Toilet valves

Sometimes you have to do a job that while not very hard or expensive is just plain crappy. Our toilet valve was leaking, you can tell it is the valve because it will only leak when the toilet is flushed. The valve only cost fourteen dollars, and takes approximately one hour to install. One piece of advice is to empty the black water tank first, because you have to remove the toilet.

The toilet removes like most house toilets, turn off water supply, remove the two nuts at the bottom. Ours was a Thetford toilet so the nuts are half inch. You can use a half inch wrench or socket, if using a socket you will need a swivel. Once the toilet is removed, take it ourside and turn it upside down.

You can then get to the screws (two on the Thetford brand) that hold the valve on.

Once the valve is replaced you can reinstall the toilet. Make sure to use a new flange seal when reinstalling the toilet, this seal comes with the valve. Put the seal down, place the toilet on top of seal, and retighten the two nuts, and reattach water line. Then check for leaks by turning the water back on and flushing the toilet.

Have fun and Happy RVing.