Best RV toilet brand

[two_travelers]

We're looking to replace the toilet in our motor home. Current one is a Thetford. I've looked on line at toilets and there seem to be many models and features to consider; some advertise water saver feature. Not looking for anything fancy like china, but want a good quality toilet. Any suggestions would be apreciated.

[turbojimmy]

My new Dometic 310 arrived last night. Looks like it might leak.

[two_travelers]

Thanks to all who shared their knowledge and experiences. I've ended up going with the Thetford Aqua magic V since it was the only one that would fit well in the space available. The Bravura, while a nice toilet would have been a tight fit and limited our space infront of the sink.

[Romer1]

Romer1 wrote:

bshpilot wrote:
having just replaced the blade seal and cleaned up our china bowl Thetford Aurora (2 pedal) Im not sure i would want a more complicate Thetford Techma - all I've every heard about macerators is that they clog w/ nasty debris (hair/paper etc). I subscribe to the "less moving parts" means theres less to fail theory.

I just looked at a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ5x4OURmNk on that Techma - holy cow that thing is complicated & has tons of narrowing passages and hoses...NO THANKS !

Ive never had an issue w/ our black tank - I thoroughly rinse it clean after every trip.

Id stick w/ Thetford their parts, seals & rebuild kits are plentiful !


while i had ours off the floor i took the opportunity to add the $23 riser kit

What was involved in adding that riser? Do you need to extend the piping? Does it just fit existing mounting or do you have to make any changes?

Thanks, have one on order.Glad to know it's a simple project.

Oops , wrong message , meant to reply to your answer 😮 😮

[turbojimmy]

kaz442 wrote:
For those of you with bolt down holes not lining up, do you realize that the toilet flange is threaded into the top of the black tank therefor you can rotate or raise it as needed. I had to raise mine 1/4" when I put in laminate flooring.

JKaz

Most are, some are not. Mine is cemented to the neck on the black water tank.

[kaz442]

For those of you with bolt down holes not lining up, do you realize that the toilet flange is threaded into the top of the black tank therefor you can rotate or raise it as needed. I had to raise mine 1/4" when I put in laminate flooring.

JKaz

[bob_b1]

I just swapped out our old Thetford Galaxie for the Bravura. It is a direct replacement.

I consider it a very nice replacement. Eventhough I bought the low-profile version, It is bigger and more substantial than the old one. I rarely get close to filling the black tank, so I didn't get the water-saver option. It flushes with a lot of force...once and done.

[eheading]

For the past 14 years we have had Sealand china toilets and were quite happy with them. For the past 9 year we also had the Techma toilet. This too performed very reliably. My only problem with the Techma is that when we are dry camped for an extended time period, the Techma uses more water than our manual flush toilet used.

Several months ago we purchased a new motorhome. It came with a Thetford china toilet. We have both been amazed at how much better it flushes with less water than our Sealands did. With the Sealand we almost always used the hand sprayer. With the new Thetford we hardly ever have to use the sprayer. This may be because the Thetford is 9 years newer than our Sealand was, but it's just our observation.

Ed Headington

[Deano56]

Anyone is welcome to do whatever they want, whether you use the factory adapter kit or come up with you own, but I sure would avoid that big plate that sits on the floor, looks rigged

[Deano56]

Robin1953 wrote:

two travelers wrote:
We're looking to replace the toilet in our motor home. Current one is a Thetford. I've looked on line at toilets and there seem to be many models and features to consider; some advertise water saver feature. Not looking for anything fancy like china, but want a good quality toilet. Any suggestions would be apreciated.

Stick with Thetford and whatever you do avoid the Dometic 310/320 like the plague. They have a very real issue of leaking between the china and the plastic with no repair possibility. I have a 310 sitting in my out building now and it will never be installed in any RV that I will own. YMMV.

I would like to know where you got your information that the Dometic 310 has had problems leaking between the bowl and pedestal, I have read many reviews and only found one that leaked at that place and the factory replaced it with no further problems, maybe yours is the second, mine is not leaking. One complaint I read was that it didn't hold and that was a easy DIY fix, other than these this toilet has good reviews

[bshpilot]

Romer1 wrote:

What was involved in adding that riser? Do you need to extend the piping? Does it just fit existing mounting or do you have to make any changes?

The riser fits down on the existing mount (with its own seal) and bolt set, then the toilet sits on top of the riser (with its own seal & bolts)....very easy.

Ive had it in place for a little more than a year and probably 10k miles or more with out any issues.

it requires ZERO modification to the floor or plumbing - so if you don't like it or change your mind, it can easily be removed & returned to "stock".

[Romer1]

bshpilot wrote:
having just replaced the blade seal and cleaned up our china bowl Thetford Aurora (2 pedal) Im not sure i would want a more complicate Thetford Techma - all I've every heard about macerators is that they clog w/ nasty debris (hair/paper etc). I subscribe to the "less moving parts" means theres less to fail theory.

I just looked at a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ5x4OURmNk on that Techma - holy cow that thing is complicated & has tons of narrowing passages and hoses...NO THANKS !

Ive never had an issue w/ our black tank - I thoroughly rinse it clean after every trip.

Id stick w/ Thetford their parts, seals & rebuild kits are plentiful !


while i had ours off the floor i took the opportunity to add the $23 riser kit

What was involved in adding that riser? Do you need to extend the piping? Does it just fit existing mounting or do you have to make any changes?

[bshpilot]

having just replaced the blade seal and cleaned up our china bowl Thetford Aurora (2 pedal) Im not sure i would want a more complicate Thetford Techma - all I've every heard about macerators is that they clog w/ nasty debris (hair/paper etc). I subscribe to the "less moving parts" means theres less to fail theory.

I just looked at a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ5x4OURmNk on that Techma - holy cow that thing is complicated & has tons of narrowing passages and hoses...NO THANKS !

Ive never had an issue w/ our black tank - I thoroughly rinse it clean after every trip.

Id stick w/ Thetford their parts, seals & rebuild kits are plentiful !


while i had ours off the floor i took the opportunity to add the $23 riser kit

[Robin1953]

two travelers wrote:
We're looking to replace the toilet in our motor home. Current one is a Thetford. I've looked on line at toilets and there seem to be many models and features to consider; some advertise water saver feature. Not looking for anything fancy like china, but want a good quality toilet. Any suggestions would be apreciated.

Stick with Thetford and whatever you do avoid the Dometic 310/320 like the plague. They have a very real issue of leaking between the china and the plastic with no repair possibility. I have a 310 sitting in my out building now and it will never be installed in any RV that I will own. YMMV.

[Deano56]

turbojimmy wrote:

Deano56 wrote:
i replaced our old Aqua Magic plastic toilet a couple months ago and went with the Dometic 311 low profile(same as 310 only bone color).I bought a 1/4" riser from the hardware store, turned it to the 3 and 9 o'clock position, siliconed and then screwed to down. Waited until the next day to set the toilet and all is fine. The gasket will compress a little more than usual but still seals. I know one person that heated up a spare toilet bolt enough to push the bolt through the flange around to the correct position. It's doable either way, the other mentioned toilets are fine but not for the budget minded IMO

It's too late for me, but can you explain this "riser" solution? Is it pretty much the same as their adapter kit? I got this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050EIREW/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's made for converting from 4 bolt to 2 bolt, but that flange solves the 11 o'clock/5 o'clock problem I think (that one is bone, obviously they make a white one too). I haven't installed it yet (should be here Monday). I was dismayed to find that not only were my bolts in the wrong place, the flange was cemented. Upon removing the toilet it was evident it had been leaking for a long time. I, too, plan to silicone between the flange and the adapter (riser?). The kit comes with a base to account for the difference in height with the adapter (3/8" it says). I'm a little concerned because the toilet is already 18" high. It might not be comfortable for people of smaller stature at that height (my GF's feet don't touch the floor when she drives my truck, for example 🙂 ). But, it should look nice. Nearly all of the reviews are favorable on the Dometic 310/320.

the piece I bought is the round flange part only, it has all the holes and slots, it might have been 3/8" thick but I cant remember now. I just turned it to the correct position, laid it on top of the existing flange, used a generous amount of silicone and screwed it down. I might have had to pre drill through the original one for some of the screws to go through. I also used stainless #14 screws. It looks just like the top of any plastic toilet flange. Bought it at a True Value hardware store and btw ours is nearly 20" tall at the seat even with the low profile model, the platform in our MH is 6" I believe, but this was the toilet we wanted. The old toilet was really low compared to any of the new one I found, but its fine except for my 4 year old grandson who needs a little stool.