Ceramic toilet option - is it worth the upgrade?

[Tandy]

We are looking at replacing our van and one of the option upgrades available is to have a ceramic toilet.

We have been lucky enough to have always had a ceramic toilet in all 3 of the motorhomes we’ve had so I’ve no idea of the drawbacks of having a plastic loo.

Any help & advice much appreciated.

 

[Figaro]

I think if you didn't order the ceramic, you'd end wishing you had.
I've no experience of ceramic in a motorhome, always had the thetford plastic which does the job but doesn't really give the feel of a quality product.
Just my thoughts

 

[Tandy]

Thanks Figaro.

Anooner had experience of both?

 

[Lenny HB]

Go for it they are so much better.
Our van on order it's not an option so I will be fitting a ceramic liner.

 

[GMLS]

Are you talking fully ceramic or a liner?

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[Emmit]

Can you please delete this post.

Mrs Emmit thinks the galvanised bucket is standard.

 

[DJT]

Had both but much prefer the ceramic
just feels right!

 

[Gromett]

I believe Jim did a ceramic liner install on his. He probably has an opinion

 

[Norfolk Nige]

Oh how I have missed a toilet thread

 

[DavidG58]

We had ours a couple of years before I realised what I thought was ceramic was plastic

In my defence it is shaped like a traditional loo

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[Carpmart]

I’m posh and have fitted the porcelain liner in my potty… from where I’m sitting, it’s hard to tell the difference.

 

[Ditcha]

We are looking at replacing our van and one of the option upgrades available is to have a ceramic toilet.

We have been lucky enough to have always had a ceramic toilet in all 3 of the motorhomes we’ve had so I’ve no idea of the drawbacks of having a plastic loo.

Any help & advice much appreciated.

I have fitted the ceramic bowl liner and it's been great, I would definitely tick the box for the upgrade toilet if I had that option

 

[scotjimland]

Why would I spend £111 on a bowl liner ? ...

nope, can't think of a reason..

maybe I need to think 'out of the box'

 

[Ditcha]

Why would I spend £111 on a bowl liner ? ...

nope, can't think of a reason..

maybe I need to think 'out of the box'

Who's asking you too

 

[whiskyman]

Ive had both, ceramic is better but unfortunately it was a vacuum type and and made far too much noise and if the vacuum side had the tiniest of leaks (air) it would recharge which again was noisy and could be anytime of the night or day, shame really as it was as comfy as the throne at home
Also had a circuit board which failed, now that cost a st load of money to put right

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[scotjimland]

Who's asking you too

never heard of a rhetorical question..

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[Gellyneck]

Why would I spend £111 on a bowl liner ? ...

nope, can't think of a reason..

maybe I need to think 'out of the box'

So you're saying it's a crap idea?

 

[PeterCarole29]

We have ceramic would not go back to plastic through choice
Ceramic if far better

 

[ManTheVan]

Looks like a waste to me…

 

[Reevsie]

I have always had plastic ones in my previous vans. This one came with a ceramic one and it is much easier to keep clean. Would I be bothered if my next van had a plastic bowl. No. its nice to have but I would spend my money on a more useful upgrade.

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[tonyidle]

This is the first van I've owned that has a ceramic lined Thetford toilet. I wouldn't willingly go back to grubby plastic.

 

[mark49]

Every time you clean it(or the OH),polish with mr sheen afterwards, acts like ceramic for a couple o days at least.

 

[Bailey58]

We had ours a couple of years before I realised what I thought was ceramic was plastic

In my defence it is shaped like a traditional loo

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Was going to comment on the streaky bits in your loo but then I noticed it was my screen!

 

[ctc]

We had ours a couple of years before I realised what I thought was ceramic was plastic

In my defence it is shaped like a traditional loo

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What made you think the toilet obsessives who argue on these interesting threads need a picture of something they intimately involved with?

 

[Jim]

We had ours a couple of years before I realised what I thought was ceramic was plastic

Did you leave the shit on it to prove it's yours and not a pic from the brochure

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[meanders]

Can you please delete this post.

Mrs Emmit thinks the galvanised bucket is standard.

Poor Mary. Such a lovely lady. How on earth did she get saddled with you?

 

[fat haggis]

Wax it up a few layers of a good car wax will slipperyfy. It god time.

 

[haganap]

We have a ceramic , our first... no going back now.... but to be fair, depends on the cost of the upgrade? if you can afford it, have every upgrade you can think of

 

[iandsm]

We had ours a couple of years before I realised what I thought was ceramic was plastic

In my defence it is shaped like a traditional loo

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Pity you didn't clean it and flush it before posting the picture though.

 

[Emmit]

Poor Mary. Such a lovely lady. How on earth did she get saddled with you?

I had a galvanised bucket.