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msmd1

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Posted: 07/03/23 09:39am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Hello all. I have a Thetford 565e Curve porta potti. I have replaced the seal between the top bowl and the bottom black tank four times in the last three years. The most recent seal replacement was 2 1/2 months ago and it is now leaking. I have taken it out and cleaned the seal and all of the plastic components on the toilet. Everything looks good; no cracks or damage to anything. After putting a small amount of water in the bowl, it slowly drains out of the bowl over the course of a few minutes. You can hear the water trickling into the tank below. The seal is a genuine Thetford part (lip seal 07101). This is ridiculous. Any ideas? TIA.

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I use a Q-tip with silicone grease, running it around the seal with the valve open.


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stevenal wrote:

I use a Q-tip with silicone grease, running it around the seal with the valve open.

I just lubed the seal liberally with Danco silicone grease. It still leaks.

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