Thetford leaking toilet fixed thanks to this forum

eatmorebacon · 01-26-2012, 04:07 PM

http://www.jaycoowners.com/showthread.php?t=1878

Just replaced the faulty valve on my Thetford toilet by myself after Thetford mailed me a new one under warranty. thanks to all who posted about this. It was an easy fix to an annoying problem.

I noticed a little moisture around the supply line fitting where it attaches to the toilet when I ran a little water after I was finished. Just wondering if anybody has ever had a problem with this line leaking where it threads into toilet or replaced this supply line with something of better quality. The line runs into the side of the bathroom cabinet and disappears from there. I guess it ties in somewhere near the back of the camper behind the cabinet.

**Crabman** · 01-26-2012, 05:36 PM

I think that is where these forums really shine, helping folks troubleshoot problems or understand their RV better by sharing the actual experiences. Glad to hear your throne is now dry again on the outside!

edatlanta · 01-26-2012, 05:56 PM

I had that problem the first day. The nut wasn't tight from the supply line to the toilet. A half a turn and no problem. Just something that was overlooked at the factory.

SecretCoveDave · 01-26-2012, 05:59 PM

I agree Lee, this forum has saved me time, money and frustration.
Much thanks to All.

eatmorebacon · 01-26-2012, 07:31 PM

Edatlanta,

I hope that's all it is a loose fitting and not a bad fitting. Time will tell!

villain2000 · 01-26-2012, 08:35 PM

I did he same thing to my 2010 19bh. Bad batch of valves. The plunger inside the valve was the wrong size which caused water to shoot up through the top of the valve when you filled the bowl. Thetford was on top of it. Changed it myself and the problem was solved.

Larry G. · 01-26-2012, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by edatlanta

I had that problem the first day. The nut wasn't tight from the supply line to the toilet. A half a turn and no problem. Just something that was overlooked at the factory.

They didn't catch that on the PDI?

jal0710 · 01-26-2012, 11:27 PM

A number of years ago my father-in-law had a smaller motorhome and we stopped at his house to hook up with him on a trip to Grand Teton National Park. His motorhome was leaking water from the corner where the bathroom was, but it has stopped leaking when we showed up so we thought no more of it. Got to the campground, filled up the water, turned on the pump and a little later the carpet in the bathroom was wet. Turned off pump, took toilet apart and the valve was broken. Went to the "service" station just outside the campground and found a grand total of two valves, fortunately, one of them was the right one. Put it on the toilet and problem fixed. We got lucky that they even had the "service" station there since they have now closed it. Glad you found that your problem wasn't too bad.

edatlanta · 01-27-2012, 05:14 AM

PDI didn't catch it Larry G. because it was just a drip. The hose was connected, it just wan't tight enough. After a few days I noticed water in the floor. It hasn't leaked since and that has been almost a year and a half.

Denise · 01-27-2012, 09:40 AM

We were concerned after Tafische posting about his toilet and some leaking water. We were close to end of warranty and decided to call Thetford to order the part before the warranty was up. They sent us one, but we still haven't needed it... but when we do, we will be ready! I would suggest anyone nearing their end of warranty with the same toilet giving Thetford a call and getting the part

3'senough · 01-27-2012, 10:55 AM

Sometimes at the PDI these little leaks do show or occur due to time, pressure and let's not forget over the road ratteling that will occur. It's the bigger obvious things that get by PDI which has you scratching your head as to what some dealers PDI actualy entails.

Seann45 · 01-27-2012, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by eatmorebacon

http://www.jaycoowners.com/showthread.php?t=1878

I noticed a little moisture around the supply line fitting where it attaches to the toilet when I ran a little water after I was finished. Just wondering if anybody has ever had a problem with this line leaking where it threads into toilet or replaced this supply line with something of better quality. The line runs into the side of the bathroom cabinet and disappears from there. I guess it ties in somewhere near the back of the camper behind the cabinet.

Mine leaks like a ... from there... only occasionally.. been a real problem trying to get the dealer to fix it.... cause of course it wont do it on his lot.... soooo I have a vid of it leaking... that I will show him when I get home.... he better darn well fix it this time....

Quahog · 01-27-2012, 04:48 PM

Ok, so I have this very intermittent leaky toilet problem. It seems to happen when I am depressing the foot pedal half-way to fill the toilet but I don't notice any leaks until sometime later. I would say on 1 out of 50 flushes, I will see a small puddle in front of the toilet and it looks like it's coming from underneath. Haven't been able to determine its source thus far but from the sounds of this thread, perhaps I am experiencing the dreaded valve problem.

I bought this 22FB used so no warranty

How can I tell what specific model of toilet I have? Armed with that info, I can contact Thetford and maybe finagle a free valve out of them.

**Crabman** · 01-27-2012, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Quahog

Ok, so I have this very intermittent leaky toilet problem. It seems to happen when I am depressing the foot pedal half-way to fill the toilet but I don't notice any leaks until sometime later. I would say on 1 out of 50 flushes, I will see a small puddle in front of the toilet and it looks like it's coming from underneath. Haven't been able to determine its source thus far but from the sounds of this thread, perhaps I am experiencing the dreaded valve problem.

I bought this 22FB used so no warranty

How can I tell what specific model of toilet I have? Armed with that info, I can contact Thetford and maybe finagle a free valve out of them.

Look for the label behind the toilet by the valve as seen in this Pic, you should be able to peel it off. It contains the model # to give to the rep when you call.

Your symptoms sound like the beginnings of this problem, and most seemed to occur in the 2010 model year.
More info is available in my thread and also the RVnet link in my thread.

http://www.jaycoowners.com/showthread.php?t=1878

mikefos · 01-28-2012, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Quahog

Ok, so I have this very intermittent leaky toilet problem. It seems to happen when I am depressing the foot pedal half-way to fill the toilet but I don't notice any leaks until sometime later. I would say on 1 out of 50 flushes, I will see a small puddle in front of the toilet and it looks like it's coming from underneath. Haven't been able to determine its source thus far but from the sounds of this thread, perhaps I am experiencing the dreaded valve problem.

I bought this 22FB used so no warranty

How can I tell what specific model of toilet I have? Armed with that info, I can contact Thetford and maybe finagle a free valve out of them.

We had a 2010 22FB (recently sold) and Crabman's description and picture are right on the money. It was intermittent. If you search the Web you will discover it is a common problem w/ your model toilet. Even if you have pay for the kit from Thetford, I think it is only ilke 26$ or so. It includes all the parts and instructions.

Quahog · 01-28-2012, 05:36 AM

Thanks, Lee - I will check that out

Quahog · 01-28-2012, 05:38 AM

Super, Mike... I will pursue this. When does your new trailer come in?

BTW, did you tow the 22FB with the 4Runner? How was that?

mikefos · 01-29-2012, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Quahog

Super, Mike... I will pursue this. When does your new trailer come in?

BTW, did you tow the 22FB with the 4Runner? How was that?

Hi Quahog,

Our 308RETS will be here around mid March. We towed our 22FB w/ the 4Runner the first year we had it. It towed fine, but it sure did drink a lot of gas. We needed to sell our 2nd car and wanted to keep the 4Runner as we really like it. And we knew we already needed a larger trailer as it has turned out that we usually end up taking my daughter, son in law, and grandson w/ us camping. Sort of cramped in the 22FB. So, we bought a bigger tow vehicle for our future bigger trailer, and thus retired the 4Runner from tow duty.

Quahog · 01-29-2012, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by mikefos

Hi Quahog,

Our 308RETS will be here around mid March. We towed our 22FB w/ the 4Runner the first year we had it. It towed fine, but it sure did drink a lot of gas. We needed to sell our 2nd car and wanted to keep the 4Runner as we really like it. And we knew we already needed a larger trailer as it has turned out that we usually end up taking my daughter, son in law, and grandson w/ us camping. Sort of cramped in the 22FB. So, we bought a bigger tow vehicle for our future bigger trailer, and thus retired the 4Runner from tow duty.

Well, here's hoping to you really enjoying the new TT. That will seem like quite a step up for sure. You're going to love it.

I know what you mean about it drinking the gas... this summer, we'll find out how well our Tundra does on a long distance but I know on a windy day, I am only getting around 9 mpg. Ugh.

Quahog · 02-11-2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mikefos

We had a 2010 22FB (recently sold) and Crabman's description and picture are right on the money. It was intermittent. If you search the Web you will discover it is a common problem w/ your model toilet. Even if you have pay for the kit from Thetford, I think it is only ilke 26$ or so. It includes all the parts and instructions.

I contacted Thetford and they sent me the water valve assembly to fix it. The stuff came last night so I will install it as soon as I can get to it. Thanks again for the info!

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