Baby wipes in macerator

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Nothing worse than a baby wipe stuck in the macerator to wreck your afternoon but great news.......


Huggies start to dissolve in water and my RM69 has no problem in chewing them up and spitting them straight out :cool:


I presume Huggies have developed them to be kinder to the environment but a real onboard bonus
Not sure if it is all the huggies range but these are the one tested


http://www.haydonbridgepharmacy.co.uk/images/4735.jpg
 
Our children are too old to need nappies, and we have not yet reached that stage in life where we need to wear them. However, thanks for the information, which I note for possible future reference. :)
 
Is it not simpler to advise anyone onboard that if they put anything in the lav that's not either excreta or toilet paper they get the job of cleaning up the mess. Seriously, nappies down the toilet; would you do it on land? Why on a boat then? I've had to unblock a system where some miscreant had used wipes; they are made of seriously tough stuff, and I'd cheerfully throttle whoever flushed them.
 
Never had to try it on wipes but have used a full bottle of domestos/strong bleach in the loo and left for 24 hours and has so far managed to soften /dissolve whatever has been in there, worth a try
every time first.

Mike
 
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penfold said:
Is it not simpler to advise anyone onboard that if they put anything in the lav that's not either excreta or toilet paper they get the job of cleaning up the mess. Seriously, nappies down the toilet; would you do it on land? Why on a boat then? I've had to unblock a system where some miscreant had used wipes; they are made of seriously tough stuff, and I'd cheerfully throttle whoever flushed them.
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I think they're slow-dissolvable bum-wipes, rather than nappies, and are made by Huggies.
 
DAKA said:
Nothing worse than a baby wipe stuck in the macerator to wreck your afternoon but great news.......


Huggies start to dissolve in water and my RM69 has no problem in chewing them up and spitting them straight out :cool:


I presume Huggies have developed them to be kinder to the environment but a real onboard bonus
Not sure if it is all the huggies range but these are the one tested


http://www.haydonbridgepharmacy.co.uk/images/4735.jpg
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Do the fish like them? Usually they prefer brown and lumpy.
 
Our rule, strongly explained, is nothing down the loo unless you have eaten it first. Only exception is the biodegradble toilet paper that we provide in the head.

Apart from the toilet paper, same applies at home as we have a septic tank.

Children and Grandchildren seem to accept this, but I like Penfolds threat!
 
The more i read these forums the more i realise that most boaters dont care about the enviroment or other water users. Would you like to swim past that bit of sh*t or toilet paper on that idealic anchorage? Use your sea toilets offshore or fit a holding tank or get a chemical toilet. In all my outdoor pursuits i have always been told (and practiced) bury your poo and burn your paper when ashore in the great outdoors or when on the water poo in the toilet, and paper baged and put in the bin to dispose when back ashore.

And to the person that uses strong bleach to clean the toilet...try putting it in a friends fish tank and see what they say.
 
Well I just assumed everyone had them on board and had to occasionally dismantle the macerator.

thinking back have to agree we didnt have then prior to having a baby on board, once on board the wipes stayed !

equivalent to the magic sponge outside but these are inside use .

wine Tea stains on carpets
felt tip off leather/wood/most things
mould in hard to reach corners
will lift oil off everywhere

even curry and water proof lippy off a white shirt :cool:
 
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