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Thetford Swivel Toilets.

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HenryS

For the last 15 years or so, I have been using caravans having Thetford cassette flush toilets. I have just ordered a new 2 Berth Coachman which comes with a Thetford Swivel toilet that has a manual flush. I see in some of the caravan manufacturers brochures that this swivel toilet is also available with an electric flush. Has anyone ever up graded a manual flush to an electric flush? Is there a kit available, and if so, is the conversion straight forward? Any commentes would be appreciated. Henry.
 
I did read a thread on this somewhere and it was going to be expensive to make the change

The manual flush just means raising the lever and I prefer it as the toilet emptier.It uses far less water especially if children get their fingers on it.

Our friends grandchild had the bowl full to the top etc etc
 
Hi Henry

If you have recently ordered your van, ask if the manual toilet can be replaced with an electric one. We bought a new van a month ago which had a manual flush loo. I asked if a flush one could be fitted which it was at a cost of
 
Hi Henry

If you have recently ordered your van, ask if the manual toilet can be replaced with an electric one. We bought a new van a month ago which had a manual flush loo. I asked if a flush one could be fitted which it was at a cost of
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I am sure you will have no trouble getting it changed.I must say, the electric flush is one little luxury I am very much enjoying!!! Happy caravanning, Chris
 
Thanks for your comments, JohnG. I am not quite clear why an electric flush should use much more water than a manual flush. As I understand it, operating the lever on the top of the manual loo deposits a fixed quantity of water into the bowl. By giving the button on the electric flush a short push, can't the amount of water injected into the bowl be controlled. Forgive me if I am not up to date with swivel loos, as mentioned in my first post, my experience has been with bench type loos where a short jab was sufficient to rinse the bowl. Perhaps with the swivel loos, the electric flush is timed, I which case you have no control of the amount of water used. Regards. Henry.
 
Hi Henry

Don't get me wrong the electric flush works well for as long or short a time that you keep your finger on the button

The manual is a definite up down one measured flush.

As I said earler my friend's granchild had the electric flush filled to the top etc.

I recon that I am emtying after 3 days instead of 4 on the manual flush but then its a break from the TV!!
 
Hi Henry

Don't get me wrong the electric flush works well for as long or short a time that you keep your finger on the button

The manual is a definite up down one measured flush.

As I said earler my friend's granchild had the electric flush filled to the top etc.

I recon that I am emtying after 3 days instead of 4 on the manual flush but then its a break from the TV!!
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Don't like to supervise HRH's flushing technique
 
... I must add our washroom is fully sound insulated to hide the sound of Her Ladyships botty burps.

The Water Closet in my caravan is most important to me. As a philosopher the throne must be the most comfortable seat if I am to philosophise on lifes little problems.
 
O.K. guys. I think we have gone as far as possible with this post. As we are getting to the bottom of things, I'll recount a quick story before going to bed.

Flynn staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking buddy, Paddy. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Mary.

He tiptoed as quietly as he could towards the stairs leading to the upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step. As he caught himself by grabbing the bannister, his body swung round and he landed heavily on his rump. A whisky bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially painful.

Managing not to yell, Flynn sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in the hall mirror to see that his bottom cheeks were cut and bleeding. He managed to quietly find a full box of Band-Aids and began putting a Band-Aid, as best he could, on each place he saw blood.

He then hid the now almost empty Band-Aid box and shuffled and stumbled his way to bed. In the morning, Flynn woke up with a searing pain in both his head and his bottom and Mary staring at him across the room.

She said,"you were drunk again last night weren't you?"

Flynn said, "Why do you say such a mean thing?"

"Well," Mary said, "It could be the open front door, it could be the broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly.....it's all those Band-Aids stuck on the hall mirror.

Goodnight. Henry.
 
O.K. guys. I think we have gone as far as possible with this post. As we are getting to the bottom of things, I'll recount a quick story before going to bed.

Flynn staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking buddy, Paddy. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Mary.

He tiptoed as quietly as he could towards the stairs leading to the upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step. As he caught himself by grabbing the bannister, his body swung round and he landed heavily on his rump. A whisky bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially painful.

Managing not to yell, Flynn sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in the hall mirror to see that his bottom cheeks were cut and bleeding. He managed to quietly find a full box of Band-Aids and began putting a Band-Aid, as best he could, on each place he saw blood.

He then hid the now almost empty Band-Aid box and shuffled and stumbled his way to bed. In the morning, Flynn woke up with a searing pain in both his head and his bottom and Mary staring at him across the room.

She said,"you were drunk again last night weren't you?"

Flynn said, "Why do you say such a mean thing?"

"Well," Mary said, "It could be the open front door, it could be the broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly.....it's all those Band-Aids stuck on the hall mirror.

Goodnight. Henry.
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I like that one, in fact it's off around the world right now.

Val & Frank
 
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