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Subject Topic: Smelly loo
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22/9/2014 at 12:33pm
 Location: West Midlands
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sorry if this is a bit indelicate...... The hatch that holds the cassette (Thetford) frequently smells like a horrible public loo! There was clear liquid in there, too. At the moment I've got the cassette filled with water and sitting on newspaper to see if it leaks. So far, it hasn't. Does anyone else have to regularly wash out the hatch and disinfect it? What could we be doing wrong?   i have heard that the water could be rain getting in but that wouldn't explain the smell..... Do you always open the flap before 'going'?   Mxx

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22/9/2014 at 3:14pm
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Drop a baby sterilising tablet in there. I never open the flap when using it.

Quick flush to wet the bowl before using then flush again after.

Is it the freshwater that smells or the waste tank?

Some dirty paper got stuck to the float mechanism?

Do you use pink in the top and blue in the bottom?



22/9/2014 at 3:23pm
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Have never had a problem with mine so obviously something is wrong!

I assume that the liquid is collecting underneath the cassette tank.

Having ascertained that the cassette is not leaking the liquid can only be coming either from the seal between the cassette and the toilet bowl or, as you say, from the locker door.

You can test the seal by replacing the cassette and partially filling the toilet with water containing a small amout of food colouring.  Allow to stand for a few minutes and then drain the bowl, remove the cassette and see if any coloured water has seeped through.

The seal is easy to replace following instructions on the packet.

Otherwise I suggest you replace the door seal.

You do not need to open the flap first although I gather that some people do. Personally I don't because you get the blue chemical smell coming up.

Good luck ( cos it sounds 'orrible ! )

DaveS1




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