{"id":55,"date":"2011-05-22T18:27:35","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T17:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=55"},"modified":"2021-07-26T14:26:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T13:26:24","slug":"sog-unit-greener-number-twos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/sog-unit-greener-number-twos\/","title":{"rendered":"SOG Unit – Greener Number Twos…"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is an old post now, please check out this one<\/a> for details on the SOG unit, and how to fit one, thanks, Jay<\/p>\n

It’s not a pleasant topic, but here goes anyway.<\/p>\n

\"MotorhomeWe’re looking at getting a Hymer 544, which will have a Thetford cassette loo. Anyone who’s used one of these will know the standard drill: add some viciously thick and blue chemicals to the inside of the loo, and some pink chemicals to the flush water. You then use special loo roll which disintegrates with the chemicals. When you come to use the loo or empty it, the smell is fine, unless you get the quantity wrong, in which case you’re in for a nasty experience (yes, this has happened to me, urghhh).<\/p>\n

This all works fine. I (Jay) take on the loo emptying as a ‘man job’. Ju does so much on the van, it is the least I can do (and with all the chemicals it isn’t nasty anyway). One small problem though; in fact a couple:<\/p>\n

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  1. The chemicals and special loo roll are not cheap, and the chems take up space in the van<\/li>\n
  2. You can’t go and empty your cassette any old place, it has to be in a designated place<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I spotted a way around both problems the other day; the SOG Unit<\/a>. This is basically a small fan which bolts to the outside of the van. When you open the ‘trapdoor’ after using the loo, the fan kicks in and draws air from the inside of the van, through the cassette and outside. There’s a carbon filter built into the van so you don’t stink out people having a BBQ next door. The idea is the extra flow of oxygen causes the bacteria which naturally break this stuff down to go into overdrive. No chemicals needed so you can empty the loo anywhere (within reason of course), and you can use standard loo roll. My only concern is fitting the thing, doesn’t look too easy, but I plan to give it a go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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