Toilets (May be NSFW!)

[RJ]

NOTICE - This post contains humorous graphic descriptions.  Adult supervision suggested!

Of course, the women in the audience will simply shake their heads and wonder what the problem is all about, but the guys will understand as soon as they read further on. . .

I have a SeaLand 500+PS toilet in my MC-5C, aka Tortoise.  After putting 18K miles on the coach since November of 2014, I've decided it's time to replace the throne.

There's nothing wrong with the unit at all - it works perfectly and I have had no issues with it, except one:

I'm a guy.

And therein lies the rub, literally!

When it's time for #1, piece of cake: Flip up the lid & seat, aim for the ball, flush, drop the lid & seat back down and you're done.  Well, after washing your hands, that is. . .

When it's time for #2, it's a whole different bat and ball game!  Flip up the lid and sit down.  Be sure to lean forward so you can tuck the equipment down under the lip of the seat.  Now, when #1 decides to accompany #2, better make sure you're leaning forward, otherwise Mr. Happy will squirt right through the gap between the seat and the bowl, immediately soaking your chonies.

Should you avoid the soaked chonies, when you reach for the TP, Mr. Happy now gets battered by the seat insisting that he remain below deck, even though the TP holder requires you to twist your torso in order to reach it and thus also trying to pull Mr. Happy above deck at the same time.  Poor guy's head gets all banged up during this manoeuver!

Once you're finished the TP routine and it's time to stand back up again, don't forget to lean forward and sort of roll off the throne, because if you don't, the underside of the seat's gonna grab Mr. Happy's ridge and attempt to send his head into the black tank abyss below.  Or, if nothing else, make you start looking in the drawer or medicine cabinet for that tube of Neosporin to sooth the damage.

Notice in the two photos below the shape of the bowl and seat.  The tan unit is the one in my coach, the white on is in the house.  You can easily see when you compare the two, why the RV throne simply comes up short - ouch!

So I'm in the market for a new throne.  I'm leaning towards a Dometic High Profile 320 unit, but am open to suggestions.  I'm not interested in a macerator unit, so don't even go there.  I like the simplicity of the ball-style gravity flush, fits the KISS principle nicely and is not prone to leaking.

Now back to our regular G-Rated discussions. . .

[trucktramp]

Looks like you need an elongated bowl type toilet.  I'm a big guy and I can relate to everything you have said.  The seat was often referred to as " the guillotine." for obvious reasons.  I finally broke down and bought a toilet with the elongated bowl and I no longer have any issues.  Now, for the life of me I cannot remember the model or make, just that it was damn pricey...about $500 a few years back.  It is porcelain and nicer than the one in my house.  If I get a chance, I will go check and see what it is.  You know that is one of those things that is forgotten about as long as it's working.

[jav9956]

RJ -

This post was worth the wait 

[Slug]

Have a sex change  and a holiday in Thailand
Nah just change the toilet cheaper
Aussie humour
James

[Scott & Heather]

There is absolutely nothing offensive here. Just a comical description of life in the day of a guy. I completely understand and this is why we bought an elongated bowl. Our dometic 310 didn't have this issue. But it did leak. So now we have a residential. We love it, but it does use too much water so we are going back to Rv toilets but haven't found one we liked yet. Will be interested to see how this thread drifts


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[Tikvah]

We have this one and for all the reasons listed above its perfect
http://www.thetford.com/product/aria-deluxe-ii/

It's China bowl, elongated seat, a little extra height, electronic flush (available manual).

We damaged ours, but will buy another just like it.

I wouldn't build or own a bus without the Thetford Aria Deluxe

[sledhead]

Thats a nice toilet Dave ! it looks like it is a guillotine type ? how does it seal ?

thanks   dave  

[Tikvah]

It has a plastic blade that slides back to open and forward to close.  I've never actually looked at other RV toilet valves, so I don't know the difference.

If you go #1 and flush a short flush you might only use a tablespoon of fresh water.  If you need lots of rinse for other reasons, you can do that too.

[luvrbus]

If you can find it go with a Microphor I have a Thetford Aria I plan on tossing if you want it

[muldoonman]

If you can find it go with a Microphor I have a Thetford Aria I plan on tossing if you want it

Yeah Cliff, Ordered flapper seal off Sue for mine and she said the new Microphors are around $4000 bucks. Metal, Powdercoated to the color of your choice. She told me to keep that Porcelain one going. Been in mine since 1991 and still a cranking or a flushing.

[luvrbus]

I paid 1200 bucks for my electric flush in 1999 keep it going they are worth it, but for 4 grand if I didn't have a Micrphor already I would keep the Thetford  

[TomC]

I have the same Sealand 500 toilet and am also a big guy. I don't have any problems like that with the toilet. I guess it depends on the long or the short of it. Good Luck, TomC

[gumpy]

I like my Microphor china elongated unit. It was pricey. Not $4000 pricey or I wouldn't be writing this.

[Dave5Cs]

Sealand elongated and it has 4 bolt hold down

[HB of CJ]

Easy solution is to sit all the time.  Save a lot of mess.  Also consider an over sized elongated bowl that sits higher also.  Us big guys understand.