Porta Potti Toilet Repair Guide
Porta Potti Toilet Repair Guide
CONTENTS
Porta Potti
Bellows, Inlet Tube & Flush Tube Replacement Page 1-2
Float Arm Replacement Page 3
Vent seal, Lipseal & Vent Button Replacement Page 4-5
Bellows to Piston Pump Exchange Page 6
Cassette C2/C4
Pump Replacement C2 Page 7-8
Vent Seal and Lip Seal Replacement pre 2000 Page 9-10
Bellows, Inlet Tube & Flush tube for Early C4 Page 11-12
C2 Vent Button Replacement Page 13
Flush Mechanism C2 Page 14-15
Drain Tube Page 16-17
Automatic Vent Page 18
Float Arm Replacement Page 19
Level Indicator Page 20
Flush tube Page 21
Blade Mechanism Page 22-23
Lip Seal After 2000 Page 24
Cassette C200
Blade Opener Page 25-26
Level Indicator Page 27-29
Manual Pump Page 30-31
Float Arm Page 32
Seat Hinge Pin Page 33
Lip Seal Page34
Blade Handle Page 35-36
Cassette C400
Fuse Replacement Page 37
Reed Switch Page 38
Control Panel Removal Page 39-40
Pump Replacement Page 41-43
1. 07016-07024 Inlet tube / 07862 Bellow
A.
Connect bellow
E. to the flush tube
and, press it back
into the water tank.
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2. 07031 Flush tube
For taking out the bellow see point A, B and C on the front page.
Go inside nozzle
D. with the long nose
pliers and, push it
into the water tank.
Nozzle
Bend the new flush tube into a horseshoe shape and place an
elastic band around it half way down, forcing it to remain in
E.
this position. Note : Before refitting,
remove the elastic band.
Due to the horseshoe shape of the flush tube, when refitted, the
nozzle will be guided back up towards the hole at the entrance of
the bowl.
Small rib
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21322 Float arm
2. Porta Potti
Float retainer
A.
Float arm
Magnet pointed
to the outside
Note : If the float retainer is still in the waste tank (float arm has fallen off), the new float arm can not be
assembled. Float retainer has to be taken out first. This can be done with a small flat screwdriver.
As the waste tank is welded, this can only be done through the hole in the middle.
Inside view to take the
float retainer out.
Place screwdriver
between rib and float
retainer and lift it up.
A.
Inside groove
A.
Inside groove
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3. 07524 Vent button / 29314-62 Vent button
A. 1 2 3
1. Seal retainer
2. Spring
3. Vent button
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25817-79 / 25818-68/79 Piston pump
A. Change over from bellow to piston pump
D. 1. Pump 2. Note : Cassette toilets produced between 1987 and 1989 have
2. Pump retainer two black connectors on the white cable.
3. Shrinktube If this is the case, the white cable has to be cut above
the black connector. Both connectors have to be taken
1. off.
3.
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H. Place the shrinktube over the connected wires and
melt the shrinktube with the hot-air gun.
CAUTION : Make sure that the shrinktube is melted completely to the white wire insulation as
otherwise a short circuit can occur.
Also keep in mind that the shrinktube should not be touched after melting, because
of burning.
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Early C2 1.
2.
20339 Ventseal 8x
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Repair instruction
Description: C2 C3 C4 (produced until 15 June 2000) Lip
seal
Part number: 16175
Look for Service Centers, Point of Sale addresses and other
information on: www.thetford-europe.com
Version: V2
Date: 13/07/2006
Tools required:
Seal cover
13/07/2006 Description: C2 C3 C4
(produced until 15 June
2000) Lip seal
Pump, Inlet tube, Flush tube & Bellow Replacement Early C2
Lift the flush cap (1) 1.
A. up with your finger.
Flush mechanism
B. can be pulled out
by hand.
C. Inside view,
nozzle (2) has
to be taken out. 2.
Can be pulled
down.
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Leaflet no. 21039/052001
16176-74 Vent plug / 07524-78 Vent button
When the vent plug is
A. locked into the waste tank,
the two arrows (one on the
waste tank and one on the
vent plug) has to be pointed
to each other.
*Vent plug can now be replaced. If the vent button has to be replaced, please follow underneath
instructions.
4.
2. 3.
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16379-74 Mechanism Cassette C2/C3
Materials needed
Screwdrivers :
Flat
Crosshead
A.
Flush knob
Pull the waste tank out of the Place flat screwdriver under the small Unscrew the one screw
Cassette toilet by lifting up plastic insert, which is in the middle of inside the flush knob, with
the yellow clip. the flush knob, and take it off. the crosshead screwdriver
B.
After the flush knob, the mechanism housing has to be
taken out. Note : This can only be done from the outside .
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D.
4x
Remove the four screws located on the Pull the white connector loose from the mechanism,
mechanism, allowing it to drop down. and press the connector into the new mechanism.
Note : On Cassette toilets which are
produced between 1987 and 1989,
5 screws should be removed.
E.
4x
Screw the mechanism Place flush knob back (in the same position as on the photo, see
back on its place. print on the knob) and, screw it back into the toilet with the
crosshead screwdriver.
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21370 Drain tube LH C2, C4
Pull the waste tank
out of the Cassette
A. toilet by lifting up
the yellow clip.
Bracket
3. In the back (pull the tube Plug Note: Some force may be needed
D. over the rib) 3. to take the drain tube out
4. Pull sight glass
of plug. 4.
Sight glass
4.
Will be replaced by :
E. 1. Drain tube + clamp collar 3.
2. Blind plug 2.
* 3. Screw 1.
* 4. Linkage
* Screw and linkage only have to be used when the toilet has been
produced before November 1992. Production date can be found on the Model : C2 LH
identification label, on the bottom of the waste tank. No. : 1631862 GO 7
Code : 990706
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*Underneath instructions only have to be followed if the Cassette toilet has been produced before
November 1992 (see identification label). As otherwise water will stay in during winterizing,
the pump will be moved to the left side of the level indicator (from A to B).
The distance from A to B will be around 10cm. Outside view
B. A.
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Holding tank
A C2/C3/C4/C200
13/07/2006 Description: C2 C3 C4
C200 Automatic Vent
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21322 Float arm
1. Cassette C2/C3/C4
Sliding cover
Float retainer
A. Float arm
Note : If the float retainer is still in the waste tank (float arm has fallen off), the new float arm can not be
assembled. Float retainer has to be taken out first. This can be done with a small flat screwdriver.
As the waste tank is welded, this can only be done through the hole in the middle.
Inside view to take the
float retainer out.
Place screwdriver
between rib and float
retainer and lift it up.
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16171-62 Level indicator
Screwdrivers :
Material needed
Crosshead
screwdriver
Replace instruction
Leaflet 20277/032002
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16378-62 Flush tube
Material needed
Crosshead
screwdriver
Replace instruction
A.
B. Tissue well
Nozzle
Tissue holder
Rib inside
Toilet bowl
Disconnect the flush tube from the Place the nozzle from the new flush tube inside the
pump and, pull the nozzle (inside the water tank and press it into the hole (you have to hear a
toilet) down. click, when pressing the nozzle in). Note : Rib on
nozzle has to go through the hole, to the inside of the
toilet bowl.
C.
Connect flush tube back onto the pump and screw the Place tissue holder and tissue well
pump back into the water tank. back into the water tank.
Leaflet 21043/032002
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Repair instruction
Screw cover
Remove the sliding Sliding cover
A cover.
General mechanism
C info: do NOT remove Blade
the blade arm when
changing the blade.
13/06/2006 Description: C2 C3 C4 1
C200 Blade
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Push the blade arm a
D little bit up.
13/06/2006 Description: C2 C3 C4 2
C200 Blade
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Repair instruction
13/07/2006 Description: C2 C3 C4 1
(produced after 15 June
2000) Lip seal
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Repair instruction
Inside view.
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Replace the blade
D arm driver 1.
Position the blade 3.
arm driver on the 2.
track support (1.)
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Repair instruction
C200CW toilet.
A
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Back view.
D
Inside view.
Squeeze the
G connectors.
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Melt the shrink
H tubes on the
connectors with a
blow drier. Note:
This will prevent a
short circuit.
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Repair instruction
C200CW toilet.
A
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Place tube from new
D pump on vacuum
breaker.
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Repair instruction
Float arm
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Repair instruction
C200 toilet.
A
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Repair instruction
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Repair instruction
C200 toilet.
A
Pull the waste tank
out of the Cassette toilet
by lifting up the yellow clip.
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Place the new
D handle and the
handle seal.
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Repair instruction
C400 toilet.
A Pull the waste tank
out of the Cassette
toilet by lifting up the
green clip.
Remove the
reed switch HT.
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Repair instruction
C400 toilet.
A Pull the waste tank
out of the Cassette
toilet by lifting up the
green clip.
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Repair instruction
C402C toilet.
A
Control panel
C402C.
Disconnect the
C connectors of the
control panel
carefully by
pushing on the clip.
connect the
connectors of the
new control panel
carefully.
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Replace the new
C control panel.
Replace the
handle.
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Repair instruction
Description: C402 C X Pump
Part number: 16374
Look for Service Centers, Point of Sale addresses and other information on:
www.thetford-europe.com
Version: V1
Date: 09/11/2006
Tools required:
Inside view.
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Remove the seal
D from the control well.
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Melt the shrink tube
H with the blow drier.
Will prevent a short
circuit.
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