Thetford 19831 - Water Valve - Manual

RV Toilet Service Parts for
Aria CLASSIC
5
Part No. 19831
Water Valve
Tools Needed
• 7/16” box wrench
• Adjustable wrench
• Flat-blade screwdriver
• Short Phillips screwdriver
• Pliers
• Towels
Optional:
• 7/16” socket wrench
• 5/16” nut driver
Note
• Read all instructions before beginning work.
Remove Toilet
1. Turn off RV water supply per RV Owner’s Manual.
2. Pry off Bolt Caps with flat-blade screwdriver. Use wrench
to remove 7/16” Lag Screws.
3. Disconnect Water Supply Line with adjustable wrench.
4. Place an old towel or soft cloth on work surface. Remove
Toilet from floor and place upright, with back facing you,
on work surface.
5. Remove old Closet Flange Seal (may be found on Toilet or
in floor at Closet Flange). Discard.
6. Cover Holding Tank opening to contain odor.
To Remove Water Valve
1. Disconnect Inlet Tube from Water Valve (Fig. A).
2. Using short Phillips head screwdriver, remove Mechanism
standoff Screw (Fig. A).
3. With 7/16” box wrench, unscrew hex nut from Water Valve
stem (Fig. B) and remove Water Valve Arm. After Water
Valve Actuator is removed, unhook cable end and Spring
from Water ValveActuator (Fig. B).
4. Flex Mechanism Plate up slightly to gain better access to
the two screws that secure the Water Valve to Mechanism
Plate. Remove screws with flat-blade screwdriver or 5/16”
nut driver.
5. Discard old Water Valve.
To Install New Water Valve
1. Secure new Water Valve to Mechanism Plate with two
screws.
2. Reattach cable end and Spring to Water Valve Actuator.
3. Reattach Water Valve Actuator to Valve stem and secure
with hex nut. Do not rotate Valve Stem prior to attaching
Water Valve Actuator.
4. Replace Mechanism Plate Screw.
5. Reconnect Flush Tube to Water Valve and secure with Hose
Clamp.
To Reinstall Toilet To Floor
1. Install new Closet Flange Seal to Toilet Mounting Flange,
lip side outward. Friction holds it in place.
2. Keeping Mechanism Blade open to assure holes line up,
position Toilet over Closet Flange.
3. Reconnect Water Supply Line.
4. Bolt Toilet to floor with Lag Screws. Tighten.
5. Turn on RV’s water supply. Flush test.
6. Install Bolt Caps.
Fig. A
Form No. 19840 Rev. 9/29/04
Fig. B
Water
Valve
Cable
End
Spring
Water Valve
Actuator
Water
Valve
Inlet
Tube
Standoff
Screw
Nut
Water
Valve
Screws