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Crapper seal when stored

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 😁
Andy & Eileen
MONTROSE COLORADO
1992 U300  40' 6V92 TA
2016 4 Runner
1998 Jeep Grand cherokee

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee) Build # 4135 Skp# 122921

Re: Crapper seal when stored

Reply #1 –
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.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
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2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
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Re: Crapper seal when stored

Reply #2 –
Slap a little vaseline on it!  Been proven for years not to let you down!  Just saying...................  Okay, too much coffee this morning!  Sorry!
Joe & Dottie Allen
Sold!  December 2023.      2000 U320; build # 5645
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'98 U320 from 2000-'06
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Reply #3 –
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.
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Re: Crapper seal when stored

Reply #4 –
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....
Forest & Cindy Olivier
1987 log cabin
2011 Roadtrek C210P
no longer 1999 36' U320 build #5522
2013 Rzr 570 & 2018 Ranger XP1000
2006 Lexus GX470
2011 Tahoe LT 4x4
Previous 1998 45' 2 slide Newell, 1993 39' Newell

Re: Crapper seal when stored

Reply #5 –
Hard time beat a LITTLE  silicone plumbers grease on the seal. Gloves needed
Bruce, Linda, and Macy
Zoey RIP 1/20/19
1999 U295 40' build #5400
2017 silver Jeep Wrangler, 1260 watts of solar on top
Moving around the country

Re: Crapper seal when stored

Reply #6 –
Silicone spray works kinda good.
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Lynn & Marilyn Sickel
Tollville, AR
1997  U320  40'
2021 Chevrolet Silverado pickup
Motorcader  17257
 

Re: Crapper seal when stored

Reply #7 –
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...
It's available just about anywhere they sell toilet tank chemicals
David & Emma Roche
Dino (Golden Doodle)
1999 U270 WTFE 36' Build # 5534
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Dayton, Ohio
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