| Recirculating toilet: valve clearance issue [message #155415] |
Wed, 04 January 2012 16:44  |
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Well i replaced my sliding valve on my recirc toilet because the old one was sticking and leaking. The new one i got from thetford bolted right up but now it doesnt sit in the flange on the floor. Its about a half inch too tall. The new valve seems to be a bit taller than the old and is made entirely of plastic where as the old had a metal backing. I was wondering if anyone else ever encountered this issue and what did they do to corect it?
PS happy new year every body!
73 Canyon Lands, (a.k.a. The Yellow Submarine) West Los Angeles CA
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| Re: Recirculating toilet: valve clearance issue [message #155459 is a reply to message #155415] |
Wed, 04 January 2012 21:51  |
Dennis S
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The valve for Electra Magic Thetford changed -- but I can no longer find the parts list that has the old valve number. That older style valve was still available about a year ago.
There are some Thetford valve rebuild kits that might help. Adding the the height of the feet might work -- but then the skirt would have a gap at the bottom.
... that's all I can offer.
Dennis
| Duce Apocalypse wrote on Wed, 04 January 2012 16:44 |
Well i replaced my sliding valve on my recirc toilet because the old one was sticking and leaking. The new one i got from thetford bolted right up but now it doesnt sit in the flange on the floor. Its about a half inch too tall. The new valve seems to be a bit taller than the old and is made entirely of plastic where as the old had a metal backing. I was wondering if anyone else ever encountered this issue and what did they do to corect it?
PS happy new year every body!
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Dennis S
73 Painted Desert 230
Memphis TN Metro
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| Re: Recirculating toilet: valve clearance issue [message #155465 is a reply to message #155415] |
Wed, 04 January 2012 22:08 |
gbarrow2
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Shan,
I recently replaced my Electra Magic recirculating toilet. It worked fine and I left it at Miguel's MGM GMC in Montclair.
You are welcome to the whole thing or any parts that you can use.
Call Miguel; he may have dumped (no pun intended) it already.
Gene Barrow
Lake Almanor, Ca.
1976 Palm Beach
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| Re: [GMCnet] Recirculating toilet: valve clearance issue [message #155538 is a reply to message #155492] |
Thu, 05 January 2012 12:30 |
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Yeah i have no idea how they can justify charging $600 for a recirc toilet. Its basically a bucket with a pump and a seat. The Techma toilets however are nice and have a built in masceration system. If i upgrade it will be to that toilet then i can pump to a separate black tank.
| Steven Ferguson wrote on Thu, 05 January 2012 06:15 |
Good thing you didn't pay for a new thunder mug. The new ones do not work
half as well as the older units.
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 9:53 PM, Shan Rose <defconfx@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Well I was hoping to make the valve work since i did pay like $50 for it.
> I cant believe how much Thetford wants for the recirc toilet. I took mine
> apart to clean it and its redoculosly simple.. i guess boosting the legs
> with some pvc is my best option. Dont really care about the gap as it makes
> it easier to clean under the toilet 
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