danemayer
Well-known member
I wanted to pass this along in case anyone else runs into this problem.
Our Dometic 310 started acting funny a couple of weeks ago. When pressing the foot pedal, the drain would open normally and flush the contents. But the water from the holes in the top of the bowl would not flow for the first 2 - 3 seconds after pressing the pedal. Once water flowed, it would operate normally for about 5 minutes. After that it would fail again.
I replaced the water valve at the base of the toilet but that didn't correct the problem. So I called Dometic's Sealand number at 800-321-9886 and was told that the problem is caused by the valve not being completely seated in the base of the toilet.
To correct the problem, Sealand advised adding two #6 x 5/8 hex-head screws to secure the valve to the toilet. They mailed the screws at no charge. As it happened, the replacement valve came with those screws but since they weren't there on the original valve I hadn't installed them.
I put the screws in and the toilet works normally again.
So a year from now if you have this problem, save yourself the cost of a new valve. Instead, look in the Plumbing sub-forum, under Commode and review this thread.
Our Dometic 310 started acting funny a couple of weeks ago. When pressing the foot pedal, the drain would open normally and flush the contents. But the water from the holes in the top of the bowl would not flow for the first 2 - 3 seconds after pressing the pedal. Once water flowed, it would operate normally for about 5 minutes. After that it would fail again.
I replaced the water valve at the base of the toilet but that didn't correct the problem. So I called Dometic's Sealand number at 800-321-9886 and was told that the problem is caused by the valve not being completely seated in the base of the toilet.
To correct the problem, Sealand advised adding two #6 x 5/8 hex-head screws to secure the valve to the toilet. They mailed the screws at no charge. As it happened, the replacement valve came with those screws but since they weren't there on the original valve I hadn't installed them.
I put the screws in and the toilet works normally again.
So a year from now if you have this problem, save yourself the cost of a new valve. Instead, look in the Plumbing sub-forum, under Commode and review this thread.