Aqua Magic III (again)

[larry nelson]

I am guessing I am not going to find a replacement (flush) know assembly for my Thedford Aqua Magic III. This toilet works great but no luck with
finding a replacement knob, which has a fractured collar that fits over the shaft. So I am now pondering replacements. This thing fits on a Thedford
base. I am assuming that the toilet itself is bolted to a raised closet flange that lives INSIDE that raised base. Yes I can find all this out by
pulling the toilet and seeing what I have inside that base. I don't want to order a new toilet that might be too tall. I see Thedford sells the Aqua
Magic V in high and shorter versions. But I don't know that either will mate up with this base. Anyway, I am assuming that someone has lived thru
this. I know it is not much of a job but I don't want to pull the toilet without having the replacement at hand. If we chose the go camping, we can
still use this toilet with a pair of needle nose vise grips doing the job of that flush control knob. Thanks.
--
Larry Nelson Springfield, MO
Ex GMC'er, then GM Busnut
now '77 Eleganza ARS WB0JOT

 

[jdlisenby]

I would call Thetford:
Thetford’s Customer Service Department at: 1-800- 543-1219. When you call, please have available:
■ Your name and address
■ The toilet model and serial number from ID labels
■ A brief description of the problem

--
JD Lisenby- USAF Ret
1978 Royale-455
MacDash, Manny Tranny, FI-tech, 3.70 etc etc

Navarre, FL

 

[larry nelson]

> I would call Thetford:
> Thetford’s Customer Service Department at: 1-800- 543-1219. When you call, please have available:
> ■ Your name and address
> ■ The toilet model and serial number from ID labels
> ■ A brief description of the problem

Yes, already called them. Might get a call back sometime in my remaining lifetime :d :d
--
Larry Nelson Springfield, MO
Ex GMC'er, then GM Busnut
now '77 Eleganza ARS WB0JOT

 

[Randy Van Winkle]

> I am guessing I am not going to find a replacement (flush) knob assembly for my Thedford Aqua Magic III. This toilet works great but no luck with
> finding a replacement knob, which has a fractured collar that fits over the shaft. So I am now pondering replacements. This thing fits on a Thedford
> base. I am assuming that the toilet itself is bolted to a raised closet flange that lives INSIDE that raised base. Yes I can find all this out by
> pulling the toilet and seeing what I have inside that base. I don't want to order a new toilet that might be too tall. I see Thedford sells the Aqua
> Magic V in high and shorter versions. But I don't know that either will mate up with this base. Anyway, I am assuming that someone has lived thru
> this. I know it is not much of a job but I don't want to pull the toilet without having the replacement at hand. If we chose the go camping, we can
> still use this toilet with a pair of needle nose vise grips doing the job of that flush control knob. Thanks.

Larry,

I wish I had known you needed that part. I just threw out an Aqua Magic III last month that I was replacing. It had not been used since before I
acquired it many years ago. I had a bad leak around the vacuum relief valve. I could not find a replacement and could not repair the nearly
disintegrated original. Anyway, I got a V as a replacement and it was super easy to replace without any modification to the existing flange. Took
about 15 minutes.
--
Randy & Margie
'77 Eleganza II '403'
Battlefield, MO

 

[larry nelson]

Randy, was yours on the riser I mentioned? I will email you a picture.

Larry
--
Larry Nelson Springfield, MO
Ex GMC'er, then GM Busnut
now '77 Eleganza ARS WB0JOT

 

[Rich Kinas]

What does the knob look like. Anything that would fit into a 5" square box
can be 3-d printed on my printer. Of course you have to draw it up in a 3-d
software package, then select the material you want to print with. I have
recently been using a Carbon reinforced vinyl (black - but it does come in
different colors, but black is what I have on hand. I got tired of not
being able to find the parts I needed, so decided to invest in the time and
material to make sure that never happens again.

Rich

On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 5:05 PM Larry Nelson via Gmclist <

> I am guessing I am not going to find a replacement (flush) know assembly
> for my Thedford Aqua Magic III. This toilet works great but no luck with
> finding a replacement knob, which has a fractured collar that fits over
> the shaft. So I am now pondering replacements. This thing fits on a Thedford
> base. I am assuming that the toilet itself is bolted to a raised closet
> flange that lives INSIDE that raised base. Yes I can find all this out by
> pulling the toilet and seeing what I have inside that base. I don't want
> to order a new toilet that might be too tall. I see Thedford sells the Aqua
> Magic V in high and shorter versions. But I don't know that either will
> mate up with this base. Anyway, I am assuming that someone has lived thru
> this. I know it is not much of a job but I don't want to pull the toilet
> without having the replacement at hand. If we chose the go camping, we can
> still use this toilet with a pair of needle nose vise grips doing the job
> of that flush control knob. Thanks.
> --
> Larry Nelson Springfield, MO
> Ex GMC'er, then GM Busnut
> now '77 Eleganza ARS WB0JOT
>
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[jdlisenby]

:lol: Unfortunately customer service sucks at most places these days
--
JD Lisenby- USAF Ret
1978 Royale-455
MacDash, Manny Tranny, FI-tech, 3.70 etc etc

Navarre, FL