(Fresh) water leak at toilet.
Once in a while, when pressing the foot pedal on my thetford toilet to add water to the bowl, I will experience water coming out onto the floor from an unknown source. I'm assuming it's coming from th...
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j-d wrote:
They have a little plastic valve that opens when you push Flush. Rod going into valve is steel. There can be rust or wear where the rod goes in, and sometimes the plastic will crack. Can crack over the winter if valve wasn't winterized.
If you don't have a shutoff valve in the toilet supply line, add one while you're on this project. There are valves available at big box stores that just push onto the PEX tubing. Got ours at Lowe's. Our AquaMagic-IV has a vertical supply line. I was adding a pedestal base to get up to chair height and it worked out that I didn't have to shorten the cut PEX for the valve. Height of Pedestal matched Depth of Valve.
Toilet's more likely to have leakage problems than other fixtures in your RV, and it's the only one that'll leak onto the floor. Being able to shut it off lets you use the rest of the plumbing while you figure the problem out.
X2 on installing a shutoff valve. I just went through the same problem you are having this spring. Without having a shut off valve the project became a big time pain as I was in Mexico and a long way from the needed parts. I now have a shut off valve installed!
