Nasty toilet problem
Submitted: Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 at 20:39
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Bunny
For the second time we have had to travel without being able to empty the
toilet cassette (having been in a national
park).
Unfortunately we had the bad experience of leakage into the shower/
toilet of the fluid. We are unsure whether this may have come from the cassette being put back incorrectly, somehow the slide lid not closing properly, or even if some seals have gone.
Would anyone have had a similar experience - hope you haven't, but would like to hear of anyone with expereince/ideas of what our problem might be.
Thanks.
Reply By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 at 20:52
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 at 20:52
Bunny we hired a camper van in NZ and had a problem with a leak I put it down to me not putting the console back in properly and the cover slide back in properly . Also had a bit of sloshing from the winding roads.
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Reply By: paulnsw - Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 at 21:53
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 at 21:53
why didn't you empty the
toilet down the National
Park long drop?
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Follow Up By: The Geriatric Gypsies - Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 at 23:07
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 at 23:07
goodonya
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Follow Up By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 at 23:27
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 at 23:27
If you use Odour-B-Gone tablets instead of liquid chemicals, then you can empty them in a long drop.
regards
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 00:34
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 00:34
You reackon you got
toilet problems,
Fred, this bloke knows exactly what "long drop" means, it's a long you tube but
well worth it to hear this old fella's story.
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Follow Up By: Bobjl - Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 21:55
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 21:55
Doug
Invested 32 minutes to learn about the gentlemans story. Thanks for the link I am indeed happy I clicked, it was not just the long drop but also the follow on that which is sobering. Aint we got it easy.
Bob
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 22:03
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 22:03
Bobjl
I won't add any more to this post in the way of photo's so if you email at
dtilley5@bigpond.com I will send you a couple of pics of the interior and the cat walk he mentioned plus an explanation on how the doors work.
.
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Reply By: aka - Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 08:24
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 08:24
We had the same problem but it was me not tightening the cap on the cassette
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Reply By: Member - Matt & Caz H (QLD) - Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:46
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:46
Hi Bunny
We recently had the same problem, there must have been a bit of loo paper in the slide and we had a little leak on the loo floor.
Cheers
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Reply By: Bunny - Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 19:38
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 19:38
Thanks to everyone for their input.....we suspected that it might be the slide lid problem or perhaps the lid not on tightly enough,and this seems a distinct possibility.
We were hoping it wasn't a seal problem
Thanks again
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 23:30
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at 23:30
cant see why you couldnt find an outa the way spot, dig a deep hole, and empty it, nat
park or not, even a roadside with a bit of scrub, better than having spillage.
Pesty
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Reply By: Bunny - Thursday, Oct 29, 2009 at 06:51
Thursday, Oct 29, 2009 at 06:51
I'm curious now...would it be normal practice for everyone to empty cassettes before travel....i.e. what if you are moving on each day. We found that it was necessary for about 3 days and would then empty. Basically had not problems while travelling, apart from these two times.
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