WORDS : MAX TAYLOR

Picture this . You ’ ve bought a secondhand caravan or motorhome with an onboard toilet . Wouldn ’ t it be nice if you could freshen up that toilet ? No matter how many times you clean the seat and the cassette , it would just be better to start with new ones . You know what I ’ m talking about .

That ’ s why Thetford ’ s Fresh-Up Set caught our eye . It includes a new seat , lid and cassette for your van ’ s Thetford toilet , and as we discovered , it ’ s very quick and easy to fit the kit .

There is a Fresh-Up Set available for the Thetford C200 , C220 , C400 and C250 / C260 series ( ceramic and plastic ) toilets .

If you have the older C200 Series , which came with a cassette that didn ’ t have wheels , you can even upgrade to a Fresh-up Set that comes with a cassette that does have wheels !

In the box , you ’ ll find a new seat with lid , a new cassette , instructions on how to replace the seat / lid , and in the case of the C250 / C260 , new bolts .

We were replacing the seat on a C260 toilet and it was a simple matter of popping open the plastic cover at the rear of the seat to expose a couple of small bolts , and opening a cover at the rear of the toilet itself , which provides access to the plastic nuts that help to keep the seat in position . Because Thetford toilets swivel , it ’ s not difficult to access the rear .

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