R-pod Owners Forum : TOILET VALVE http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : TOILET VALVE Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 03 May 2026 03:56:26 +0000 Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:35:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=15640 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ TOILET VALVE : The only way to be certain is... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151445#151445 Author: jato
Subject: 15640
Posted: 08 Apr 2023 at 4:35pm

The only way to be certain is to pressurize your line and see where the leak is, should be apparent with your commode removed.
]]> Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:35:07 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151445#151445 TOILET VALVE : you think it could be the elbow... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151444#151444 Author: hogone
Subject: 15640
Posted: 08 Apr 2023 at 3:31pm

you think it could be the elbow in the pex?    or the valve, or both?  jon]]> Sat, 08 Apr 2023 15:31:51 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151444#151444 TOILET VALVE : i think i need 31705. jon http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151443#151443 Author: hogone
Subject: 15640
Posted: 08 Apr 2023 at 2:49pm

i think i  need 31705.  jon]]> Sat, 08 Apr 2023 14:49:41 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151443#151443 TOILET VALVE : bummer, just yanked toilet.......wrong... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151442#151442 Author: hogone
Subject: 15640
Posted: 08 Apr 2023 at 1:29pm

bummer, just yanked toilet.......wrong valve.  mine is model 31682.  jon]]> Sat, 08 Apr 2023 13:29:22 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151442#151442 TOILET VALVE : The flange is held to the floor... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151431#151431 Author: lostagain
Subject: 15640
Posted: 06 Apr 2023 at 2:13pm

The flange is held to the floor with wood screws.  If you want to take it off, you have to remove them.]]> Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:13:15 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151431#151431 TOILET VALVE : cool, thanks jato. jon http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151429#151429 Author: hogone
Subject: 15640
Posted: 06 Apr 2023 at 10:22am

cool, thanks jato.  jon]]> Thu, 06 Apr 2023 10:22:16 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151429#151429 TOILET VALVE : Mine stayed on the base, either... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151428#151428 Author: jato
Subject: 15640
Posted: 06 Apr 2023 at 9:12am

Mine stayed on the base, either way it will remove off the base or toilet quite easily.

]]> Thu, 06 Apr 2023 09:12:03 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151428#151428 TOILET VALVE : I know Im a pain in the #%%! When... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151427#151427 Author: hogone
Subject: 15640
Posted: 06 Apr 2023 at 8:42am

I know Im a pain in the #%%!  When I pull the toilet off, will the flange stay on the base or the toilet......or could it go either waY?  jon]]> Thu, 06 Apr 2023 08:42:30 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151427#151427 TOILET VALVE : thanks for the info you guys.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151408#151408 Author: hogone
Subject: 15640
Posted: 04 Apr 2023 at 9:08pm

thanks for the info you guys.  Much appreciated.  jon]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 21:08:57 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151408#151408 TOILET VALVE : When you replace the toilet, be... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151404#151404 Author: lostagain
Subject: 15640
Posted: 04 Apr 2023 at 5:57pm

When you replace the toilet, be careful not to over torque the 2 flange bolts or you can end up damaging the plastic flange.  Dometic gives a torque value in inch pounds in the installation instructions that you can probably find online.  ]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:57:07 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151404#151404 TOILET VALVE : Jon, When I replaced the toilet... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151385#151385 Author: jato
Subject: 15640
Posted: 04 Apr 2023 at 9:23am

Jon, When I replaced the toilet it was already 6 years old, and it seems the replacement gasket was around $8, so it got replaced.  Any RV store would carry it.  Pretty easy to tell if the seal is good or not once you pull the toilet off, make sure when doing this you inhale deeplyLOL. 

Pertaining to your other questions, you are correct as there are two bolts to remove and simply lift off like a regular toilet.  Quite easy as being plastic doesn't require much effort to remove.
]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 09:23:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151385#151385 TOILET VALVE : I havent done mine yet; but just... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151383#151383 Author: hogone
Subject: 15640
Posted: 04 Apr 2023 at 7:06am

I havent done mine yet; but just to confirm.......toilet held on by the two bolts (1 on each side).  Just lift off like a "regular" toilet; correct?  I assume the gasket (or whatever is under there) does not need to be relaced; correct?  Just want to be sure.  Thanks for the help.  Jon]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 07:06:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151383#151383 TOILET VALVE : Originally posted by jato Totally... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151382#151382 Author: gpokluda
Subject: 15640
Posted: 03 Apr 2023 at 8:09pm

Originally posted by jato

Totally agree with LA, remove the toilet off the flange, makes the task nearly 100% easier.  Haven't had this issue but remember when I purchased the taller Thetford toilet 6 years ago, it was a simple task, the only extra thing needed was to purchase a sharkbite fitting and an additional 6" piece of pex tubing.  Maybe the Thetford is more stout than the Dometic, no problem observed in 'flexing' or wimpiness when sitting on throne.
+1  Can't imagine replacing the valve with the toilet mounted to the floor. Take that sucker out, replace the valve, give  the toilet a good cleaning and re-install. Then decide what you'll do with the rest of the day because you just spent less than 30 minutes doing all that.]]> Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:09:25 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151382#151382 TOILET VALVE : You should have received a manilla... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151376#151376 Author: jato
Subject: 15640
Posted: 02 Apr 2023 at 7:01pm

You should have received a manilla envelope with your 190 and inside it will have various vendors and the paperwork/manuals who supplied/furnished the trailer.  Mine included manuals/paperwork for the Suburban stove and HW heater, axle, Dometic fridge, Thetford toilet, water pump, brakes and  converter.  Special ordered ours w/o A/C, oven, or entertainments system, so of course no info was supplied for those items.
]]> Sun, 02 Apr 2023 19:01:27 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151376#151376 TOILET VALVE : Does anyone know which model commode... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151352#151352 Author: Akula1
Subject: 15640
Posted: 30 Mar 2023 at 12:57pm

Does anyone know which model commode I have in my 2019 RP190?]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:57:08 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151352#151352 TOILET VALVE : The Dometic tall toilet felt... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151348#151348 Author: lostagain
Subject: 15640
Posted: 28 Mar 2023 at 2:46pm

The Dometic tall toilet felt like it was going to tip over and break.  It creaked and made noises that sounded like plastic fracturing every time someone sat on it.  The recalled version was not properly glued and leaked black water into the enclosed space, accumulating there to the olfactory delight of the users. [dometic-300-toilet-recall] The replacement was just as creaky and top heavy.  

The ceramic toilet is much easier to clean and much more stable.  It was a challenging installation because it needed more rear clearance vis-a-vi the center point of the drain, so I had to cut out part of the wall and inset the toilet.  The advantage to doing that was that I was able to put foam around the part of the toilet at the very back where it went inside the wall space making a very solid installation.  A little bit of seam tape that matched the back wall made the cut out virtually invisible.  i'd post a picture but I don't know how.
]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:46:08 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151348#151348 TOILET VALVE : Totally agree with LA, remove... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151346#151346 Author: jato
Subject: 15640
Posted: 28 Mar 2023 at 7:17am

Totally agree with LA, remove the toilet off the flange, makes the task nearly 100% easier.  Haven't had this issue but remember when I purchased the taller Thetford toilet 6 years ago, it was a simple task, the only extra thing needed was to purchase a sharkbite fitting and an additional 6" piece of pex tubing.  Maybe the Thetford is more stout than the Dometic, no problem observed in 'flexing' or wimpiness when sitting on throne.
]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 07:17:54 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151346#151346 TOILET VALVE : It's just a matter of disconnecting... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151345#151345 Author: lostagain
Subject: 15640
Posted: 28 Mar 2023 at 6:12am

It's just a matter of disconnecting the hoses, then getting to the screws that hold the valve in place.  Depending on how much space is available, and your abilities as a contortionists, it's a matter of being able to get to the screws that hold the valve in place with a screw driver.  Mine happened to be especially tight for one of the screws and I ended up taking the toilet off the flange.  That worked out well because I discovered that the flange had a crack in it and was in need of replacement.  I put the valve in before remounting the toilet and it was super easy because the access is much better.  It was the same process when I mounted the ceramic toilet.  

The cracked flange issue, I believe, related to the fact that on that particular trailer they use a very tall Dometic toilet that feels a bit like the leaning tower of Pizza when you sit on it.  I was lucky in that when I went to replace the valve, I found that there was also a recall on the toilet and received a new one from Dometic so waited to replace the valve until the new throne arrived.  I had earlier looked at taking the valve out and realized that it was going to be a lot easier to take the toilet off, so I held off until the new toilet arrived.  I believe the flange cracked because the leverage from the tall toilet was just too much for the plastic flange and it cracked at the attachment bolt holes.  The ceramic toilet I mounted solved the leverage problem because it is only about 18" tall, but it is solid as a rock and will not exert any undue force on the flange.
]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 06:12:51 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151345#151345 TOILET VALVE : Are they hard to fix? Any noteworthy... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151344#151344 Author: hogone
Subject: 15640
Posted: 28 Mar 2023 at 5:51am

Are they hard to fix?  Any noteworthy hints!!??  Jon]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:51:48 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151344#151344 TOILET VALVE : Supposedly the Beech Land valve... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151342#151342 Author: lostagain
Subject: 15640
Posted: 27 Mar 2023 at 5:41pm

Supposedly the Beech Land valve is able to sustain some freezing that would damage a standard valve.  On the other hand if you are sure to get all the water out, perhaps $10 price difference isn't worth it.  I initially installed our Beech Land replacement valve in the stock Dometic plastic toilet, but later ended up getting a lower Dometic ceramic toilet and used it on the porcelain throne.  I hope I never have to find out if it's really more freeze damage resistant than the OEM valve.  It was a real bummer when it broke on a trip with no parts available.  I kept the OEM valve as a spare, just in case.  Either way you go, good luck in fixing it.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:41:19 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151342#151342 TOILET VALVE : Well that is a bummer Jon.Regardless,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151339#151339 Author: jato
Subject: 15640
Posted: 27 Mar 2023 at 5:10pm

Well that is a bummer Jon.

Regardless, on eBay you can get the upgraded valve for Dometic pedal flush RV# 385311641  models 300, 310, and 320 for $ 8.49 and that includes free shipping. 
]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:10:50 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151339#151339 TOILET VALVE : I got this one when the old Dometic... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151338#151338 Author: lostagain
Subject: 15640
Posted: 27 Mar 2023 at 2:53pm

I got this one when the old Dometic valve cracked because of residual water.  Two years later no problems and it works fine.  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09P1WXMTW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:53:58 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151338#151338 TOILET VALVE : I dont think I got my toilet valve... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151336#151336 Author: hogone
Subject: 15640
Posted: 27 Mar 2023 at 9:42am

I dont think I got my toilet valve blown out good!  Which valve should I get?  Many thanks, Jon]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 09:42:42 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15640&PID=151336#151336