Thetford CWE toilet

ALB250751
ALB250751 Forum Participant Posts: 9
edited September 2017 in Caravans #1

I have  thetford CWE toilet in my caravan

the blade has broken I have been on the website which shows that by reversing the cover and turning anti clockwise the lid rotates to facilitate the removal of the lid. I have tried this but it will not budge any ideas on how to do this

Albert

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  • Unknown
    edited September 2017 #2
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  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited September 2017 #3

    White vinegar works wonders. Would not use petroleum based lubricant. Would use silicon spray or even olive oil

  • Unknown
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  • ALB250751
    ALB250751 Forum Participant Posts: 9
    edited September 2017 #5

    Thanks for the replies, I cleaned out the groove with a screwdriver then cleaned it with white wine vinegar left it for 10 mins to soak.  I then got a small screwdriver and prised the lid a little then twisted as the instructions and hey presto it worked 

    Again thanks for the replies

    Albert

  • Merve
    Merve Forum Participant Posts: 2,333
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    edited September 2017 #6

    Hope you are changing the lip seal while you have it stripped down Albert? Might as well. Funny I came across this thread, I was only watching the very same video last night!! 

  • ALB250751
    ALB250751 Forum Participant Posts: 9
    edited September 2017 #7

    After checking the prices the seal +lip seal to the toilet +the blade was £25.00, the whole lid replacement was £40.00 so I have ordered the whole lid then everything should be new and trouble free.  Again thanks for the help