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ov10mech
Explorer
Oct 19, 2017

Toilet Wont hold water in bowl after gasket replacement.

I just pulled apart my SeaLand toilet and replaced all the gaskets. I followed this video https://youtu.be/vi3TRivsNlQ . While I had it on the bench I poured a bottle of water in it. It held water just fine. After I re-installed and used it a couple of times it will not hold water anymore. Here is a video of the plastic ball moving. The water is off for season so I cant show much. It holds water for about a minute.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py3gdeUQS7M



What is the next troubleshooting step? I am thinking replace the ball with this kit ->
http://a.co/6Yet91M
  • Gjac's avatar
    Gjac
    Explorer III
    Oct 21, 2017
    TenOC wrote:
    I had the same problem. Replaced seal twice still leaked. Then I use some toilet bowl cleaner. The cleaner dissolved the "lime" around the ball. I could see it bubbling around the ball. Now for the past 4 months it work fine
    I had this same problem with hard water deposits that I had to scrape and clean off. These were brown and very hard. Used a scraper first then steel wool to remove the rest of the buildup. The old seal worked well after the clean up.
  • ksg5000's avatar
    ksg5000
    Explorer
    Oct 20, 2017
    Next time you remove the toilet check the closing mechanism - years ago when I changed the seals I incorrectly re-attached the linkage that handled the foot pedal and that prevented it from closing completely. Mine held water on the bench as well.
  • gkainz's avatar
    gkainz
    Explorer
    Oct 20, 2017
    ov10mech wrote:
    I just pulled apart my SeaLand toilet and replaced all the gaskets. I followed this video https://youtu.be/vi3TRivsNlQ . While I had it on the bench I poured a bottle of water in it. It held water just fine. After I re-installed and used it a couple of times it will not hold water anymore. Here is a video of the plastic ball moving. The water is off for season so I cant show much. It holds water for about a minute.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py3gdeUQS7M



    What is the next troubleshooting step? I am thinking replace the ball with this kit ->
    http://a.co/6Yet91M


    hard to tell for sure on that video but it looks like it's not closing completely?
  • TenOC's avatar
    TenOC
    Nomad
    Oct 20, 2017
    I had the same problem. Replaced seal twice still leaked. Then I use some toilet bowl cleaner. The cleaner dissolved the "lime" around the ball. I could see it bubbling around the ball. Now for the past 4 months it work fine
  • ksg5000's avatar
    ksg5000
    Explorer
    Oct 20, 2017
    2oldman wrote:
    Replace the entire toilet. That's the step that will work.


    x2

    New toilet ain't that expensive - just make sure you pay close attention to how much space you have.
  • stickdog's avatar
    stickdog
    Explorer
    Oct 19, 2017
    ov10mech wrote:
    The parts guy at Camping World Advised against using any grease. However, I did spray all the gaskets and ball with Silicone spray.


    That's your problem the water is slipping by.
  • ov10mech's avatar
    ov10mech
    Explorer
    Oct 19, 2017
    The parts guy at Camping World Advised against using any grease. However, I did spray all the gaskets and ball with Silicone spray.
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Oct 19, 2017
    Did you grease everything b3fore putting it back together? Plumbers grease works great for fixing things like that.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Oct 19, 2017
    Replace the entire toilet. That's the step that will work.

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