Hi guys, I'm getting the van ready for next weekend and my Thetford loo wont flush. I've checked wires etc and they all seem fine. I've had the fuse out (how arkward was that??) and it looks ok but not too sure. I would change it as a matter of course but I can't read what size fuse it is and I can't find anything in the manual where it says what size fuse I need.
Any help would be great, I have a polo mint complete with pocket fluff for the most helpful.
Quote: Originally posted by simon23 on 04/4/2009
is it a blade fuse or a cartridge fuse?
It's a cartridge fuse. I just checked the makers website and found it should be a 3 amp fuse i had a 2 amp fuse in there. However just changed it and it's still not working.
Can you get at the pump? if you can lift it out ( on the bench type loo you lift the toilet roll holder out, don't know about the other models ) and just turn the rotor a little. It is not uncommon for them to sieze over the winter and stop working, when you have done this you will need to replace the fuse again as by trying it you will have already blown the fuse.
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hi ther i had same problem with mine, If you look in front of the fuse holder there is a small plug with two wires coming out of it, I found that this had worked loose, Just pushed it back in and hey presto it was problem solved. Hope this works for you. Dont go changinging pumps or anything else just yet, chaec all terminations first.
Was there any water left in over the winter as it could have frozen and caused damage to the pump.Ours is a push type pump and had cracked around its base so borrowed so araldite from the site owner and its still going strong after three years.
thanks guys, after a night on the beer i took all of your advice and fixed it. I changed the fuse took out the pump cleaned the point spun the fan blew in the tubes and haha it now works.
thank to all of you guys for your help again. If any of you are t blue dolphin at filey next weekend come and find the Fosters and claim your polo mint!
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Topic: Toilet wont flush
