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This is a Thetford Aqua Magic Potty. it provided many good years of service. it sprung a leak while on the last camping trip. I had to remove it so i could rebuild it correctly.

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This is the printed sticker under the top lid.

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Here is the working end of the potty. There is 3 13mm nuts holding the potty to the floor. i removed them and the water supply line.

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after disconnecting the water supply and the 2 nuts the potty comes right off.

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This is the #1 failure part. they are readily avalable at most camping worlds or RV pats houses.

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if you have small hands you can swap the part without disassembly of the whole potty. here is the base 7 phillips screws.

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After removing the screws the lower half comes right up. i had to disconnect 2 hoses and the base is set aside.

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this is the supply valve. you can see 2 screws hold it in place. this is a common falure part. I bought a new valve for $35 camping world

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The view was just for me. i wanted to have a view of how the springs were connected so if they came apart i kne how to put back (they stayed together)

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this is the old valve and supply line.

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This is the new rebuild kit. all the parts are in one bag. you can see the part number 09868 on the top

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here is a closer shot of the part number

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Here is the old and new supply valves.

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here is the supply valve installed. if you undid the supply line and removed the nut and 2 screws you can replace the valve without pulling the potty all apart.

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I found a 2nd leake the vacuum break. it is in the tank in this shot. bad news was 2 weeks to get one (discontined gasket) i needed to get a fix now, so we bouth a new Hand flush potty.

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My bad news was my potty mount was for only one mounting and not going to work with the new potty. the mount is held in place with 6 screws and glued to the tank.

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I took my dramil and cut the flange top ring.

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here is the new flange installed. it was called an inside slider flange and purchased from Home Depot for $4. i glued and then screwed the 4 screws and let setup for a couple hours. I used ABS black glue

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Here is the bottom of the new potty. I instaled the new bottom gasket.

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I had to extend the water supply line 6" for the new potty. i got the parts from Home Depot and Lowes.

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Here it i all installed and ready for use.

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Here is the side front view. looks almost like the old one but no foot pedals

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Here is the working half and it is ready for work.

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Here is the stamped label under the top lid.

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Allnew pottys come with a spray wand. i just installed the mount on the wall and put the wand in the mount. all done.


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