Posted on 03/05/2022 14:42
I have a feeling I have done this before - can anyone help. I thought I had closed the blade to empty but then realised I hadn't as it resisted. Now the blade only half opens - can anyone tell me how to return it to normal please. Caravan is 2018 so the usual Thetford cassette Toilet. I suspect it has to do with lining up the button.
Posted on 05/05/2022 16:44 by Pippah45Thanks EmilysDad that was great I will know what I am doing on Saturday I think - I did wonder if he needed to separate the two bits or could have made it work just by loosening the screw to re-align it all? Isn't CT great - thank you guys!
Posted on 05/05/2022 20:38
No you don’t have to fully unscrew it. Before you remove the tank on the flap opening slider check which way is fully closed so you have a reference. Also buy a stubby philips screwdriver it makes the job a lot easier. Just unscrew until you can move the cog. Have the slot facing forward tighten ( not too much) and you should be okay. Don’t leave it too long otherwise you will get to the point where it is really difficult to extract the cassette.
Posted on 05/05/2022 19:52 by ADP1963E D
I didn't doubt for a minute you wouldn't......that is what I was trying to say!. The guy in the video was not or had not been a Tiff
I was not aware that you actually had the problem.
Posted on 06/05/2022 15:43
Yes thank you - I got that message from YouTube but I am finding the screw very hard to loosen in the first place hence the WD40. I think I have found a better screwdriver now. One was too small - 2 were too long in the handle and so it went on! Then I dropped the business end of one and eventually found it 6 feet from where it fell under the caravan!
Posted on 07/05/2022 13:06
Phew - done it at last - thought it was all fixed but the blade remained closed - (why did I even start this job??) Came inside and watched the YouTube again and had got it right just needed to tighten the screw a bit more! If I hadn't watched the video again I was going to fix it the other way round and that wouldn't have worked either. Feel quite chuffed with myself - not bad for a female born in 1945 eh? Thank you Pa for all those DIY lessons :)
Thank you CT too!
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