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01/10/2024 at 8:24pm
Location: Glasgow
Outfit: Elddis Avante 454
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Can you see the level in the tank. My Thetford toilet has a warning light when it is getting full but it is just as easy to look and see the level.
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We camped for years. In 2019 we bought an Elddis Avante 454. We like it as it is short (6.9m) and fits in our driveway and has a fixed bed.
We had 127 nights away in the caravan in 2023.
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02/10/2024 at 12:22pm
Location: London
Outfit: Lunar Cosmos 524
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Only photo I could find of illuminated light was this one:
Into the 'Too Much Information' sector!!! - My loo typically takes 3-4 days use (just me, no 1s and 2s, and probably the only loo I'll use during my trips, to get 'full'. With the bowl flap open, you can see directly into the tank, and the level of it's contents, that gives you a good idea of how close to 'full' you are. You will get used to the actual level that is 'full' with experience, but it's maybe a couple of inches (50mm) below the flap.
You may of course not want to wait until waste tank is full, it has a 17.5L capacity, plus the weight of the tank itself, it'll weigh around 20Kg or so full, which you may need to carry (dragging on it's wheels over rough terrain may damage wheels/tank!), and may need to lift to around waist height to empty at many camp sites.
The 'full' indicator may of course not actually work! They are known to be a little troublesome! Sometimes they fail to illuminate for a number of corrosion/connection problems with the wiring, sometimes they won't go out after the tank is emptied because the float in the tank has become jammed with 'debris'! Always pays to 'peer down the hole' when you suspect level may be getting full, rather than rely entirely on the warning light!
.... and when emptying the tank, DONT shake too vigorously when rinsing, you can dislodge or jam the internal float that activates the full light! Usually a easy cost free fix, but does involve sticking a hand INSIDE the tank .... and who wants to do that!
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02/10/2024 at 8:28pm
Location: West country
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Just look inside with the bomb door open and you can see how much is in it. A full light only works when it is full. Now when nearly full.
I empty ours every evening along with filling the aquaroll and emptying the waste.
A waste master allows a toilet cassette to be stapped on with a couple of bungees then you can wheel it.
Our cassette has wheels and an extending handle of it's own although on rough ground I normally just carry it.
I find I need to turn the bomb door thingy on the cassette itself slightly to make sure its fully sealed. If I don't it can leak a little as I carry it. Just turn it a bit and you'll feel it come up against a stop.
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via mobile 01/10/2024 at 7:55pm
) this is in the same area as the push button for the flush.
