Bleach alternative for septic tank
- Normandy Cow
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Bleach alternative for septic tank
We have a septic tank and never put bleach down it.
Recently, the bottom of the toilet has developed a dark brown stain.
In the UK I would just pour in bleach and it would go overnight, but obviously I cannot do that here in France.
Can anyone recommend an alternative?
Thanks!
Recently, the bottom of the toilet has developed a dark brown stain.
In the UK I would just pour in bleach and it would go overnight, but obviously I cannot do that here in France.
Can anyone recommend an alternative?
Thanks!
I use bleach, and we have a septic tank (well actually we have several but I don't like to boast
). If you look in the supermarkets at the toilet cleaner you can use anything which says "sans danger pour fosse septique" which is most of them. Some of the ones with lots of bleach say not more than twice a week, so I use them on the weekly clean but don't leave them in the gites for the guests.
Other alternatives to remove the brown stains are PH minus (used in swimming pools), vinegar or coke. Don't however use hydrocloric acid which is sold for detartering as this will not do your fosse any good.
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Other alternatives to remove the brown stains are PH minus (used in swimming pools), vinegar or coke. Don't however use hydrocloric acid which is sold for detartering as this will not do your fosse any good.
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Thanks everyone.
I'm home now (luckily we use Norfolkline ferries to Dunquerque so didn't get held up at Calais).
I've tried the sprays as suggested, and my cleaner is going to have another go next week - but I will also try that denture cleaner, that's a good bit of lateral thinking there mouse, it would never have occurred to me to try that (how on earth did you find that one out?!)
I'm home now (luckily we use Norfolkline ferries to Dunquerque so didn't get held up at Calais).
I've tried the sprays as suggested, and my cleaner is going to have another go next week - but I will also try that denture cleaner, that's a good bit of lateral thinking there mouse, it would never have occurred to me to try that (how on earth did you find that one out?!)
It was in a book someone (who obviously thought I needed domesticating) bought me once for Christmas.(how on earth did you find that one out?!)
I actually found some useful tips in it, including one about chucking a can of coke cola down the loo to make it gleam! (works on white sinks too)
And if you ever have a rusty screw you can't remove with the screwdriver...put some cola on it and 5 mins later you'll be able to screw it out
Mouse (full of odd useful tips
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Bleach alternative for septic tank
Have never tried it on brown stains but white vinegar works on removing the blue stains we get on sanitary ware in the Limousin.
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It is terrible stuff. Just put a coin in it and see. My daughter dropped a glass of cola on the floor the other day and after 7 washes the tiles still feel sticky.camel wrote:THis just shows what a can of coke can do to ones body.
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In every can you have 18 tea spoons of sugurcamel wrote:THis just shows what a can of coke can do to ones body.
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but only 8 tea spoons of sugarPaul Carmel wrote: In every can you have 18 tea spoons of sugur
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