thetford RV tote parts help

[citgodan]

I have the Thetford SmartTote - not sure on the model nor size, but it is about 4 years old and looks like the pic that I attached.

I am trying to find parts for it, it seems that the hose is a 1 piece unit and leaking somewhere on the bottom side. Any clues where I can only find the hose? I looked for thetford tote parts, but lead me down to a long, dark hole, and I surely don't want a $150 tank when the hose is bad.

any thoughts, please reply.

thanks

[SmokerBill]

I had one just like that, the 30 gallon I tote I believe. The hose finally got brittle and cracked and started leaking. I used a section of regular waste hose to replace it but it was very difficult.

The wire coil in the original hose turned the opposite direction of the wire coil in a standard RV waste hose. And the hose fitting on the tote was threaded for the backwards coil. It was really difficult to force the replacement onto the tank, but I made it work.

Then it started leaking again, or so I thought. I finally figured out the the tank itself had cracked underneath the axle rod that the wheel attaches to.

I tried all kinds of fixes. I gooped it up with epoxy, and silicone, and neither worked. I finally decided to finish out the season in Quartzsite, putting up with that slow, nasty leak.

The last time I used it to dump, I drove it over to the dumpsters and tossed it in.

If you flip the tank over and lay it upside down, there's a plastic plate that can be removed. Three screws, I think. Take it off and inspect the hose. The axle can be popped out of the molded grooves in the bottom of the tank to inspect for a cracked tank. I think I used a large screwdriver to pop it out.

Good luck. I hope it's just a bad hose.

[citgodan]

Thanks for the reply SmokerBill. Yes, I took the plate off and determined the best that I could that it was the hose, but I didn't check beyond that. Yes, looking at the hose it didn't seem easy to just splice in a new section.

I will have to do some more searching to be sure it's the hose, I guess.

[SmokerBill]

Maybe you could remove the hose and trim it off up to the leak, then replace it. Unless that would make it too short.

[stevenic]

Did you look here? They have the various part numbers listed:

https://www.thetford.com/part/smarttote/

You should be able to contact customer service to order the specific part you need.

[stevenic]

It's $22 for a replacement hose kit here:

https://www.adventurerv.net/kit-wate...t-p-40745.html

[SmokerBill]

Originally Posted by stevenic

Did you look here? They have the various part numbers listed:

https://www.thetford.com/part/smarttote/

You should be able to contact customer service to order the specific part you need.

Great find, stevenic.

[citgodan]

Yes, great find. thanks. This weekend I am camping so I will thoroughly investigate where the issue is, and if it's the hose I will order. thanks for helping with the parts!!!

[stevenic]

NP... It looks like that site has most of the replacement parts for your tote so just use that other site to match up the part numbers.