My Toilet Won't Seal

[ksboy]

Our toilet doesn't seal and hold water, like it should. I would appreciate any suggestions or ideas.

Ray AKA chevylvr

[The Oldguard]

quote:Originally posted by chevylvr

Our toilet doesn't seal and hold water, like it should. I would appreciate any suggestions or ideas.

Ray AKA chevylvr

Here is a prior post about toilet seals.

http://www.montanaowners.com/forums/...s=,toilet,bowl,

[8.1al]

Ours has the ball in it and the seal had a build up of crud on it. I turned the water off and while standing on the pedal reached inside to the underside of the seal where the ball touches it. I cleaned it up with an old nylon dish scrubber and then gave it a light coating of silicone grease. It's just like new!!

[OntMont]

It might just need cleaning, but most likely you need a new seal. They are available at RV dealers for about $25, and are not too hard to change, just a bit messy. Sealand did replace a "few" of them on warranty, might be worth a call to Sealand.

[ksboy]

I want to thank all of you for your advise. I will call tomorrow and see if They will send me a new seal . Once again I have learned what I need to know from the forum. This forum is the greatest.

Ray

[TLightning]

quote:Originally posted by chevylvr

I want to thank all of you for your advise. I will call tomorrow and see if They will send me a new seal . Once again I have learned what I need to know from the forum. This forum is the greatest.

Ray

They should send you a kit, not just the seal.

[Waynem]

My Hanna is new, purchased in August, and has only been out about half a dozen times. Longest was two weeks this last trip. The toilet would not hold water. I stopped at Del Rey RV in Corpus and in talking to the owner, he showed me a kit with a spring that is supposed to apply more pressure to the closing ball. Since Hanna is still under warranty, and other items needed fixing, the toilet was added to the list.

Today, I visited Hanna in the hospital and the toilet was holding water. They replaced the mechanisms with the new sprint and seals. This is for the Sea-Land toilet. Since this was a recall item, you may be able to get it fixed free. Talk to Keystone if you are not under warranty.

[snfexpress]

Also, I bought a toilet brush that resembles a bottle brush. THe diameter of the brush is just slightly smaller than the diameter of the sewer drain. I use it to scrub the gunk out of the rubber seal by gently rotating the brush a few times. This has helped tremendously. I realize that over time, I'll have to replace the rubber seal, but oh well...