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06-28-2014, 05:27 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Wichita
Posts: 113
M.O.C. #11612
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Toilet pedal sticks
Have a 2012 3400 with Thetford toilet. After flushing pedal does not fully close unless you pull pedal up. How do I fix this?
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06-28-2014, 05:59 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Clean under the seal and lubricate with vegetable oil. Spray the pedal mechanism with dry silicone. This will work for a while. For a sure fix replace with a Dometic toilet. That's in our future at some point.
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Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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06-28-2014, 07:59 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington Coast
Posts: 2,688
M.O.C. #10696
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GET RID OF IT!!!!! I have had 2 fail on me and flooded the Bathroom twice do yourself a favor and go get a Dometic 310 and your worries will be over, I tried lubing the Pedal the ball flap etc..and it never works for long that toilet is just a BAD design and if you fix it will just happen again ,I had a post and pics a little while ago about the lever on the Thetford Aqua Flush and you can see why it is a cheap pedal and breaks or gets stuck easily My buddies Grand Design 5th has the same toilet and his broke as well 
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06-29-2014, 08:06 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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You are gonna have water everywhere sooner or later.
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06-29-2014, 02:40 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Box Elder
Posts: 4,690
M.O.C. #12947
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Pay a little now for a Dometic 310, or pay a lot with a flooded trailer with thousands of dollars in damage. The Thetford toilet used in these rigs IMO, is junk that is poorly designed. After several repairs to ours, gave up and put in the Dometic, and have had zero problems since.
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Bob & Becky
2012 3402RL
2012 Chevy 2500HD D/A CC 4WD
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06-29-2014, 03:02 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Santa Fe Springs
Posts: 4,189
M.O.C. #639
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Thetford used to be a good product, I trashed the OEM one installed in my Monty and purchased the porcelain one, there best so they say I'm on my third water valve and have had two over flows but was caught in time before it hit the rug, thanks to the water alarm I installed on the floor. I don't trust the toilet valve system that the pedal controls. I have found that when your toilet sits for a long period of time in storage calcium builds up inside the valve and causes to stick open causing the water to stay open very slightly filling the bowl and over flow next. I use the coconut oil that Camping world sells for seal lubrication, and silicon dry spray for the foot pedal and linkage.
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Pulling a 2004, 2980 RL an oldie but goodie.
Tow vehicle is a 2009 RED RAM 3500 DRW.
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06-29-2014, 03:41 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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We replaced with a dometic 320 after flooding the bathroom and stairs.
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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06-29-2014, 05:25 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Sandpoint
Posts: 113
M.O.C. #12658
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Just replaced mine last week with the Dometic 310 CW had them on sale, perfect timing. It flooded the bath and kitchen, hopefully no major damage. Thanks to this forum I knew what to do immediately.
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