Re: [VAL] Saniware Toilets

["Mr. Joy H. Hansen" <joytbrew@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Chuck,

Most likely, others will give you the straight dope on what's going on. 
But, here's my take.  First, when the foot control is released, the manual 
valve should turn the water off.  If not, the valve is defective and should 
be replaced.  Might be age related, but the valves cannot take even minor 
freeze conditions.

If you are talking about the 6 oz or so of water that continues to flow 
after you release the foot peddle, there's a reservoir in the top of the 
commode that fills with water and a rubber seal closes and prevents 
overflow.  With the water pressure off, the seal opens and drains the 
reservoir into the basin.  Frequently, the rubber seal deteriorates and 
allows water to overflow outside the commode as long as the foot peddle is 
open.  This gets continually worse until there's a flood in the bathroom 
floor or the floor rots out.

I couldn't replace the commode in my '74 Argosy and bypassed the reservoir 
as seals weren't available.  I use the spray most of the time anyway as it 
cuts both water usage and tank fill.

Regards,                                          '74 Argosy, Joy