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01-22-2018, 02:27 PM
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hand flush toilet and cleaning...
so our Casita had a foot flush Thetford... I found that made it very easy for cleaning, you could just step on the pedal and have both hands free for wrestling the cleaning wand or whatever. what do you do with a manual/hand flush (our new escape 21)? bend down, and hold it open with one hand, while wanding it with the other? hold it open with one foot ?
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01-22-2018, 02:34 PM
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On my 17B I use a container to hold the trap open. Something like this may work in a 21.
I wouldn't find standing on one foot, using the other to hold the trap open, all that secure.
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01-22-2018, 02:42 PM
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May be a dumb question but has anyone used a porcelain toilet ? Reason I ask would like bowl easier to clean . Pat
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01-22-2018, 02:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Patandlinda
May be a dumb question but has anyone used a porcelain toilet ? Reason I ask would like bowl easier to clean . Pat
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does anyone make an RV porcelain toilet? last time I pulled one of my household toilets, it was heavy as heck.
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01-22-2018, 03:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John in Santa Cruz
does anyone make an RV porcelain toilet? last time I pulled one of my household toilets, it was heavy as heck.
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A suitable porcelain one would add about 30-35 lbs of weight to the trailer. Not much really. Then again, it's just the weight of a bowl and not a tank like at home. Dometic makes them as well as Thetford. The trick is finding one that fits the tiny bath, still allows access to the rear to make the water connection, and has the right distance between the flange and the wall.
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01-22-2018, 03:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
A suitable porcelain one would add about 30-35 lbs of weight to the trailer. Not much really. Then again, it's just the weight of a bowl and not a tank like at home. Dometic makes them as well as Thetford. The trick is finding one that fits the tiny bath, still allows access to the rear to make the water connection, and has the right distance between the flange and the wall.
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and has a marine/RV style flushing system, rather than a P-trap and water tank.
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01-22-2018, 03:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Patandlinda
May be a dumb question but has anyone used a porcelain toilet ? Reason I ask would like bowl easier to clean . Pat
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The 21 has room to add a larger porcelain toilet. Ours do not, we have a very limited space behind the toilet. Maybe with an offset flange or maybe molding the wall behind the toilet you might be able to squeeze a larger one in. The Dometic 300 might fit, it is 8.5 inch for the rough in measurement from the center of the flange to the wall. The one we have is 7 5/8 inch so the 300 is just slightly off.
But the 300 is also a plastic bowl, it's only real advantage is it has a normal sized bowl.
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01-22-2018, 04:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wetzk
The 21 has room to add a larger porcelain toilet. Ours do not, we have a very limited space behind the toilet. Maybe with an offset flange or maybe molding the wall behind the toilet you might be able to squeeze a larger one in. The Dometic 300 might fit, it is 8.5 inch for the rough in measurement from the center of the flange to the wall. The one we have is 7 5/8 inch so the 300 is just slightly off.
But the 300 is also a plastic bowl, it's only real advantage is it has a normal sized bowl.
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That's what I was afraid of . I haven't taken any measurements yet but was just thinking out loud . Pat
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01-22-2018, 04:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Patandlinda
That's what I was afraid of . I haven't taken any measurements yet but was just thinking out loud . Pat
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Here you go, I'll save you some time.
http://www.escapeforum.org/forums/f9...tml#post194129
We decided the toilet is fine.
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01-22-2018, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by wetzk
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Thankyou . Checked your mods too. Pat
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01-22-2018, 06:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Patandlinda
May be a dumb question but has anyone used a porcelain toilet ? Reason I ask would like bowl easier to clean .
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Not a dumb question. Yes, my motorhome has one. Yes, it's easier to clean.
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Originally Posted by John in Santa Cruz
does anyone make an RV porcelain toilet?
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Yes, while most are plastic there are long-running porcelain models.
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Originally Posted by rbryan4
A suitable porcelain one would add about 30-35 lbs of weight to the trailer.Dometic makes them as well as Thetford. The trick is finding one that fits the tiny bath, still allows access to the rear to make the water connection, and has the right distance between the flange and the wall.
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I doubt it's that much - the entire porcelain portion of mine doesn't weigh 35 pounds, and that's replacing a plastic bowl. In mine, the ceramic bowl clamps on top of a plastic base with valve.
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Originally Posted by rbryan4
Dometic makes them as well as Thetford.
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Mine is a Dometic (formerly Sealand) Traveller 510; the closest current model is the 510. Dometic also has the 320 series of ceramic toilets.
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Originally Posted by rbryan4
The trick is finding one that fits the tiny bath, still allows access to the rear to make the water connection, and has the right distance between the flange and the wall.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John in Santa Cruz
and has a marine/RV style flushing system, rather than a P-trap and water tank.
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All of these RV toilets are pretty similar in mounting and plumbing... and "RV" or "marine" toilets use a flush valve instead of a trap.
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01-23-2018, 10:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John in Santa Cruz
and has a marine/RV style flushing system, rather than a P-trap and water tank.
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Well yeah, but we're talking RV toilets. In no way was I suggesting the use of a household toilet, so the marine/RV flushing system is a given.
It's really about dimensions.
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01-23-2018, 11:15 AM
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after being in the military and doing latrine duty in boot camp, there is nothing alarming about cleaning a toilet up close.....
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01-23-2018, 02:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B-P
Not a dumb question. Yes, my motorhome has one. Yes, it's easier to clean.
Yes, while most are plastic there are long-running porcelain models.
I doubt it's that much - the entire porcelain portion of mine doesn't weigh 35 pounds, and that's replacing a plastic bowl. In mine, the ceramic bowl clamps on top of a plastic base with valve.
Mine is a Dometic (formerly Sealand) Traveller 510; the closest current model is the 510. Dometic also has the 320 series of ceramic toilets.
All of these RV toilets are pretty similar in mounting and plumbing... and "RV" or "marine" toilets use a flush valve instead of a trap.
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Our scamp 19 had a porcelain toilet and I did not notice a big difference switching to the plastic in the escape. Use more water in the bowl when going #2 seems to work the best for us.
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01-23-2018, 03:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian and Sue
Our scamp 19 had a porcelain toilet and I did not notice a big difference switching to the plastic in the escape. Use more water in the bowl when going #2 seems to work the best for us.
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Tip:- after cleaning a shot of silicone spray and a quick wipe along with a little extra water and a TP cross (Glenn’s idea) keeps the bowl clean.
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