Why does my brand new toilet stink?

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Woohoo > 9 months ago, 21 Jan 2023

Woohoo

TAS

122 posts

21 Jan 2023 5:02pm

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Hi all

Recently installed a brand new TMC electric toilet and replaced all the old hoses.

It stinks! My old toilet, even in its death throes, never smelled bad. This one does....you know, that horrible boat toilet smell one finds on many boats.

I regularly flush vinegar through, however, I'd have to be using it every flush to be free of the smell.
The joker valves on this new unit are cheap and nasty and perish easily with vinegar flushing (I've already replaced one).

Any ideas?
Thanks

Craig66

NSW

2466 posts

21 Jan 2023 8:01pm

Maybe it was designed to be fitted to a stink boat

Woohoo

TAS

122 posts

21 Jan 2023 9:28pm

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Craig66 said..
Maybe it was designed to be fitted to a stink boat

Maybe? I feel like removing it and gifting it to a stink boat

woko

NSW

1770 posts

21 Jan 2023 9:30pm

The toilet itself has little chance to produce offensive smells, so if you have a holding tank I would be investigating it, vents, charcoal filter hose fittings & inspection port if it has one. All the TMCs I know of are good units.

Woohoo

TAS

122 posts

21 Jan 2023 9:47pm

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woko said..
The toilet itself has little chance to produce offensive smells, so if you have a holding tank I would be investigating it, vents, charcoal filter hose fittings & inspection port if it has one. All the TMCs I know of are good units.

Thanks Woko

2bish

TAS

823 posts

22 Jan 2023 7:45am

Hi WooHoo, how old are the hoses? they're the likely culprit if you can't find any leaks.

Woohoo

TAS

122 posts

22 Jan 2023 8:19am

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2bish said..
Hi WooHoo, how old are the hoses? they're the likely culprit if you can't find any leaks.

Brand new! Replaced the same time as the toilet.

saltiest1

NSW

2562 posts

22 Jan 2023 8:42am

Hoses might be new but are they the correct type?

Kinora

VIC

187 posts

22 Jan 2023 8:49am

Not wanting to usurp Ramona's usual role here but on his recommendation I bought a copy of Peggy Hall's book Get Rid of Boat Odors. It is excellent. Buying a copy would be a good place to start the search for the problem.

Cheers,
Kinore

Woohoo

TAS

122 posts

22 Jan 2023 8:53am

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saltiest1 said..
Hoses might be new but are they the correct type?

Yes. Sanitary hose from Twitworths.

Ramona

NSW

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22 Jan 2023 8:54am

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Kinora said..
Not wanting to usurp Ramona's usual role here but on his recommendation I bought a copy of Peggy Hall's book Get Rid of Boat Odors. It is excellent. Buying a copy would be a good place to start the search for the problem.

Cheers,
Kinore

It's an excellent investment. Just try to avoid loaning it out!

Woohoo

TAS

122 posts

22 Jan 2023 8:54am

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That is awesome! Thanks so much

shaggybaxter

QLD

2661 posts

22 Jan 2023 8:40am

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Ramona said..

It's an excellent investment. Just try to avoid loaning it out!

Woohoo

TAS

122 posts

22 Jan 2023 12:11pm

Well, I have just had a play and opened then closed the valve to the (never used) holding tank. Nothing more than that and, voila, stinky loo no more.
Thanks Seabreezers

UncleBob

NSW

1301 posts

22 Jan 2023 12:23pm

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Woohoo said..
Well, I have just had a play and opened then closed the valve to the (never used) holding tank. Nothing more than that and, voila, stinky loo no more.
Thanks Seabreezers

Do yourself a favour and check that the vent is open and not blocked, at all. If it is not routinely used it should be bone dry and non aromatic within, the clear vent will keep it so.

2bish

TAS

823 posts

22 Jan 2023 12:45pm

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Woohoo said..
Well, I have just had a play and opened then closed the valve to the (never used) holding tank. Nothing more than that and, voila, stinky loo no more.
Thanks Seabreezers

Good to hear you've fixed it. But I don't understand what the cause was? And does that mean you're discharging straight overboard if you never use the holding tank?

Woohoo

TAS

122 posts

22 Jan 2023 1:01pm

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2bish said..

Woohoo said..
Well, I have just had a play and opened then closed the valve to the (never used) holding tank. Nothing more than that and, voila, stinky loo no more.
Thanks Seabreezers

Good to hear you've fixed it. But I don't understand what the cause was? And does that mean you're discharging straight overboard if you never use the holding tank?

I also have a porta potty for number twos. I'd rather take that ashore to dispose of responsibly than live with the inherent smells of a used holding tank.

Woohoo

TAS

122 posts

22 Jan 2023 1:02pm

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UncleBob said..

Woohoo said..
Well, I have just had a play and opened then closed the valve to the (never used) holding tank. Nothing more than that and, voila, stinky loo no more.
Thanks Seabreezers

Do yourself a favour and check that the vent is open and not blocked, at all. If it is not routinely used it should be bone dry and non aromatic within, the clear vent will keep it so.

Thanks Uncle Bob.

saltiest1

NSW

2562 posts

22 Jan 2023 2:15pm

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UncleBob said..

Woohoo said..
Well, I have just had a play and opened then closed the valve to the (never used) holding tank. Nothing more than that and, voila, stinky loo no more.
Thanks Seabreezers

Do yourself a favour and check that the vent is open and not blocked, at all. If it is not routinely used it should be bone dry and non aromatic within, the clear vent will keep it so.

Could be fun if there's no vent

UncleBob

NSW

1301 posts

22 Jan 2023 5:22pm

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saltiest1 said..

UncleBob said..

Woohoo said..
Well, I have just had a play and opened then closed the valve to the (never used) holding tank. Nothing more than that and, voila, stinky loo no more.
Thanks Seabreezers

Do yourself a favour and check that the vent is open and not blocked, at all. If it is not routinely used it should be bone dry and non aromatic within, the clear vent will keep it so.

Could be fun if there's no vent

Then it would be a really **** install, pun intended

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