I have a Thetford portable marine toilet model 885MSD that has a 6 gallon holding tank connected to a pumpout and a macerator.
http://www.thetford.com/marine_series.cfm#aquamate
Last week there was a brown puddle around the base of the tank (never a good sign). The waste tank had been less than 1/4 full. I cleaned up the mess, looked for leaks and saw none. I had no time to start a new project then, so I came back the next day to find a new puddle. I cleaned it up and pumped out.
Yesterday, I took it took it apart, expecting to find a small crack somehwhere in the waste tank. I couldn't find any. I expected to find fluid under the waste tank (where I couldn't reach until I had removed it) and there was none. The only trace of a leak was from the fitting on the TOP of the tank where the pump out assembly (7A on the diagram in the link below)meets the tank.
http://www.thetford.com/parts_aquamate.cfm
Given that the waste tank was less than 1/4 full, I'm puzzled as to how the waste would find its way up there and leak out.
Any ideas?
http://www.thetford.com/marine_series.cfm#aquamate
Last week there was a brown puddle around the base of the tank (never a good sign). The waste tank had been less than 1/4 full. I cleaned up the mess, looked for leaks and saw none. I had no time to start a new project then, so I came back the next day to find a new puddle. I cleaned it up and pumped out.
Yesterday, I took it took it apart, expecting to find a small crack somehwhere in the waste tank. I couldn't find any. I expected to find fluid under the waste tank (where I couldn't reach until I had removed it) and there was none. The only trace of a leak was from the fitting on the TOP of the tank where the pump out assembly (7A on the diagram in the link below)meets the tank.
http://www.thetford.com/parts_aquamate.cfm
Given that the waste tank was less than 1/4 full, I'm puzzled as to how the waste would find its way up there and leak out.
Any ideas?