Water in toilet drains out slowly

[Leland2]

That is, water left in the bowel very slowly drains out of the bowel in my Class C. In my 5ver, the water drains out twice as fast -- unless I push on the ''round white ball'' that seals the drain hole.

I've accessed the mechanisms next to the bowel ''pedal'' lubing moving parts, cleaned the rubber type seal around the hole where the white ball makes contact. Not sure I'm addressing the problems correctly.

Any advice on this?

Thanks.

[jeeperdude10]

Yeah, the olive oil 'trick' is working for me as well.
Thanks for the tip-always good to have first hand tried and true remedies/fixes figured out.

[Leland2]

The olive oil worked for me. Thanks for that!

[rmasonschneider]

for my dometic, the bowel had to come off along with the foot pedal but the main pipe that the bowel sits on, which is attached to the floor remains bolted to the bathroom floor during the repair.

[SpoiledRotten]

Is the seal replaceable without taking the toilet out? I just went out and put olive oil in the bowl. Maybe that will revitalize the seal.

[Bobbo]

rmasonschneider wrote:
give Vaseline a try and if that doesn't keep it sealed, time to change the rubber seals. But realize that most will leak water into the black tank over time...for mine, water will stay in the bowl about 10 days before either evaporating or draining to the black tank.

good luck

Any petroleum product, like Vaseline, will deteriorate the rubber in the seals over time, guaranteeing a need to replace the seals later.

[PUCampin]

I do not seem to have good luck with the ball seals. It is pretty dry where I live and they dry out about every 2 years. At $18 I suppose it is not an expensive maintenance item.

[Kennyg]

Leland2 wrote:

rmasonschneider wrote:
give Vaseline a try and if that doesn't keep it sealed, time to change the rubber seals. But realize that most will leak water into the black tank over time...for mine, water will stay in the bowl about 10 days before either evaporating or draining to the black tank.

good luck

I'll try the vaseline.

For my 5ver, where water has never stayed in the bowel (draining in probably an hour or so), do you think the seal came defective from the factory? Guess I'll replace that seal too.

Revised: Googled this stuff and found out about the seal, removing the toilet, etc. Wow. I had no clue.

Just curious -- have others done this job? 12 year old Class C, a seal I've never cleaned, it's held up pretty well.

If you need to purchase the rubber gaskets, do so on-line! I needed rubber seal and went to local RV cener. They wanted $40. Went to camping world web site and purchased exact same for well under $20!!

[dan-nickie]

Olive oil keeps my seals nice and supple.
I just pour a little on top when store it for a while.

[rick_flor]

try turning off the water taking a mirror and looking for debris in the gap like toilet paper or other stuff.

good luck

[bob213]

Vaseline or ANY petroleum product should not be used on the seal. Plumbers grease (silicon) or olive oil are your best bets. Starting with a clean seal will be a big help.

[CREATO]

I use olive oil on it or Pam works great no leaking do it a couple times a season

[Leland2]

rmasonschneider wrote:
give Vaseline a try and if that doesn't keep it sealed, time to change the rubber seals. But realize that most will leak water into the black tank over time...for mine, water will stay in the bowl about 10 days before either evaporating or draining to the black tank.

good luck

I'll try the vaseline.

For my 5ver, where water has never stayed in the bowel (draining in probably an hour or so), do you think the seal came defective from the factory? Guess I'll replace that seal too.

Revised: Googled this stuff and found out about the seal, removing the toilet, etc. Wow. I had no clue.

Just curious -- have others done this job? 12 year old Class C, a seal I've never cleaned, it's held up pretty well.

[2oldman]

Leland2 wrote:
That is, water left in the bowel very slowly drains out of the bowel in my Class C

As long as it's not your bowel.

[rmasonschneider]

give Vaseline a try and if that doesn't keep it sealed, time to change the rubber seals. But realize that most will leak water into the black tank over time...for mine, water will stay in the bowl about 10 days before either evaporating or draining to the black tank.

good luck