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Old 06-12-2022, 02:53 PM   #1
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Default Finding Thetford Blue WITH formaldehyde!?

We can’t find Thetford Blue with formaldehyde anymore!

All the options of liquids and pouches do not contain formaldehyde.
We’ve tried the Thetford Green without formaldehyde and the toilet stunk after only 24 hours (4 people using it).

Can anyone suggest alternatives?
I read here to only use Thetford Blue due to breakdown on seals. We loved the Blue and it was working great.

Thanks in advance!
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Old 06-12-2022, 06:59 PM   #2
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Campa Chem Original (the stuff you are looking for) may have been discontinued by the manufacturer. WalMart, my favorite source for years, no longer seems to have it. Amazon says they no longer have it. Camping World says they have it, and if they do, you might do well to stock up on it. We've had the same experience that you describe, so we bought a bunch and use it sparingly. But it won 't last forever. Good luck.

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Old 06-12-2022, 07:05 PM   #3
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The stuff Thetford recommended was Aqua-Kem, and it too seems to be discontinued. I hoarded as many single serve bottles as I could find when WalMart was clearing it out. I now have 80-something bottles. Stupid me, I was counting one bottle equals one night, not one dump. And now with the SeaLand I’m thinking about trying half bottle per dump since my tank is only 10 gallons and the bottle says it will treat a 40 gallon black tank.
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Old 06-12-2022, 07:11 PM   #4
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... I was counting one bottle equals one night, not one dump. ...
Hmmmm... Even Google says one bottle for one dump.

Sorry, absolutely couldn't resist that one!
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The stuff Thetford recommended was Aqua-Kem, and it too seems to be discontinued.
Thetford says that Aqua-Kem green was/is a biological treatment, which means no formaldehyde. In their site FAQ, they also say that Aqua-Kem Blue used to contain formaldehyde, but has been reformulated "and we can guarantee you that we do NOT use formaldehyde in our products".

On the RV Net Forum, I found a discussion of this topic. Most commenters said they couldn't tell the difference, but one guy got scientific and reported "I went to Thetfords site and pulled the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for both products. They are identical." In other words, Aqua-Kem Blue and Campa-Chem Original were the same product, but had different target markets. One was sold at higher-price fancy outlets, and the other at lower-price places.

Either way, if you can find AKB or CKO, stocking up might be a good idea.

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Old 07-01-2022, 04:26 PM   #6
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HELP !!! So on Amazon there is Aqua Kem "original", and Aqua Max Spring Showers and Aqua Max Summer Cypress and Aqua Kem Morning Sky and Aqua Kem Marine and Aqua Bio Citrus and Campa Fresh and Aqua Chem Shotz and Aqua kem Toss Ins....
Arghghghg !!!!! What do I buy ???
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A little dab of "Vics Vaporub" under the nose and life is good.....
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HELP !!! So on Amazon there is Aqua Kem "original", and Aqua Max Spring Showers and Aqua Max Summer Cypress and Aqua Kem Morning Sky and Aqua Kem Marine and Aqua Bio Citrus and Campa Fresh and Aqua Chem Shotz and Aqua kem Toss Ins....
Arghghghg !!!!! What do I buy ???
Any of the first four are just different flavors of the original formula. I like the death blue flavor.
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Somewhere on the Forum, someone said to use dose of Aqua-Kem AND a packet of Odorlos. I'm still a relative newbie TM owner (2 years), but that combination works and we never had an odor issue with 3-4 users. I'm slow to accept change, but I agree that Aqua-Kem is no longer available. Apparently Aqua Max is the improved version (in Blue [Spring] scent and Green [probably cedar] scent). Blue scent seems to be most frequently out of stock, so I assume it's the more popular scent. Just ran out of Aqua-Kem so am now forced to change.
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hmmmm... Even google says one bottle for one dump.

sorry, absolutely couldn't resist that one!
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