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jrichard
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Jun 13, 2014

Toilet recommendations

I have a Thetford Aquamagic V I'd like to replace. As with many others, I have odors leaking from the back of it and there is no way to fix it.

Currently I'm considering the Sealand 510, Dometic 310 (...they look similar in many ways), and the Thetford Aquamagic Style II.

It's hard to know which is better in terms of quality/longevity/no-odor.

Any recommendations or other input would be appreciated!!
  • We had an Aria II deluxe with electric flushing. It was noisy from the day we got it, and finally it started not flushing except manually. Replacements parts were very expensive and we hated the noisy flushing so we looked around for a solid porcelain toilet to replace it. It turns out while some have a porcelain bowl, but still had a plastic base. We wanted one with a solid porcelain base as well.

    We finally found the Aria Classic with a manual foot pump. It is solid porcelain, including the base. It's so much quieter and looks very nice too.

    http://www.thetford.com/HOME/Products/PermanentToilets/AriaClassicwandwoWaterSaver/tabid/86/Default.aspx
  • I was thinking that I didn't mind spending extra money to get a really good toilet...until I looked up the Tecma Silence Plus and see it's over $1000! That's a bit much for me....so, to clarify, I'll spend up to $400.

    As I've googled around, it looks like the three I mentioned are good. The Style II gets complaints about sticky ball closure and leaking water valve, which is usually repairable. The Dometic gets complaints about separation between bowl and pedestal, which is never repairable. I don't think I've seen any complaints re: Sealand, but I think the 510 is 1/2" too deep for my space--I need to double check my measurements.
  • Another vote for the Dometic. Easy install and it works great!
  • I like our dometic 310. Sits at a nice height and I like that it is porcelain .
  • We really like our Thetford Aquamagic Style II. Two years since install and no issues with odors or anything else.