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May 07, 2011Explorer
Saw the inner side of the Thetford AM IV commode housing. Yuk :E What a crappy design. (No pun intended). Instead of the waste dropping directly into the black tank, it is free to enter the unit's housing, mingle with the mechanism and maybe fall into the tank. I found not only filth but also a leak which could allow fumes to enter the bathroom. When I inverted the commode and filled the housing with water, it should have stayed full but it quickly poured out of the rinse water outlet into the bowl. If water can find it's way from the inside of the housing to the bowl area surely fumes can too.
Are all RV commodes built like this? :R I'll probably have to buy a new water valve, if that's causing the leakage. Maybe I should put the 50 bucks or so into a better designed unit.
Are all RV commodes built like this? :R I'll probably have to buy a new water valve, if that's causing the leakage. Maybe I should put the 50 bucks or so into a better designed unit.
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