Si I noticed today that the toilet is leaking at the base. I'm sure it needs a new seal , but what does it take ? Is it a special seal for different brands or are they all the same seal like a house ? Or will a house seal work ? Just want to have parts before I pull the toilet up

Si I noticed today that the toilet is leaking at the base. I'm sure it needs a new seal , but what does it take ? Is it a special seal for different brands or are they all the same seal like a house ? Or will a house seal work ? Just want to have parts before I pull the toilet up

I suspect you still have the POS Thetford toilet? If so take it up, lay it on it's side in the back of your truck & haul it to the nearest dump. Then replace it with a Dometic 310 (round bowl) or 320 (oblong bowl) & no more toilet worries.
The repair parts for the Thetford are expensive & have to remove the toilet for most, while Dometic can be completely rebuilt in place for $20-$30.

Agree with Danny.

Sounds like a good idea , now just need to find a 320 and get installed. Thanks for the ideas

It's an easy install, same water connections, just unscrew from old toilet and screw onto the new one. Installing is a 20 minute or so job. I left the POS old toilet at the KOA in Tucson a few years ago! They let me put it in their trash bin.

I just replaced my Thetford in the half bath with the 310 yesterday. I wasn't having trouble, just didn't want to start any. Both the Dometic and Thetford johns just use a foam gasket, no wax. The Dometic mounted right up to the existing closet flange, but I did have to use the smaller Dometic bolts if I wanted to use the new decorative caps.

The 310 requires 10" from centerline of the flange to the back wall. The 320 requires 11". I did not have enough room for the 320.

On the 310, be sure to get the slow drop wood seat option, otherwise you get a cheesy plastic one. I also opted for the sprayer because our old thetford had it. The 320 may come standard with the slow drop seat, I don't know.

Brad
Thanks so much for the post and the great pics........I for one am glad you still post on here after all this time.......your posts are always so helpful. Maybe you'll continue to post until you reacquire your Redwood. Hope you and Dory are well. I think about her every time you post and hope you're having fun.

Thanks,

Jim

Thanks Jim!
Dory is doing well. Still weak, but she was walking laps around the campground last weekend. She is a determined lady! We look forward to some of the plans we made for this summer.

Brad - call me when you have a chance. Need to bring you up to speed and see if we all can't connect somewhere this summer or fall.

THAT IS AWESOME BRAD ! ! ! ! !