Head: Should my dometic be holding water at the seal?

[carboncow]

Old boater here...we call it a head. The units in our boats are usually more robust then the domestic toilet in my base model Salem Lite. One think I noted is that fluids are not held back by the seal for the bowl...no smell, just it drains out in a day. Winterized yesterday and held some fluid in the bowl (half gallon) and bone dry today.

Par for the course or a bad seal I need to have the dealer fix under warranty come spring?

Thx.

[5picker]

It should hold water long enough for it to evaporate. Weeks/months.

Check the seal and see if it has become dislodged from the groove.
It's pretty easy to dislodge it with a wash wand or brush.

[bedubya]

Bad seal. Our Salem Cruise Lite 232RBXL always holds water (or, now antifreeze) until our next time out.

[carboncow]

Thanks guys. It was like this since the first day...so maybe something is off with the seal seating on/in it. Not sure how these ones work but should be easy to figure out myself.

I picked our dealer because everyone said "make sure you dealer is close...you'll be visiting them quite a bit" with the low end models. Our dealer turned out be clueless (but nice) and their inspection/walk thru process was a joke. No major issues on our end and fixed the small annoying stuff myself but it's sad when you know more then a dealer.

For example...they claimed they never heard of a wireless Tekonsha RF Prodigy brake controller even knowing they carry the hardwired line from Tekonsha!

[TheWolfPaq82]

WITH RUBBER GLOVES !!! I rubbed down the seal on mine with Vasoline as it would only hold water for a couple days. Two weeks after winterizing, the antifreeze is still in the bowl with very little loss at all.

[TheWolfPaq82]

Originally Posted by carboncow

Thanks guys. It was like this since the first day...so maybe something is off with the seal seating on/in it. Not sure how these ones work but should be easy to figure out myself.

I picked our dealer because everyone said "make sure you dealer is close...you'll be visiting them quite a bit" with the low end models. Our dealer turned out be clueless (but nice) and their inspection/walk thru process was a joke. No major issues on our end and fixed the small annoying stuff myself but it's sad when you know more then a dealer.

For example...they claimed they never heard of a wireless Tekonsha RF Prodigy brake controller even knowing they carry the hardwired line from Tekonsha!

Son has a wireless/bluetooth controller....absolutely loves it.

[Kimcrafter]

I can't tell from your picture which you have but if your toilet seals with a ball instead of a blade you need to let the flush lever snap back to make a proper seal according to my manual. Mine drains almost immediately if I gently release the flush lever.

[Mr. Dan]

Originally Posted by Kimcrafter

I can't tell from your picture which you have but if your toilet seals with a ball instead of a blade you need to let the flush lever snap back to make a proper seal according to my manual. Mine drains almost immediately if I gently release the flush lever.

Yes.... this ^^^^^.
Plus uncle Gene and I determined that his ball top closing valve was not snapped onto its little plastic pivots correctly so it was misaligned and wouldn't hold water.

[RFLLambert]

You should not use vaseline on rubber, use silicone grease.