Ken and Peggy....
my story related to your initial inquiry...
In 2003 I bought a very gently used McKenzie Monaco Medallion
travel trailer. The trailer had been purchased for an elderly
Mother and the family had made "modifications" for seasonal
residential use... I assume ...San Diego in the summer, Scottsdale
in the winter. Turns out "Mom" said no, my good fortune. One of the
significant mods was a dealer installed residential commode...elevated,
porcelain, full tank, just like in many homes. Being a neophyte , I knew
nothing about all the issues/problems described in this post. I never
considered the reasons you should never
do this... my bad. In ten years of towing/moderately heavy use we
never had one problem with the commode. It got to the point I forgot we
had the "residential" version. At ten years I traded it in for my current 5ver...
still fully functional. I may have just been lucky.... but that is not my usual m.o. .
At any rate, my experience. your mileage may vary... probably wiser to listen
to the experts here on the forum. Those Monaco Coach Mckenzie Medallion
trailers were well built, that may have effected the outcome.
(got to be honest... this thread is the first time I ever even considered potential
throne issues.... ignorance is bliss.)
If I were to consider doing as you are considering , I would give
the Toto line a good look.
Good luck
Charles
