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Title: Crapper seal when stored
Post by: Andy 2 on May 15, 2020, 02:18:41 pm
Quick question, for you guys and gals that park your bus for three months or more.
What do you do if anything for the ball in the toilet, asking for a friend 😁
Title: Re: Crapper seal when stored
Post by: craneman on May 15, 2020, 02:23:03 pm
Mine will keep the seal wet for that amount of time if I fill the toilet with water. I replaced the seal last year as it didn't hold water for 2 days.
Title: Re: Crapper seal when stored
Post by: juicesqueezer on May 15, 2020, 02:27:44 pm
Slap a little vaseline on it!  Been proven for years not to let you down!  Just saying...................  Okay, too much coffee this morning!  Sorry!
Title: Re: Crapper seal when stored
Post by: Jack Lewis on May 15, 2020, 02:37:26 pm
Techs recommend not to use Vaseline.  Vaseline and any oil base grease, or oil, will break down the nitrile butadiene rubber in 6 months to a year. There is no suitable substitute for a waterproof plumbers silicone faucet grease for this.  Available at Home Depot fo $2, or on Amazon Prime for $4.  And yes, bbeane, gloves are a must.
Title: Re: Crapper seal when stored
Post by: folivier on May 15, 2020, 04:16:33 pm
I'll sometimes pour in cooking oil then put saran wrap around the top to keep in the moisture.  Just remember to remove the saran before your wife sits down....
Title: Re: Crapper seal when stored
Post by: bbeane on May 15, 2020, 05:41:13 pm
Hard time beat a LITTLE  silicone plumbers grease on the seal. Gloves needed
Title: Re: Crapper seal when stored
Post by: Forewheelers on May 15, 2020, 07:08:05 pm
Silicone spray works kinda good.
Title: Re: Crapper seal when stored
Post by: "Irish" on May 15, 2020, 11:14:41 pm
Use Tetford toilet seal lubricant, pour about a half inch in and it revitalizes the ring and keeps it sealed, if after a long time it starts to evaporate/ dry out I pour in some RV antifreeze.
This stuff will cure a slightly leaking seal
36663 Thetford Toilet Seal Lubricant Use To Penetrate and Coat Seal For... (https://www.rvautoparts.com/36663-Thetford-Toilet-Seal-Lubricant-Use-To-Penetrate-and-Coat-Seal_p_11788.html)
It's available just about anywhere they sell toilet tank chemicals