As opposed to the toilets in your home, an RV toilet requires a couple extra steps for proper use and maintenance. Whereas the typical stationary toilet has a back-mounted tank that fills and flushes the bowl, a mobile RV toilet is supplied with water via the fresh water tank and on demand pump, or city water source. Standard RV toilet operation requires that you pull the foot pedestal up slightly to put a small amount of water in the bowl prior to using it.
In this video, we teach you some simple tips for correct RV toilet operation, and show you how to take care of your RV toilet so it remains cleaner while you’re out on the road and lasts for many, many trips.
I don’t think I am understanding, I thought the toilet water was supplied via whatever fresh water connection you were hooked up to, be it city water or potable water? Not via the grey water tank? I thought grey water consisted of any used water other then sewage which of course goes to the black tank.
Hi, Rex. This question is referring to the description on the video, not the video itself. We need to change the description to: As opposed to the toilets in your home, an RV toilet requires a couple extra steps for proper use and maintenance. Whereas the typical stationary toilet has a back-mounted tank that fills and flushes the bowl, a mobile RV toilet is supplied with water from the fresh water tank using the on board water pump, or city fill. Standard RV toilet operation requires that you fill the bowl with water prior to using it and clear it once you’re done. In this lesson, we teach you some simple tips for correct RV toilet operation, and show you how to take care of your RV toilet so it remains cleaner while you’re out on the road and lasts for many, many trips. Dave Solberg walks you through a quick demonstration for cleaning and maintaining the toilet on your RV using the attached sprayer and foot pedal, and he also imparts some expert advice that you can utilize to give your RV toilet a longer life. Thank you for catching the description of the video on the “Quick Tips for Better RV Toilet Operation”. You are correct, the toilet is supplied by the fresh water tank using the on board water pump or city water fill. I have sent a request to have the description corrected and reviewed the video and there is no reference to the Gray water in it so that is good. We have several sets of eyes proofing the videos and descriptions but every once in a while something slips through. Thanks again for the catch!
Gray water ? I have never seen an RV that uses gray water to flush the toilet. EVERY RV I have ever owned used fresh water !!!! Gray water can have food scraps etc. that could clog the small piping going to the toilet !!!
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A bit of misinformation. The toilet water is not supplied from the gray water tank. In fact the gray water tank has no relation to the toilet. In our RV the black water tank is under the toilet.
Lost all confidence in your comments. The gray water tank has nothing to do with the toilet in any RV
Why does my toilet stink, even after repeated flushing? Is the vent clogged? It smells like an outhouse.
Hello Jack,
There could be several reasons starting with improper black water tank
conditioner/treatment? Make sure you are using a Thetford or Dometic
black water treatment as they both have micro-organisms that promote
aerobic bacteria functions which break up the sewage and reduce the
smell. If not, you are getting anaerobic activity which is the “bad
bugs” and get the rotten egg odor. A clogged vent will give some
back odor in the coach but is more designed to eliminate a vacuum in the
system.
Thanks,
David
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