax) to the entire inside of the bowl. This can help any mess slip-n-slide away without leaving tracks... I don't do this but many swear by it especially for plastic bowls.

Just another idea.

Brilliant! I can totally see how the wax would work... like surfer wax!  I would never have put those 2 together. Now I have to wait a bit before I can try it.

Thanks for all the tips and bad jokes... hehe  
Leslie

Judy wrote:

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Hi Leslie...Just letting yu know they have an electric flush button on the wall if you would like to add this cost to your RV as an additive.
southwestjudy & bob & 2blackdogs

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Hi Judy,
I've never heard of that, how does it work? Our toilet has a foot pedal.    Is it only for certain brands?
Fred

 

Simple, it is available on Thetford's higher end toilets. They are electrically actuated instead of pedal actuated and work exactly the same. In "automatic mode" just tap a button and the trap door opens and the spray water pulsates (jets out) to help flush away the mess. The pulsing feature of the spray water helps scour the bowl. It sprays the fresh flush water for a couple seconds and then the trap door automatically closes. All done. Hold the button to fill the bowl and not flush. You can also set it to "manual mode" you just press and hold the button to keep the door open and actuate the spray as long as you hold the button. These electric units also tend to be china and not plastic. Thetford has a replacement chart on their web site to determine which toilet will directly replace your existing one.