New RV toilet needed

Just repair the seal no need to replace the toilet. Seals can normally be replaced easily in a few minutes.

Thetford porcelain.

These are so much better than plastic. Expensive, yep. Not a 'good deal', but a good toilet.

Make and model would help.
Quite often debris gets into the seal. It can be removed by cleaning. Thetford makes a tool called bent screwdriver. I made one out of a metal coat hanger. Cut it about a foot long, bente a 90 degree angle about one inch. Stuck the one inch into grove and cleaned the seal area.
Replacement I would look at is a Thetford Bravura. Fits most bolt patterns.

LeBout wrote:
Some good friends of ours who also have a TT realized that their toilet was no longer holding water in the bowl and now the toilet needs to be replaced. Anyone know of any good deals around? (They would love to get something a little taller than standard if possible.) Thanks in advance!

Going the cheaper route... Seal easy to replace if need be. Usually just something around seal letting water drain. For height, check out https://www.amazon.com/Thetford-24967-Toilet-Riser-White/dp/B0006H9364/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1501101166&sr=8-2&keywords=rv+toilet+seat+riser

Works wonders on the knees.

Some of you suggested repairing the broken seal. What would you suggest as a starting point for someone who has never attempted such a repair?

LeBout wrote:
Some of you suggested repairing the broken seal. W

That is a lot more difficult than it appears, which is why I recommended a new one.

LeBout wrote:
Some of you suggested repairing the broken seal. What would you suggest as a starting point for someone who has never attempted such a repair?

YouTube

2oldman wrote:
Thetford porcelain.

These are so much better than plastic. Expensive, yep. Not a 'good deal', but a good toilet.

I agree, we've got the same model, ie the China bowl in the tall model.

But, like others have said, if you're up to it, you just might be able to fix your old one. Basically, the toilet never wears out, just the components like the seal, valve, etc, go bad and are easily replaced.

If you want an upgrade though, go with the one in the posted link by 2oldman.

Toddupton wrote:

LeBout wrote:
Some of you suggested repairing the broken seal. What would you suggest as a starting point for someone who has never attempted such a repair?

YouTube

There is your answer.

Not only for rv toilets but just about anything in life. If you want to know how to do anything , 'youtube' it.

We had a Thetford Aqua Magic in our 5th wheel and at times the water valve wouldn’t shut off after flushing, it would fill the toilet then run slowly until it over flowed on the floor. Not saying the Thetford’s are bad just relaying what we had going on with ours. If you read the reviews a few other folks have had that issue too. We didn’t want to mess with changing the water valve any more (3 times) so we just pulled it out and put in a new Dometic 320 with the sprayer for cleaning. Two nuts to remove at the base and a water line to unhook. A little floor cleanup and drop the bolts in and tighten it down. Then hook up the water line and its a done deal. DW and I are in our mid 60’s and have health issue, so we won’t take on anything too tough. It took us maybe 2 hours to do the whole thing. Go out to you tube and you can see what’s involved its a pretty easy fix if you decide to replace it.