Toilet Seal does not hold water
All of a sudden my Fifthwheel toilet does not hold water, it just goes down the tube so there is no seal. I tried cleaning with toilet brush without results. Anyone know of a Youtube of how to clean...
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Navychop wrote:
Our SeaLand toilet will not hold water in the bowl. We tried petroleum jelly but that did not work. We replaced the seal (very easy) and still no luck. To summarize what has been posted above, we should try:
- Fill bowl with hot soapy water.
- After it all leaks away, open valve, remove seal, use brush to scrape clean. Groove probably has hardened residue.
- Replace seal.
- Pour in olive oil with NO WATER and work the flapper a few times.
- Can also try Thetford toilet seal conditioner.
- Or Swimming Pool silicone based lubricant for O-rings.
- When leaving for a few days, put water in bowl and pour in some mineral oil to stop evaporation.
Have I got that right? Missed anything, or any other ideas? I don't want to replace a toilet over this.
It seems to me that all of these suggestions help condition a faulty seal. If you replaced the seal as you've mentioned, and it still fails, none of these tips should help. Sounds like an issue with whatever device (a spring on my Thetford) is holding the seal on the hole.
You might have to take the toilet out and inspect the mechanism from the underside.
