{"id":2997,"date":"2018-04-10T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T22:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/?p=2997"},"modified":"2018-04-14T11:43:35","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T23:43:35","slug":"unboxing-caravan-toilet-cassette-mould-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/unboxing-caravan-toilet-cassette-mould-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Unboxing Caravan Toilet Cassette & Mould Found"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tough subject matter today – leaking toilet cassettes and mould growing along a windowsill.<\/p>\n

I’ve learnt that there are ALWAYS things breaking or needing maintenance in an RV. I’ve got a list of little jobs still to do – the broken door latch, adding another cutlery draw, adding grease to joints and more.<\/p>\n

This week I was able to tick off two items – the toilet and mould issues.<\/p>\n

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Thetford Toilet Cassette<\/h3>\n

My toilet cassette has been leaking for months. It would be fine until tipped sideways to carry or when emptying the waste. It was in a weird place too, on a small section which I still don’t know what it does.<\/p>\n

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I’ve been procrastinating about buying a new one because they are about $300 each, so I’ve been putting up with the leak.<\/p>\n

Moving the toilet cassette started requiring me to keep it flat and definitely gave me a muscle workout. I also accepted that it was going to be messy emptying at the dump stations.<\/p>\n

When I visited the Covi Motorhome, Caravan & Outdoor Supershow<\/a>, I talked to the Thetford stall. Turns out there is a filter under this mysterious button that could be replaced for $30. Then I saw that their new toilet cassettes had wheels! With the expo discount included, I was sold. Who wants to fiddle around fixing messy cassette filters and seals when I could get a brand new cassette with wheels.<\/p>\n

If you are interesting in getting a new toilet cassette in New Zealand, contact the\u00a0wholesaler Lewis Gray at\u00a0sales@lewisgray.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Needed a clean inside<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mould Problem<\/h3>\n

This has been slow happening since I bought the caravan. There are some amazing large windows on an angle at the front of the caravan. It does cause it to become a bit of a sunroom. The fake wood\u00a0windowsill started to slowly curl away.<\/p>\n

Then over summer I kept the windows on the second latch so a tiny bit of air could come through while still being secure and locked. Because these windows are on an angle and we sometimes get horizontal rain in New Zealand, I think water was getting in and sitting on the windowsill without me being aware.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t