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11-27-2019, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape as of 01/16/17
Posts: 1,312
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Patandlinda
Fred think it is your seal . Hopefully a simple solution as mentioned . If not a new seal kit for the toilet should be available. I once had to do on our motorhome . Easier job then at home . Pat
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Thanks Pat. Gonna get to it after Thanksgiving Day.
Paddling, I dropped my brush in the Casita black tank while I was prepping it for sale. What a pain to get it out!
Fred M.
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"Whoever said retirement was overrated...
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11-27-2019, 09:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Felton, California
Trailer: 2018 21' ; 2014 19' (Sold)
Posts: 1,309
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We have the same issue with our 2018. At first I thought it was something I was doing wrong; however, our 19' never had this issue. I cleaned the ring thoroughly and that seemed to help ... but I'm watching it closely.
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11-28-2019, 12:29 PM
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#23
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17A
Posts: 2,347
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( SO happy with our 17A)
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11-28-2019, 12:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Arvada, Colorado
Trailer: 2015 E'21 - 'Velocity'. Tow: Toyota Tacoma V6, 4X4, manual.
Posts: 1,692
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Dog
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Paddling, I dropped my brush in the Casita black tank while I was prepping it for sale. What a pain to get it out!
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For pure silicone search on Amazon for this " DANCO Waterproof Food Grade Silicone Grease for O-Rings".
And don't feel bad about dropping a brush into the black tank. I once dropped my glasses into the outhouse. Since I couldn't see, my wife had to fish them out. Bonus: We're still married...
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Alan
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11-28-2019, 02:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Dog
Thanks Pat. Gonna get to it after Thanksgiving Day.
Paddling, I dropped my brush in the Casita black tank while I was prepping it for sale. What a pain to get it out!
Fred M.
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You are very welcome and hope you get it fixed . I think because you are using full timing , you will have things needing attention sooner . But you will get it fixed I am sure . Pat
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11-28-2019, 08:08 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Burlington Twp., New Jersey
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19
Posts: 7,146
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dfandrews
( SO happy with our 17A)
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Your porta potty has a seal too.
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11-28-2019, 10:14 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rubicon327
Your porta potty has a seal too.
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 ; that IS true.
Though, anything 'lost' down the potty can be retrieved easily enough when emptying.
The flat sliding gate valve is simple enough that it just works.
The biggest problem, I think, with a portapotty is that, with a small reservoir, it's more sensitive to pressure differences.
Think: atmospheric pressure diff. between sea level, where we live, and 9000 ft., where we fish.
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11-29-2019, 09:01 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape as of 01/16/17
Posts: 1,312
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Dog
Paddling, I dropped my brush in the Casita black tank while I was prepping it for sale. What a pain to get it out!
Fred M.
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Stupid autocorrect...
That should have been “Padlin”...
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11-30-2019, 12:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17B "L'Escaboose" with 2021 Ford F150 XLT
Posts: 394
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Speaking of dropping things down the toilet, a good friend of mine picked up her new 17’ Casita last week and on the way home, after she had been using the black tank for two days, noticed a caulk tube floating around in there. She managed to get it back in view with a flyswatter and pulled it out by grasping the tip with her fingers! 
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11-30-2019, 02:33 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Mid Left Coast, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21
Posts: 5,152
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
and it is probably made with petroleum jelly......  |
silicone plumbers grease would be my first choice. its about the consistency of vaseline, and stays the same thickness whether its hot or cold (while petroleum jelly aka vaseline gets softer/thicker when its hotter/colder). also this stuff is completely inert with rubbers and such.
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11-30-2019, 02:35 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Mid Left Coast, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21
Posts: 5,152
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dfandrews
The biggest problem, I think, with a portapotty is that, with a small reservoir, it's more sensitive to pressure differences.
Think: atmospheric pressure diff. between sea level, where we live, and 9000 ft., where we fish.
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of course, the tanks on an RV are vented, so pressure or lack thereof isn't an issue.
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