JandJMorris2008
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Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone wiser than I can point me in the right direction here.
A while back I had dumped my black tank and was filling it back up to flush it by putting a chock in the toilet which keeps it open to fill. Anyway, my neighbor distracted me with some fish tales (LOL) and when I returned to check the status on the fill, I noticed a little water coming out from the underbelly covering (maybe a quart of water.... clear fortunately). I rushed inside to find, the tank had filled all the way up past the neck of the toilet and about 2/3 into the bowl and there was a bit of water (maybe 1/2 a cup) on the floor near the base of the toilet.
My assumption was that the seal at the base of the toilet leaked a bit due to the extra pressure of being filled so high. I pulled the chock out, went outside and pull the tank valve and drained the tank completely.
Since then, I hadn't used the chock to fill/flush the black tank and there hasn't been any issue, but over time I've noticed my tank sensors haven't been functioning as accurately as they had in the past so figured the black tank needed a better flushing than the internal sprayer provides and decided to try the chock fill method again.
I dumped the black tank, then started to fill it up with the chock in place. About 15 minutes into the fill I saw some water leaking out from the underbelly again and rushed inside to see if there was a problem. The toilet was fine (it's a Thetford Style II by the way). I shut the water off, and dumped the tank.
Since the water had not reached the plumbing that's visible from the toilet, my assumption was that the black tank, or the gate valve was leaking, so I dropped the coraplast cover from the underbelly and found that there was about a pint of water sitting on the foil insulation. Happy for me it was clear water!!!!!
So.... with the underbelly now exposed I thought I'd check for a leak and filled the black tank VIA THE INTERNAL SPRAYER and waited 20 minutes to see if there was leak........ happy days there was not!!!!
With no leak in the tank or gate valve present my question after that long build up is..... where the heck is the water coming from when I'm using the chock to hold open the foot pedal????
Secondly, I never replaced the toilet seal after the initial leak (the local RV repair shop said it wasn't necessary), so could this somehow be leaking, but not leaking to where it comes out on the bathroom floor and instead is leaking downward into the underbelly, or should I be looking elsewhere for leaks before I pull the toilet and replace the seal?
Any and all help would be greatly appreciate!!!!
Thanks
J. Morris
A while back I had dumped my black tank and was filling it back up to flush it by putting a chock in the toilet which keeps it open to fill. Anyway, my neighbor distracted me with some fish tales (LOL) and when I returned to check the status on the fill, I noticed a little water coming out from the underbelly covering (maybe a quart of water.... clear fortunately). I rushed inside to find, the tank had filled all the way up past the neck of the toilet and about 2/3 into the bowl and there was a bit of water (maybe 1/2 a cup) on the floor near the base of the toilet.
My assumption was that the seal at the base of the toilet leaked a bit due to the extra pressure of being filled so high. I pulled the chock out, went outside and pull the tank valve and drained the tank completely.
Since then, I hadn't used the chock to fill/flush the black tank and there hasn't been any issue, but over time I've noticed my tank sensors haven't been functioning as accurately as they had in the past so figured the black tank needed a better flushing than the internal sprayer provides and decided to try the chock fill method again.
I dumped the black tank, then started to fill it up with the chock in place. About 15 minutes into the fill I saw some water leaking out from the underbelly again and rushed inside to see if there was a problem. The toilet was fine (it's a Thetford Style II by the way). I shut the water off, and dumped the tank.
Since the water had not reached the plumbing that's visible from the toilet, my assumption was that the black tank, or the gate valve was leaking, so I dropped the coraplast cover from the underbelly and found that there was about a pint of water sitting on the foil insulation. Happy for me it was clear water!!!!!
So.... with the underbelly now exposed I thought I'd check for a leak and filled the black tank VIA THE INTERNAL SPRAYER and waited 20 minutes to see if there was leak........ happy days there was not!!!!
With no leak in the tank or gate valve present my question after that long build up is..... where the heck is the water coming from when I'm using the chock to hold open the foot pedal????
Secondly, I never replaced the toilet seal after the initial leak (the local RV repair shop said it wasn't necessary), so could this somehow be leaking, but not leaking to where it comes out on the bathroom floor and instead is leaking downward into the underbelly, or should I be looking elsewhere for leaks before I pull the toilet and replace the seal?
Any and all help would be greatly appreciate!!!!
Thanks
J. Morris