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VAL Digest Monday, November 22 2004 Volume 02 : Number 074
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RE: [VAL] Toilet gasket.
[VAL] Re: toilet gasket
Re: [VAL] Re: toilet gasket
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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 09:59:42 -0500
From: "eemerick" <eemerick@xxxxxxxxxx.rr.com>
Subject: RE: [VAL] Toilet gasket.
Hello,
Just a short note on this contraption and then I'll drop it. Under OSHA,
this set up would be in violation of the code, the forks can't be
modified for this purpose or added to for a person to stand, sit, lay
etc. The forklift is designed for lifting product, not people. And I
know you are saying to yourself "we were visited by OSHA and never
cited" you got lucky and lucky enough not to hurt someone. They make
"tools" to help with lifting people to heights that are designed for
people protection, I hope anyone who decides to lift a person into the
air reads the regs and then does it right. If anyone would like more
safety related information please contact me off list.
Ed
WBCCI/VAC 4425
68 Sovereign
59 Traveler
25 years in the safety world and manages an very large Safety Consulting
firm.
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From: valist-admin@xxxxxxxxxx.com
[mailto:valist-admin@xxxxxxxxxx.com] On Behalf Of Glyn Judson
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 10:28 AM
To: valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: Re: [VAL] Toilet gasket.
Ed,
Not to diminish your concern for safety, but it was a common
practice where I used to work to use a fork lift fitted with what they
called a diving board for technicians to enter or get above the
spacecraft we built at Hughes Space & Communication here in SoCal.
It was a two man operation with the driver never leaving the
controls. The techs would lie on the diving board and reach below the
board to do their work.
The diving board was probably 24-30" wide and about seven or eight
feet long and covered with several layers of closed cell foam. Of
course, the tech had to be wearing a safety harness before going up.
I think if a team were to work together, it might be safe enough
with an improvised diving board and harness and a fork lift on level
ground to repair roof leaks. What do you think given the above
measures?
Glyn
> From: "eemerick" <eemerick@xxxxxxxxxx.rr.com>
> Reply-To: valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com
> Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 08:47:26 -0500
> To: <valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
> Subject: RE: [VAL] Toilet gasket.
>
> Hello,
> Not to sound too much like a "Safety Guy" But one should never use a
> fork lift as a ladder, scaffold etc, I have seen some very bad things
> happen when you do this. I would recommend you find another way to get
> above the trailer. Ed
> WBCCI/VAC 4425
> 68 Sovereign
> 59 Traveler
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: valist-admin@xxxxxxxxxx.com
> [mailto:valist-admin@xxxxxxxxxx.com] On Behalf Of Sharon Chaytor
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 8:31 PM
> To: valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com
> Subject: Re: [VAL] Toilet gasket.
>
>
> Hah! Something that I might actually know!
>
> I had to put the toilet back in my trailer (1967), and I used a wax
> ring. One for household toilets. The thing hasn't leaked, so it
> worked! Rather
>
> fun to play with too. Just like forming a bagel (I am a baker, so I
> tend to think of food...) Anyway, I took the wax ring out of the box,
> molded it into the shape that I wanted, and squeezed it onto the
> toilet base. Then
>
> carefully positioned the pot on the bolts (that took a bit of doing!)
> did the contortion act tightening up the bolts, and then sat on it.
>
> Sharon, in BC, where we actually have the trailer in the shop, and
> once the thing has a chance to dry out, we are going to use the
> forklift to levitate
> on of us into the air and over the trailer so that we can plug the
> blinkin
> holes. Since we are considering going to Vancouver Island for January,
> stopping the leaks is very high on the list of priorities!
>
> At 02:41 PM 19/11/2004, you wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> I have my vintage Thetford Aqua-Magic Model #70 on the workbench and
>> am going through it.
>>
>> The 35-year old rubber seal that joins the bottom of it to the hole
>> in the floor is pretty much shot. It appears to be a form of black,
>> closed cell foam, 7" in diameter with a 3 3/4" hole in the center and
>> two 1/4" holes for the bronze mounting bolts. A call to Thetford
>> resulted in zip. The woman there didn't even know what I was talking
>> about.
>>
>> Is this a standard item that I might find at a large RV supplier or
>> am I going to have to improvise? All ideas and suggestions are
>> welcome.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Glyn
>>
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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:15:40 -0500
From: "Scott Scheuermann" <s.l.scheuermann@xxxxxxxxxx.att.net>
Subject: [VAL] Re: toilet gasket
Glyn,
The foam rubber toilet gasket is a standard item, any RV store should have
it. Unfortunate that the person you spoke to was clueless...
Scott
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The 35-year old rubber seal that joins the bottom of it to the
> >hole in the floor is pretty much shot. It appears to be a form of
> >black, closed cell foam, 7" in diameter with a 3 3/4" hole in the
> >center and two 1/4" holes for the bronze mounting bolts. A call to
> >Thetford resulted in zip. The woman there didn't even know what I was
> >talking about.
> >
> > Is this a standard item that I might find at a large RV supplier
> >or am I going to have to improvise? All ideas and suggestions are
> >welcome.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Glyn
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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 15:47:55 -0800
From: Glyn Judson <glynjudson@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Re: toilet gasket
Scott,
Thanks for the reassurance that they can still be gotten.
It's what makes this List so valuable that the clueless, like me and
others, get clued in from those who have gone before us.
Actually, thanks to all on the List who have and will hand-hold me
through my various projects.
Later,
Glyn
> From: "Scott Scheuermann" <s.l.scheuermann@xxxxxxxxxx.att.net>
> Reply-To: valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com
> Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:15:40 -0500
> To: <valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
> Subject: [VAL] Re: toilet gasket
>
> Glyn,
>
> The foam rubber toilet gasket is a standard item, any RV store should have
> it. Unfortunate that the person you spoke to was clueless...
>
> Scott
>
> ----------------------------
>
> The 35-year old rubber seal that joins the bottom of it to the
>>> hole in the floor is pretty much shot. It appears to be a form of
>>> black, closed cell foam, 7" in diameter with a 3 3/4" hole in the
>>> center and two 1/4" holes for the bronze mounting bolts. A call to
>>> Thetford resulted in zip. The woman there didn't even know what I was
>>> talking about.
>>>
>>> Is this a standard item that I might find at a large RV supplier
>>> or am I going to have to improvise? All ideas and suggestions are
>>> welcome.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Glyn
>
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