Thetford electric flush not working

gradot
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edited April 2018 in Caravans #1

Nothing happens when button pressed any ideas please .

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  • ABM
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    edited April 2018 #2

    Check  :--

    1  Your  Handbook

    2  Thetford  website

    3  Van  or  motor vans  Owners  web  site if  any.

    Further  than  that  is  hard  to  say,  not  knowing  what  your toilet  is  fitted  in.

     

  • EmilysDad
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    edited April 2018 #3

    Either the pump itself us goosed, or its fuse might have popped. My previous caravan had a fuse in the cassette compartment though just looked in my current caravan & no sign of one 😞

     

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #4

    Put the 12v light on in the washroom. If the light dims when you press the flush button then the pump is jammed/seized. 

    If not possibly inline fuse at back of cassette compartment, corrosion in the little printed  circuit under the push button or poor wiring connection

  • EmilysDad
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    edited April 2018 #5

    Just looked for a fuse in the cassette comp't of mine ..... there isn't one 😞

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #6

    Might share a fuse in the fuse panel with something else perhaps?

  • EmilysDad
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    edited April 2018 #7

    Presumably ..... 😞

  • KjellNN
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    edited April 2018 #8

    ours has a  fuae in there

  • young thomas
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    edited April 2018 #9

    a very common problem is that 'enthusiastic' pushing of the button has pushed the PCB back away from the button connector....

    its an easy fix....

    peel away the plastic button film to expose the PCB, you'll be able to see the area where the 'press' should make contact.

    press this to test the flush is still actually working...

    if so, resite and clip in place 'dislocated' PCB block to ensure full contact with 'press flush'....

    had this happen several times on first Bolero, very common apparently.

    probably a YouTube video if you search...

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #10

    As above though if 12v washroom light dims when when button is pushed pump is jammed. 

  • gradot
    gradot Forum Participant Posts: 15
    edited April 2018 #11

    Many thanks will try all suggestions when I get back home main fuse is ok.

  • Freddy55
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    edited April 2018 #12

    It happened to me once, turned out to be a loose/corroded connection in the cassette compartment.

  • commeyras
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    edited April 2018 #13

    Or it might be damp in the connectors.  To fix, peel off the cover by the button press and spray the PCB with WD40 contact cleaner.  Let us know how you get on.

  • hitchglitch
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    edited April 2018 #14

    I have had the fuse go but also the pump. On the Thetford model that I had it was fairly simple to fit a new pump but I needed heat shrink sleeving on the connections as they were immersed in water.

  • gradot
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    edited April 2018 #15

    Thanks all got back home today did as said took pump out it was ceased,freed it with wd40 put it back put Some water and bio gel in tank and everything now ok took about 5 minutes.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited April 2018 #16

     A result .... at no cost too 😁

  • Nuggy
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    edited April 2018 #17

    Bio liquid is very good at clearing any black slime, which can accumulate in the header tank, usually caused by the pink additive. I suggest you don't use Bio in the dissolvable pods.

  • DSB
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    edited April 2018 #18

    It sounds to me like a fuse.  I certainly think I'd investigate this first before looking further.

    David

  • EmilysDad
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    edited April 2018 #19

    It was the pump that'd seized  😉

  • DSB
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    edited April 2018 #20

    Oops!  Don't know how I missed that.  Apologies!

    David

  • daveandwendy
    daveandwendy Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited May 2020 #21

    Thetford electric toilet fuse blows as soon as it's  replaced,  any ideas would be gratefully received 

  • EmilysDad
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    edited May 2020 #22

    As above, maybe a seized pump 🤔

  • backshiftbill
    backshiftbill Forum Participant Posts: 13
    edited May 2020 #23

    Hi Daveandwendy , have experienced same problem in the past had to contact a local mobile caravan engineer who replaced circuit board and pump ,{ short circuit in board and jammed pump } hope this helps,

  • jennyc
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    edited June 2020 #24

    If all of the quick and easy suggestions above fail, then it’s almost certainly a defective switch board. Sadly, you need to carefully peel off the adhesive cover over the switch, to access it. After which all is simple. For generations, Thetford have left their switches unprotected from damp in the top of the unit, leaving failures unsurprisingly common.

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