Holy crap! I mean, holy holding tanks! I cleaned my bowl recently with Clorox Cleanup! Yes, I have your book and have even read it. (Comprehension and retention were never my strong suits.) Did that one time do permanent harm?
Beware of Odorlos!
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I realize their are many variables here, but I previously owned a C320 for 12 years and used Odorlos religiously. Never had a problem. Unless an PO changed out what comes from the Factory, most Catalina's are plumbed with the same holding tank fittings, so if this were a problem, the potential number of boats being affected would number in the thousands--a fairly large sample size, even if only a fraction of them used OS. Just a data point....
Re: Beware of Odorlos! NOT!!!
I agree with Solstice and Peggie. Tommyrot on the OP. Been using it for five years now, no issues, other than a non-smelly holding tank, that is.
Really putrid when aspersions are cast without the benefit of reality.
I agree with Solstice and Peggie. Tommyrot on the OP. Been using it for five years now, no issues, other than a non-smelly holding tank, that is.
Really putrid when aspersions are cast without the benefit of reality.
Only if you drank it.
You've been around here long enough to know that bleach is a no-no because it's highly destructive to rubber--seals, o-rings, valves etc and hoses. So are chemical household bowl cleaners, some of which can also interact with the ammonia in urine to produce a lethal gas.
Byeee.... :dance:
OK so in have finished a 5 day test with odorlos powder.
I made a paste and smeared it on a Marlon, plain nylon, rubber, hdpe, red solo cup, PVC, aluminum, brass, bronze, and cpvc. No damage to any container after keeping them in a damp setting. All samples were wet the whole time like you would expect in a plumbing situation with a solution of urea added. (Urea ice melt was used in lieu of me peeing in the buckets.)
When I added bleach, the rubber bulged. Off the shelf jug of Muriatic acid that I did not dilute damaged the nylon and destroyed the solo cup, ate the rubber. It did this whether or not odorlos was used.
Where the issue arose was with toilet bowl cleaner. It softened the rubber and seemed to cause etching on the cpvc and nylon fittings. The addition of odorlos appeared the accelerate the damage, but I believe this was due to heat given off by the reaction between the nitrogen in the odorlos and hydrous compounds in the bowl cleaner.
It is safe to say, and I am sorry that the OP has a plumbing issue, but odorlos was not the culprit.
I am going to look more at the bowl cleaner issues to see what happened.
I made a paste and smeared it on a Marlon, plain nylon, rubber, hdpe, red solo cup, PVC, aluminum, brass, bronze, and cpvc. No damage to any container after keeping them in a damp setting. All samples were wet the whole time like you would expect in a plumbing situation with a solution of urea added. (Urea ice melt was used in lieu of me peeing in the buckets.)
When I added bleach, the rubber bulged. Off the shelf jug of Muriatic acid that I did not dilute damaged the nylon and destroyed the solo cup, ate the rubber. It did this whether or not odorlos was used.
Where the issue arose was with toilet bowl cleaner. It softened the rubber and seemed to cause etching on the cpvc and nylon fittings. The addition of odorlos appeared the accelerate the damage, but I believe this was due to heat given off by the reaction between the nitrogen in the odorlos and hydrous compounds in the bowl cleaner.
It is safe to say, and I am sorry that the OP has a plumbing issue, but odorlos was not the culprit.
I am going to look more at the bowl cleaner issues to see what happened.