Carb inlet fitting etc. now toilets?

[richard waters]

> Oh yeah -- just in case anyone is interested, the Thetford
> ElectraMagic 80 is very rebuildable. All parts are
> available from Thetford, and it's an easy -- albeit nasty --
> job. Ask me how I know : { )
>
>
> Toby Maki
> '73 Glacier 230

Toby,
Is the ElectraMagic 80 AKA a recirculating toilet? If it is let me tell
you that I really didn't want to find out how much fun it would be to
rebuild the one I had. I got rid of my recirculating toilet last year
at my wife's insistence. She didn't like using someone else's 25 year
old toilet even if I would have promised to rebuild it :^). So I'll
blame her.

I didn't mind the old recirculator that much. It worked, it saved
water, but it was old. The worse thing about the old toilet was that it
had some stains of questionable origin on it that I couldn't get rid of
no matter what I tried to clean it with. The new one is china and it is
very clean looking. However, I do use more water and the holding tank
doesn't last as long between dumps since I got the new toilet.
Richard Waters
1976 PB, Troy, MI

 

[tmaki1]

Yup, EM80=recirculating.

In my case, my wife really didn't mind the old one. A
couple of repaired cracks in the seat and lid, and a ?-able
stain or two, but she just looked at it as just a toilet. I, on
the other hand, prefer a slightly more sanitary "business"
experience : { )

I could have changed it out completely, but where would
the challenge be in that? I rebuilt it because, well --
because -- I could.

Take care!

Toby Maki
'73 Glacier 230

Date sent: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 23:16:14 -0400
From: Richard Waters
Organization: Digitek Automation Systems, Inc.
To: gmcmotorhome
Subject: Re: GMC: Carb inlet fitting etc. now toilets?
Send reply to: gmcmotorhome

> > Oh yeah -- just in case anyone is interested, the Thetford
> > ElectraMagic 80 is very rebuildable. All parts are
> > available from Thetford, and it's an easy -- albeit nasty --
> > job. Ask me how I know : { )
> >
> >
> > Toby Maki
> > '73 Glacier 230
>
> Toby,
> Is the ElectraMagic 80 AKA a recirculating toilet? If it is let me tell
> you that I really didn't want to find out how much fun it would be to
> rebuild the one I had. I got rid of my recirculating toilet last year
> at my wife's insistence. She didn't like using someone else's 25 year
> old toilet even if I would have promised to rebuild it :^). So I'll
> blame her.
>
> I didn't mind the old recirculator that much. It worked, it saved
> water, but it was old. The worse thing about the old toilet was that it
> had some stains of questionable origin on it that I couldn't get rid of
> no matter what I tried to clean it with. The new one is china and it is
> very clean looking. However, I do use more water and the holding tank
> doesn't last as long between dumps since I got the new toilet.
> Richard Waters
> 1976 PB, Troy, MI
>

 

[richard waters]

Toby,
My hat is off to you. Good job on the overhaul.

One thing I have learned here on the GMCnet is that one should be very tactful
when discussing another GMC owner's choice of toilets. The subject of toilets
is potentially a more controversial subject then tire pressures or even load
ranges. Just because I didn't want to keep (or should I say my wife) our
recirculator is in no way a negative reflection on you or those other owners
that have kept theirs. :^)

Actually I was planning on selling my recirculating toilet to a gentleman in
Nova Scotia, whose name should go unsaid, However, my wife deposited the unit
in the rubbish before I had a chance to let Mr. B. know it was available.

Maybe there should be a survey on the GMCmart site. China vs plastic,
recirculating vs traditional flush. etc.

Richard Waters
1976 PB equipped with a Thetford Auora
Troy, MI

> Yup, EM80=recirculating.
>
> In my case, my wife really didn't mind the old one. A
> couple of repaired cracks in the seat and lid, and a ?-able
> stain or two, but she just looked at it as just a toilet. I, on
> the other hand, prefer a slightly more sanitary "business"
> experience : { )
>
> I could have changed it out completely, but where would
> the challenge be in that? I rebuilt it because, well --
> because -- I could.
>
> Take care!
>
> Toby Maki
> '73 Glacier 230
>
> Date sent: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 23:16:14 -0400
> From: Richard Waters
> Organization: Digitek Automation Systems, Inc.
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: Carb inlet fitting etc. now toilets?
> Send reply to: gmcmotorhome
>
> > > Oh yeah -- just in case anyone is interested, the Thetford
> > > ElectraMagic 80 is very rebuildable. All parts are
> > > available from Thetford, and it's an easy -- albeit nasty --
> > > job. Ask me how I know : { )
> > >
> > >
> > > Toby Maki
> > > '73 Glacier 230
> >
> > Toby,
> > Is the ElectraMagic 80 AKA a recirculating toilet? If it is let me tell
> > you that I really didn't want to find out how much fun it would be to
> > rebuild the one I had. I got rid of my recirculating toilet last year
> > at my wife's insistence. She didn't like using someone else's 25 year
> > old toilet even if I would have promised to rebuild it :^). So I'll
> > blame her.
> >
> > I didn't mind the old recirculator that much. It worked, it saved
> > water, but it was old. The worse thing about the old toilet was that it
> > had some stains of questionable origin on it that I couldn't get rid of
> > no matter what I tried to clean it with. The new one is china and it is
> > very clean looking. However, I do use more water and the holding tank
> > doesn't last as long between dumps since I got the new toilet.
> > Richard Waters
> > 1976 PB, Troy, MI
> >