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plugged toilet [message #333904] Sat, 23 June 2018 17:26 Go to previous message
Deb is currently offline  Deb   United States
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Hello folks. Me again on the maiden voyage... Never having been able to take her out for more than a day, I have never really used the toilet or had to dump the holding tank with the exception of winterizing and cleaning it up in the spring. There is a macerator installed (which died last fall & I just replaced) and it is working fine. pumping and grinding happily. I can see plenty of clear liquid and some whitish liquid as well (assumed to be the TP dissolved) and takes about 2 minutes to empty about a half filled holding tank. (holding tank volume indicator doesn't work, so I fill the fresh water tank about 1/2 and dump the holding tank when it's time to refill - I know I won't over flow!

Noticed a couple of days ago a strong urine/septic smell at the end of the day's run. Then I noticed that the TP seemed to be backing up in the toilet. It is a Thetford with front foot pedal flush toilet. Using Camco RV toilet paper.

When I got the coach, the holding tank was empty (for how long, and with what originally in it, I do not know). So... I don't know exactly how long this was backing up - maybe from day 1, maybe just the past couple of days. I have been out 10 days now, 2 of us using it. Possibly not using enough water volume for the flush combined with excess paper? Or maybe it was already partially blocked from being dry for ??? time

I see some paper clumps come out the macerator hose, so there is something moving through. Googled during the very brief moments of internet access the other night in the state park, and found that boiling water can help to clear it in may cases.

Have poured a few pots of boiling water in there and it is breaking up the paper so that it now looks like it is dissolving. We have stopped putting paper in it and are flushing profusely. Also took a suitably sized stick to stir the contents around a bit and hopefully help break things up.

It is looking better, but still not flowing properly. We ARE emptying the holding tank easily, but it seems that the toilet contents are not making it completely into that tank.

Suggestions? It does seem to be improving, but it would be nice to know if there is anything that I can do out here on the road to help speed the process up, or go in different direction completely. Or just keep doing what I am doing and it will continue to improve and ultimately clear?

Deb McWade Logan Lake, BC, CAN GMC Alumnus It's Bigger on the Inside!

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