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Subject Topic: Black bits in toilet flush tank
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18/3/2013 at 12:04pm
 Location: South west
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Has any one have any ideas on how I can clean my top water tank out of black bits that come out into toilet bowl when flushed please? Thanks



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18/3/2013 at 12:23pm
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Hi, We had same problem, from advice on here we used Milton, which did the trick.

Marilyn



18/3/2013 at 12:28pm
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Hi thanks Marilyn I will give that a go next time I'm at the caravan, how much did you put in and did you leave for awhile and drain it all out?
Thx

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18/3/2013 at 12:36pm
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Having suuffered from this, once it was clear we changed our rinse additive from Aquakem and it has not reappeared in the last 5 years.


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Puriclean will clean it all out leave for an hour or two.Its been said that Thetford flush causes this..

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18/3/2013 at 1:17pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Annettedimond on 18/3/2013
Hi thanks Marilyn I will give that a go next time I'm at the caravan, how much did you put in and did you leave for awhile and drain it all out?
Thx


Hi ,

We just followed amounts on bottle and left in system for about 4-5 hrs and then flushed out with water.

 

Marilyn



18/3/2013 at 2:28pm
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Hi jeff is puriclean what you also put in your water bottle to sterilise them the powder? If so I had some of it left ? I have been using ping thetford cleaner do that could be why. Thx

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18/3/2013 at 2:33pm
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We had this problem a few years ago and I put some bleach in the full tank. After about an hour I pumped it all out and now we only ever use clear water and no additives. Not had any problem with our new van.



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18/3/2013 at 2:36pm
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Thx John looking forward to going back to van soon and getting rid of the bits thx everyone for ur help😃

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18/3/2013 at 7:45pm
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I was advised by theftford to use Milton to get rid of black bits before they had a tank cleaner.

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