Toilet opening

[Janine]

Whatever you do, open the blade a little before travelling to a higher altitude such as mountain passes.
The difference in atmospheric pressure between the cassette (high pressure) and open air (low pressure) could give you an unexpected dousing if you don't.

The guy that bought my previous van had that experience! Funnily enough, I never heard from him again....

 

[Deneb]

Don’t go to Sandringham ccc site as the toilets are closed you will be very constipated when you leave

Just do it in your pants and then rinse them off in the socially distanced dishwashing sinks, like the chap I caught when I was there a few weeks ago. It was actually a number one, not a two, and a duvet, but even so bang out of order at any time, let alone in the middle of a pandemic

 

[busbuddy]

The guy that bought my previous van had that experience! Funnily enough, I never heard from him again....

Surely the pressure relief valve being open would keep the cassette pressure the same as outside

 

[pappajohn]

Surely the pressure relief valve being open would keep the cassette pressure the same as outside

The relief button is to allow air in when emptying, without it it would glug and surge.
Modern cassettes may have a relief valve but older ones certainly didn't.

 

[busbuddy]

Not the relief button, the relief valve that automatically opens as you slide cassette into van, been on thetfords for over 20 years

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[poppycamper]

Well, I have just emptied my loo and despite oiling my flange, putting a shim under the cassette to raise it slightly and opening the flap ( although I am scared of falling in ), a small amount of pee had managed to escape my defences. Next step is to replace the seal although it was a completely new cassette not long ago.

Please note my #24

Well, I have just emptied my loo and despite oiling my flange, putting a shim under the cassette to raise it slightly and opening the flap ( although I am scared of falling in ), a small amount of pee had managed to escape my defences. Next step is to replace the seal although it was a completely new cassette not long ago.

Please note my #24...apparently not so unusual

 

[Janine]

Please note my #24

Please note my #24...apparently not so unusual

Yep, thanks for that. My next step.

 

[Brains]

The 'Rules' in our van:

Open & Open (Lid and blade)
Pee & Flush
Close & Close (Lid and blade)

 

[Brains]

'New' Cassettes:

We bought our van at just over 1 year old from a very large dealer.

We have had a number of problems with the cassette which meant I dismantled it down the the individual parts and jet washed everything.
I then checked the manufacture date on the plastics, the cassette is 3 years older than the van!

I think the dealers simply remove all cassettes from the vans and wash them/store them separately.
When a van goes out they simply take a cassette from the pile.

Hence I now have now bought a new cassette, which you should not need to do for a 2018 van.

 

[Raymond Bonello]

As we have been using the Moho.
When emptying the toilet cassette there is pee under it.
But the funny thing is it's not all the time.
We only pee in it and I empty it every two days.
And I only use washing tables in it.
So my daft question is do you open the trap door before use.
We leave it closed and have a pee then close the lid and open the trap.
Is there a right and wrong way to use it.
On the last day when empty I put an egg cup size of bleach straight into the cassette and flush water into it.
Then I empty it at home after it's sloped about while driving home.
Then I put a table with water until the next outing.
Always smells of the tablet no stink.
Any advice please.

This happened to me on several occassions. The only reason I fathom is that being a little bit full while in transit some pee escapes the diaphram, especially if there is an inclination on the road. If you are stationery see that the cistern is pushed right in.

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[Otter Spotter]

Open the flap before use, and before you sit on it.

Are you frightened of splash back burning your bum

 

[Mickthemove]

Def open before commencing your business, learned to my horror and had to disassemble and fully lubricate the lid mech and 're assemble, I will not make that mistake again..............

 

[Landy Andy]

Are you frightened of splash back burning your bum

No. Well yes, but that’s not the reason for the statement. Its because once you sit on the bowl, you then exert pressure onto the mechanism.

 

[buntyb]

Just don’t forget to take your phone or tablet in to add to the comfort

 

[Janine]

Just don’t forget to take your phone or tablet in to add to the comfort

I would probably drop it down the hole, knowing my luck

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[thebriars]

The relief button is to allow air in when emptying, without it it would glug and surge.
Modern cassettes may have a relief valve but older ones certainly didn't.

Modern ones do have a pressure relief vent as well as the air release button you use when emptying.

 

[Richard n Ann]

Our C250/C260 definitely has a pressure relief valve activated when you slide it in

 

[ManTheVan]

We have a ”sit for everything” rule on the boat, which has also been applied to the MH, so there is no splash back to fester and begin to cause smells that might, in turn, bring on travel-sickness.

Definitely flap open for all operations. No need for paper linings then, as any solids get a hole-in-one, straight into the cassette. Simples!

The spray bottle of diluted Ecover saves on flush water and gives us at least an extra day or two.

Although we carry Aldi bio tabs in case of emergency, we’ve found that Elsan Green organic liquid has been utterly amazing. No awful smells at all.

A can of silicone seal conditioner lasts for years.

Et voila!

 

[Interceptor]

Right that solves it trap open from now on.
No matter who you are or what your doing.
Away for a long weekend from Friday this week.
See how we get on.

 

[Nanniemate]

When the cassette is full buy a new van simples

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[Otter Spotter]

I had the same problem with leakage so I have oiled my flange ( ) and put a thin sheet of polypropylene under the cassette to raise it up a bit.
Looking good so far

God you can’t beat a well oiled flange, can you

 

[Lenny HB]

Our C250/C260 definitely has a pressure relief valve activated when you slide it in

That is the vent for their equivalent of a SOG.

 

[MyrtleGuru]

Opening the flap first definitely helps. We also found raising the cassette by a couple of millimetres helps to make a better seal -- especially true if you have a wheeled cassette and the wheels are worn.

First, we used tile spacers under the cassette to raise it. Latterly we have used plastic shims as used by window installers. You can buy a bag of shims from Screwfix:

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