Thank you Geoff, very clear video. I ordered the parts you suggested and tackled the job today. My C200 differed slightly to yours and i was able to take the blade out, clean it and refit it easily. The vehicle is 22 years old and I don't think the cartridge has ever been stripped and cleaned. Even in the 12 years I've had it I wouldn't have thought of doing it if it hadn't started leaking, and i can't afford a new cassette!! Thanks again, I wouldn't have had a clue without your video. 👍👍
me i would have washed it well before dismantling, and i would have used tank cleaner for 24 hours before hand, i use silicon spray makes life better and doesnt attack any rubber seals
Excellent informative video, notwithstanding the obvious error of not doing the vent and buttons whilst the blade is out of the way and access is better. One observation; Vaseline is a petroleum based product and should not be used with rubber seals as it will damage them. A silicone based lubricant should be used.
Hiya Geoff just watched this video but have just got to say that putting petrolium jelly onto rubber seals is a real big NO-NO there is not much els that makes them go hard and brittle as fast BTW I can tell you're not a mechanical engineer
It was all I had at the time! I have to say though that the seals in question are still working ok. Of course there are an awful lot of different rubber formulations for seals for different applications so maybe I struck lucky!
Yes its very fiddly, you can't see what you are doing and have to try and do it by feel. It seems a bit hit and miss - you just keep trying and suddenly it will snap into place. If its any consolation it seems to get easier the more times you do it!
Thank you. This was very helping when the blade became detached from the sealing disc whilst on our holiday. A dirty job, but someone has to do it. Thanks again.
A volte il magnete cade dal braccio galleggiante, quindi il sensore di livello non funziona. Non credo si possa fare molto al riguardo, ma è facile vedere quando il serbatoio è pieno.
Superb video. Straight forward to tackle these jobs when you have information like this. Do you know if the vent should leak? I have noticed mine does when I am cleaning it out. Many thanks
True! It's only when dealing directly with our own waste that we can appreciate the unsung heroes who spend their whole lives unblocking sewers, fixing sewage pumps and repairing cess-pits...
Fine video. Do you know if its possible to remove the guide plate for the hole disc. That's all got scale on too. One thing I would say is when doing this job. So long as you flush it out properly all the shite comes out so not really a dirty job.
It should be possible to re-fix it but it is a fiddly and frustrating job because you have to just do it by feel. I think there are some other RU-vid videos which show the inside of a cut-open cassette.
Well, not so much that I forgot but that I have never needed to do that with any of my cassettes. My oldest is over 15 years old and the spout seal has never given me a problem.
I wish I'd watched this before doing mine, as I had to relocate the arm. I cleaned mine with Thetford cassette cleaner, to get rid of scale, the day before. That really helped. And it doesn't leak anymore!
Great video Geoff. I dont need to do this as yet but it will be of use so I have downloaded it. Can I just make a small suggestion and fit the lip seal last as your still having to put you hands inside the tank to replace the other parts. Many thanks
Would just like to take the time to say massive thanks for this video . Very helpful indeed . I need to know how to fit the floater part tho , when I was cleaning mine out today I noticed the floater had come away and was floating in the water..... Thanks again for your superb videos 👍
Very brave man !!!! On a serious note , very good video . It’s nice to know the cassette can be cleaned and maintained in this way . I got the fresh up kit but mainly to have a 2nd cassette as a spare and fancied a new toilet seat as it was a second hand van we got lol . I will be using this video as a reference point to maintain the two cassettes 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you for this video. It explanes very much to me. I should have seen this a week earlier because I had to invent all you showed by myself. Indeed with some parts you must have the abillity of a gynecolist >
No harm to you but if my tank was as rotten as yours I would have binned it and bought a new one. I would certainly never put a video up showing everyone what a dirtbag I am. Gross, no excuse
Thanks for that :-) the refurbished tank is still working fine, every bit as good as the other three I have. I have the satisfaction of knowing that I have saved a good chunk of cash, and kept a large piece of plastic out of landfill and the environment. It's difficult to see how a large tank of sh1t can be anything BUT gross! The dirt on the outside was just dirt BTW.
I'm in THAT part of RU-vid again. Geoff, I sincerely hope that you binned that jumper after this. Whether or not you've changed countless babies' nappies, you're still running the risk of coming into contact with e.coli, gastroenteritis and any number of other infections.
Ah well, still alive 3 years later anyway. Everything was washed afterwards, including me, and the only poo in there belonged to me and my wife. My mum said "We all eat a peck of dirt before we die" [Definition: One peck = 2 dry gallons]
