Toilet Additives - Page 2

Idaho Adventurer · 06-07-2023, 10:13 AM

Does anyone know what they use in port-a-potties (like the ones you see at events and construction sites)? I'm no expert on them, but it seems to me that it takes a lot to make them really smell, and they don't appear to be using anything that dissolves in them.

Shane826 · 06-14-2023, 07:19 PM

The real poop on Aqua-Kem…

https://www.thefitrv.com/rv-tech/com...ibextid=Zxz2cZ

Idaho Adventurer · 06-16-2023, 09:33 AM

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The real poop on Aqua-Kem…

https://www.thefitrv.com/rv-tech/com...ibextid=Zxz2cZ

Thanks for sharing that. Very informative. That article seems to suggest that Happy Campers is a reasonable solution for recirculating toilets.

**Bill** · 06-16-2023, 10:04 AM

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That article seems to suggest that Happy Campers is a reasonable solution for recirculating toilets.

The text of the article appears to say "Yes", but there is a terrible review from a camper with a cassette toilet. Let us know if you try it.

Bill

**inghamm** · 06-16-2023, 08:54 PM

I have been able to buy Aqua-Kem (with formaldehyde) on Amazon recently. I wasn't happy with Happy Campers in the recirculating toilet. Aqua-Kem works best of all the treatments I have tried. I would try Inca Gold if I could find it.

**Bill** · 06-23-2023, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by inghamm

I have been able to buy Aqua-Kem (with formaldehyde) on Amazon recently. I wasn't happy with Happy Campers in the recirculating toilet. Aqua-Kem works best of all the treatments I have tried. I would try Inca Gold if I could find it.

Interesting. Aqua-Kem Original (the one with formaldehyde) suddenly seems to be available from many sources, which it was not a few months ago. For example, the Amazon ad says "Sold by RV Wholesale Direct". If you go to their web site, sure enough, there it is. Their price is considerably less than Amazon, and it also has free shipping.

A simple search on "Aqua-Kem Original" turns up a number of sources, some of them in the 64 oz bottle rather than the 32 ounce unit. All of them are pretty coy about the formaldehyde component, but all of them show the "Danger!" label on the front in their pictures.

I'm not sure what is going on, but the good thing about Amazon, of course, is their return policy. "Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer choice!"

Bill

Idaho Adventurer · 06-23-2023, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill

Interesting. Aqua-Kem Original (the one with formaldehyde) suddenly seems to be available from many sources, which it was not a few months ago. For example, the Amazon ad says "Sold by RV Wholesale Direct". If you go to their web site, sure enough, there it is. Their price is considerably less than Amazon, and it also has free shipping.

A simple search on "Aqua-Kem Original" turns up a number of sources, some of them in the 64 oz bottle rather than the 32 ounce unit. All of them are pretty coy about the formaldehyde component, but all of them show the "Danger!" label on the front in their pictures.

I'm not sure what is going on, but the good thing about Amazon, of course, is their return policy. "Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer choice!"

Bill

I'm not finding "Aqua-Kem" with formaldehyde in it like you are. Just the new "Aqua-Kem" that's biodegradable and without formaldehyde. Can you share a web link where you're finding it? Maybe I'm just missing it. Thanks.

**Bill** · 06-23-2023, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Idaho Adventurer

I'm not finding "Aqua-Kem" with formaldehyde in it like you are. Just the new "Aqua-Kem" that's biodegradable and without formaldehyde. Can you share a web link where you're finding it? Maybe I'm just missing it. Thanks.

Fair question. To the best of my knowledge, you need to search for Aqua Kem Original, the secret being in the the word ORIGINAL. A search for "Aqua Kem" brings up a couple dozen hits, all of which say No Formaldehyde somewhere in the listing. A search for "Aqua Kem Original" brings up a few hits, one of them being Amazon. All of them show a big "Warning - May Cause Burns, Blindness, Death, etc" on the front label and urging you to check the ingredients on the back label. And they don't show the back label. No mention of formaldehyde, yes or no, anywhere in the listing. But in the Users Comments section, there are numerous reviews saying "Wonderful stuff, yes, it has formaldehyde".

So as I said originally, I don't know what is going on. Maybe some warehouses have received permission to clear out their stock. And a lot of it is showing up on eBay, of course. The big picture doesn't make sense to me, but listings for Aqua-Kem Original disappeared for a while, and are now back.

Caveat Emptor.

Bill

Idaho Adventurer · 06-23-2023, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill

Fair question. To the best of my knowledge, you need to search for Aqua Kem Original, the secret being in the the word ORIGINAL. A search for "Aqua Kem" brings up a couple dozen hits, all of which say No Formaldehyde somewhere in the listing. A search for "Aqua Kem Original" brings up a few hits, one of them being Amazon. All of them show a big "Warning - May Cause Burns, Blindness, Death, etc" on the front label and urging you to check the ingredients on the back label. And they don't show the back label. No mention of formaldehyde, yes or no, anywhere in the listing. But in the Users Comments section, there are numerous reviews saying "Wonderful stuff, yes, it has formaldehyde".

So as I said originally, I don't know what is going on. Maybe some warehouses have received permission to clear out their stock. And a lot of it is showing up on eBay, of course. The big picture doesn't make sense to me, but listings for Aqua-Kem Original disappeared for a while, and are now back.

Caveat Emptor.

Bill

I think I found the one you're referring to: "Aqua-Kem sold by RV Wholesale Direct LLC". On the Amazon link I noticed that it says "100% Biodegradable". Please correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me that formaldehyde wouldn't be considered biodegradable. Also, I searched the reviews and questions, and it seems to be that all of the ones that are 2022 or more recent say they either got "Aqua Max" or that what they got doesn't have formaldehyde in it, and all the ones that were earlier than 2022 say it does have formaldehyde. That seems to fit the timeframe of when they outlawed formaldehyde.

**inghamm** · 06-27-2023, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Idaho Adventurer

I'm not finding "Aqua-Kem" with formaldehyde in it like you are. Just the new "Aqua-Kem" that's biodegradable and without formaldehyde. Can you share a web link where you're finding it? Maybe I'm just missing it. Thanks.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1