[CaptainBligh]

I have limescale on the rubber seal of my Thetford cassette - also limescale inside the cassette. How do I remove this please. Can I use vinegar on the rubber ? I am currently in Spain south of Barcelona going North and not sure where my next dealer is ?

Captain Bligh :brave:

 

[peedee]

Thetford sell a product for removing scale from their cassette toilets. I would have thought this would be available from good camping shops in Spain. I would be wary of using anything else unless you are confident it will not damage the seals.

peedee

 

[Vennwood]

You can use vinegar or try bleach. If all fails you can use a screwdriver (I had to) As long as you wash it thoroughly afterwards. Thetford recommend you change the seal every 12 months and they sell a lubricant for the seal. We use a smear of vaseline every few months

Hope this helps

Enjoy the rest of your stay

Pete

 

[navman]

I have always found lemon juice very good at removing lime scale...

 

[ingram]

I clean the seal by removing it, washing it under a tap, and light scrubbing with a nail brush or similar. Because it is flexible most limescale will crack off as you wash it, I should think.

I use olive oil to lubricate it as suggested by Thetford as an alternative to their own seal lubricant. You should be able to find some olive oil where you are. Some lubricants ( and I thought that Vaseline was one, but someone uses it! ) will damage the seal, possibly causing it to swell.

Harvey

 

[Rainbow-Chasers]

Vaseline is oil based, so hould damage it i would have thought - but depends if people have been using for years then maybe could prove us wrong?

Olive oil is good! It is like sellotape - can use it for everything, and it is sicilian!

 

[PeterandLinda]

Hi

We have found that the Thetford lubricant is much better than olive oil and it might be more expensive but you don't need much. I am also using their de-scaler as I type, the downside is you are supposed to leave it in the tank for 16 hours. This is not terribly practical if you are wild camping!

P&L