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RVPAINTER · RV-Dreams Family Member

RV toilet

RVRon · RV-Dreams Family Member

Waiting to hear what everyone says on this one myself. I always assumed the manufacturer was saving money by building a little step up instead of using a taller and more expensive toilet.

RVPAINTER · RV-Dreams Family Member

I thought you would know for sure Ron. The ones on the platform look weird and uncomfortable!

GENECOP · RV-Dreams Family Member

I can only relate this to home construction, my best guess would be HEIGHTS, ELEVATION, PITCH. In order to get proper pitch to holding tanks, sometime additional HT is needed at toilet....

RVRon · RV-Dreams Family Member

Gene, that would make sense. If the toilet is directly over the black tank there's no need for plumbing or piping. Building the toilet up on a platform would allow for piping to put the toilet away from the black tank. If that's the case, I'd be worried about clogs with the bends in the drain line!

Bill Adams · RV-Dreams Family Member

RVRon wrote:
Gene, that would make sense. If the toilet is directly over the black tank there's no need for plumbing or piping. Building the toilet up on a platform would allow for piping to put the toilet away from the black tank. If that's the case, I'd be worried about clogs with the bends in the drain line!

Don't be worried about that. Have you ever seen a coach with a bath and 1/2? These toilets are not mounted directly over a holding tank but the type of toilet used may vary from the standard cheap-o flush.

RVPAINTER · RV-Dreams Family Member

I thought I was asking a dumb question but I guess NOT. Reasoning can come up with a reason but I wonder if these are really the reasons? I'm going to ask Mark Polk - I wonder what his take on it is?

NorCal Dan · RV-Dreams Family Member

Some toilets are not directly over or near the black tank and use a macerator type toilet, maybe they need more clearance. If the toilet is in a slideout the pipes would need to be at floor level. And I know Camping world sells a riser for toilets, to make them higher, for folks like me with long legs, we just feel more comfortable sitting a little higher. Some toilets are way too low. I dunno, many possibilities...

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

Toilets come in low rise and normal height. The low rise ones go on a raised platform. Why a platform? To have room for the plumbing. We have a low rise toilet on a platform and I know that is where the plumbing is since I replaced the toilet some months ago, myself. (I hate plumbing.) I guess someone tall could put a normal height one on a platform.

RVPAINTER · RV-Dreams Family Member

My RV idol Mark Polk replied:

There are a few reasons for the toilet being raised on some RV's.

Many smaller RV's use a small holding tank located directly below the toilet and the manufacturer wants the holding tank to be above the floor level.

Another reason is when the holding tank is not positioned directly below the toilet and they had to have room to make some bends with the plumbing, so they raise the toilet above the floor.

It will not cause problems with the holding tank as long as proper waste water managemant/maintenance is followed.

Pretty much all you guys hit on the correct answer - thanks.

flyone · RV-Dreams Family Member

In most cases it is enclosing the black water tank. In order to get enough fall out of the tank the Manu. has to mount the tank (or at least part of it ) up into the trailer so they enclose it and mount the toilet right above it. It appears mostly in smallish or low set trailers.

Flyone

Blythe N Chuck · RV-Dreams Family Member

I have noticed this too!! Love this place for all kinds of answers :) Great question RVPainter!

RVPAINTER · RV-Dreams Family Member

I'm seeing raised toilets in 36ft class A's. Guess I'd have to try one to see if it is as uncomfortable as it looks! Geeeeezzzzz the feet of a real short person would not touch the floor!!!!! :>)

NorCal Dan · RV-Dreams Family Member

Hehe...our first coach was a class C and I had to leave the door open to sit on the toilet. I think if it was mounted higher I could have closed the door ;)