wild country portable toilets
Submitted: Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at 07:44
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Life Member -Alan R NSW
I am having trouble operating the
toilet shut off slider..I have tried lubricants but all seem to stick it up worse. Any suggestions? Alan
Reply By: Athol W1 - Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at 08:22
Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at 08:22
Alan
I am not familiar with that particular unit, however as there are apparently some sort of rubber seals and a slide valve involved I would be using either a cooking oil, preferably Olive Oil, spray or a Silicon based spray. A dry PTFE spray could also be suitable.
I would NOT be using any of the mineral oil or fish oil based sprays such as CRC, WD40, DWF 5.56 0r 2.26 etc nor would I be using Vaseline as these can/will cause the rubber to swell. These sprays have also shown to be not always suitable around plastics.
Regards
'Athol
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Follow Up By: Frank P (NSW) - Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at 08:50
Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at 08:50
Dow Corning Molykote 111 O-ring lubricant or equivalent is the best lubricant for rubber seals. It is recommended by Dometic for the o-rings in their VT2500 vacuum
toilet.
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Reply By: Member - Racey - Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at 09:04
Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at 09:04
Thetford recommend Olive oil. Spay can is the easiest to uses for the seal and flap.
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Reply By: Life Member -Alan R NSW - Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at 11:40
Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at 11:40
Thanks Guys.
I will try olive oil.
alan
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Reply By: Life Member -Alan R NSW - Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at 19:45
Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at 19:45
Thanks everybody. I tried olive oil to no avail. My wife has arthuritis in the hands and cannot operate a sticking slide. I have just now bought a new one from RTM which has a simpler operating system.
Thanks to all for your help. Happy travels.
Alan
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