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10-24-2015, 04:19 PM
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A sticky question, toilet paper
Hi Everyone !!!
Here is another " NEWBY " question.
When I was in Wal Mart, I saw that they had RV Toilet Paper ???????
Do I need SPECIAL.... Toilet paper in my RV, or is Regular Household OK?
Thank You.
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10-24-2015, 04:28 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2014
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You need something that disolves quickly. At a minimum use Septic Safe paper. Heavier paper will eventually clog/mess up your tank sensors.
LOL - be careful with the RV paper. It can disolve in your hand quite literally.
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Tour 42QD/InTech Stacker
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10-24-2015, 04:28 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: AB
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Short answer is No. There is a test you can do in which you put a piece of household TP in a jar of water, give it a shake, and if the paper breaks down, it's good to use in your RV. The secret to all of this is to use lots of water when flushing, never empty your holding tanks until they are at least 1/2 - 3/4 full.
I have been using the Happy Campers product and ordinary 2ply TP for a few years and as advertised, never had a problem with my holding tanks.
http://www.amazon.com/Happy-Campers-...reatment&psc=1
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10-24-2015, 09:56 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Location: Today? Clayton, North Carolina
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NO. Important to remember that your RV has a HOLDING tank, not a SEPTIC tank. The key is plenty of flush water. If that means your black tank fills a bit sooner, so be it. We've been fulltiming for almost 3-1/2 years, using standard 2-ply Quilted Northern and no chemical treatment at all. No problems.
There are proper times and places to conserve water. Your RV black tank is not one of them.
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Fulltimers since June, 2012
2002 Dutch Star 40, Freightliner, Cat 3126, 2004 Element
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10-25-2015, 01:11 AM
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Location: Wallkill NWR, NJ
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We use Charmin Basic. 5 1/2 years fulltiming no problems yet.
Don't worry about the one minute test on paper breakdown unless you plan a flushing BIG mounds of paper moments before you dump. If you use enough water it will all flush out when you dump.
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10-25-2015, 02:07 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Location: SoCal
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Scott's 1000
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2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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10-25-2015, 03:44 AM
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Administrator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's Spartan Chassis
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Location: Newark, DE
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As others have stated, no special paper is needed, just use plenty of water.
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10-25-2015, 06:28 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Bamber Lake
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Nothing special needed just remember to leave the dump valve closed untill you have enough collected in the tank to dump. Never leave the dump valve open while connected to the sewer line, thats a good way to build up Mount Washington DC.
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10-25-2015, 06:43 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club American Coach Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Do the paper test. Put a section of paper in a cup of water over night. In the AM if the paper has dissolved, it's good for the black tank...if still in one piece, don't use it.
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10-25-2015, 06:54 AM
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Junior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2011
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A sticky question, toilet paper
We have a septic system at home and use the same TP in the coach - Charmin, Quilted Northern, Costco and Walmart brands work fine. If you take a few pieces in water and shake them around in a jar, they should break apart. Then you will be ok😄
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RV Rookies
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10-25-2015, 07:12 AM
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Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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We use Charmin UltraSoft tissue with Happy Camper tank treatment!  
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Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
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10-25-2015, 07:33 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake County, IL
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In 40 years of RVing, I have never worried about what kind of toilet paper I was using, and I have never had a problem.
Joel
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10-25-2015, 07:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Winter Garden, FL
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There is a product available for your RV called "Pure Power Blue". It is a biodegradable liquid that will desolve any toilet paper you choose into liquid waste when used properly. Makes for easy flushing of your black holding tank. Much better than using RV toilet paper.
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10-25-2015, 07:53 AM
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Senior Member
Forest River Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Brownsville, PA
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Just don't use that Charmin quilted TP.I haven,t use it but i know better
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