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6/12/17 300-310-320 Series Gravity Flush Toilets Instruction Manual replacement seal kit. seal replacement action to add water and flush. and water add to action with provided instructions Follow replaced. be should seal ball flush persists, still leak If Ergonomically enhanced pedal operation. operation. pedal enhanced Ergonomically Lower pedal height for easier use; “one-direction” “one-direction” use; easier for height pedal Lower Check for leak. leak. for Check 6. ment installations. Just place on floor flange, tighten bolts, connect water, and it’s ready. it’s and water, connect bolts, tighten flange, floor on place Just installations. ment Let water cool completely. cool water Let 5. Easy installation. installation. Easy - replace or new for great – flanges floor toilet existing most fits design Two-bolt hot tap water into toilet bowl. toilet into water tap hot Premium user comfort. user Premium Full-size seat and deep bowl result in greater homelike performance. performance. homelike greater in result bowl deep and seat Full-size Keeping flush ball closed, pour one quart of of quart one pour closed, ball flush Keeping 4. Close flush ball. ball. flush Close 3. bowl rinsing. bowl around edge of ball seal. ball of edge around PowerFlush technology. PowerFlush Improved pressurized rim flow creates high-speed vortex of water for full full for water of vortex high-speed creates flow rim pressurized Improved Using finger, apply moderate downward pressure pressure downward moderate apply finger, Using 2. Benefits pedal. Hold flush ball in full open position by pressing on on pressing by position open full in ball flush Hold 1. directly above a holding tank. holding a above directly Please follow the procedures below before attempting to replace the seal. the replace to attempting before below procedures the follow Please Dometic 300, 310 and 320 series toilets provide lightweight, residential-size toilets for installation installation for toilets residential-size lightweight, provide toilets series 320 and 310 300, Dometic IF NEW TOILET DOES NOT HOLD WATER IN BOWL… IN WATER HOLD NOT DOES TOILET NEW IF Intended use Intended may need to be reconditioned to its original shape. shape. original its to reconditioned be to need may shape and, as a result, cause the seal to leak water into the waste tank during normal use. The ball seal seal ball The use. normal during tank waste the into water leak to seal the cause result, a as and, shape holding the flush ball open with a device which may temporarily distort the ball seal from its original original its from seal ball the distort temporarily may which device a with open ball flush the holding tion and storage” procedures in this manual, or your warranty coverage may be voided. voided. be may coverage warranty your or manual, this in procedures storage” and tion tested for leaks by filling the system with water to the rim of the toilet bowl. This process requires requires process This bowl. toilet the of rim the to water with system the filling by leaks for tested - “Winteriza and “Cleaning” to according winterized and cleaned regularly be must bowl Toilet 4. After installation at the RV or other vehicle factory, the entire toilet and waste tank system is flood- is system tank waste and toilet entire the factory, vehicle other or RV the at installation After accommodated. is shipped. is Each Dometic toilet is 100% factory-tested to assure a watertight seal in the toilet bowl before it it before bowl toilet the in seal watertight a assure to factory-tested 100% is toilet Dometic Each pipe runs as found in conventional residential or commercial plumbing systems cannot be be cannot systems plumbing commercial or residential conventional in found as runs pipe Mechanical seal toilets are designed to only discharge directly into a holding tank. Horizontal Horizontal tank. holding a into directly discharge only to designed are toilets seal Mechanical 3. flushed through the toilet. the through flushed Do not permit foreign objects (paper towels, paper cups, diapers, sanitary napkins, etc.) to be be to etc.) napkins, sanitary diapers, cups, paper towels, (paper objects foreign permit not Do 2. the system. These products damage the seals in toilets and other plumbing valves. plumbing other and toilets in seals the damage products These system. the Instruction manual Instruction Do not use chlorine or caustic chemicals, such as laundry bleach or drain-opening types, in in types, drain-opening or bleach laundry as such chemicals, caustic or chlorine use not Do 1. EN Gravity-flush toilet Gravity-flush operating this product. Modification of this product may result in property damage. property in result may product this of Modification product. this operating and/or servicing installing, before understood and read be must statements following The 300 Series, 310 Series, 320 Series Toilets Series 320 Series, 310 Series, 300 Warnings Use for purposes other than those described in this manual this in described those than other purposes for Use • ball seal kits. seal ball valve assembly. valve Alterations to the unit without express written permission from the manufacturer the from permission written express without unit the to Alterations • tions are included with replacement replacement with included are tions removal or installation of water water of installation or removal Damage to the unit from mechanical influences, misuse or abuse or misuse influences, mechanical from unit the to Damage • - instruc replacement Detailed floor. to prior kit valve water new in without removing the toilet from the the from toilet the removing without Refer to replacement instructions instructions replacement to Refer Faulty installation or connection or installation Faulty • any reason any be changed in just a few minutes minutes few a just in changed be . failure. valve water avoid help to The manufacturer will not be held liable for claims for damage resulting from the following: the from resulting damage for claims for liable held be not will manufacturer The toilets should not be separated for for separated be not should toilets toilet disassembly. The ball seal can can seal ball The disassembly. toilet izing procedure in owner’s manual manual owner’s in procedure izing base of 300, 310, and 320 series series 320 and 310, 300, of base ball seals without requiring tools or or tools requiring without seals ball - winter follow to sure be climates, General safety instructions safety General the bowl and and bowl the replacement of worn or damaged damaged or worn of replacement foot-pedal toilets, toilets, foot-pedal cold In valves. water damaged or assembly – – assembly future allows seal ball revolutionary Allows easy replacement of worn worn of replacement easy Allows Unlike other Dometic Dometic other Unlike Flush ball seal ball Flush bowl-to-base Factory-sealed cartridge valve water Snap-in Dometic’s – – – 1 A : This refers to an element in an illustration. In this example, item A in figure 1. figure in A item example, this In illustration. an in element an to refers This : A fig. TOILET DOES NOT NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM VEHICLE FOR BASIC REPAIRS REPAIRS BASIC FOR VEHICLE FROM REMOVED BE TO NEED NOT DOES TOILET necessary) (if Call Customer Service: 1-800-321-9886 (8 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET) p.m. 5 – a.m. (8 1-800-321-9886 Service: Customer Call Supplementary information for operating the device. the operating for information Supplementary Division Sanitation TOILETS Corporation Dometic Note SEE MANUAL AND REPLACEMENT KITS FOR SERVICE INFORMATION. SERVICE FOR KITS REPLACEMENT AND MANUAL SEE WARRANTY. VOID MAY COMPONENTS OF DISASSEMBLY SANITATION the function of the device. the of function the BASE. FROM PEDAL FOOT REMOVE NOT DO STOP Safety Instruction: Failure to observe this instruction can cause material damage and impair impair and damage material cause can instruction this observe to Failure Instruction: Safety BASE. PLASTIC FROM BOWL CERAMIC SEPARATE NOT DO VEHICLE. FROM TOILET REMOVE NOT DO Caution! READ THIS BEFORE SERVICING PRODUCT. SERVICING BEFORE THIS READ REQUIRED, EVER IS TOILET THIS OF SERVICE IF manual the using on Notes 7 Operation Customer service 7.1 Add water to bowl Toilet model identification Limited Warranty To add water to the toilet, press the flush pedal The toilet model identification label is located on the toilet base part way down. Water flows into the bowl while under the water valve. Please have this information ready if THE SELLER NAMED BELOW MAKES THE FOLLOWING WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO flush ball remains closed. If the flush ball moves, contacting Dometic for customer service. let up on the pedal slightly. Adding water to an DOMETIC GRAVITY-FLUSH MODELS 300, 301, 310, 311, 320, AND 321 ONLY Contact information empty bowl helps prevent holding tank odors from 1. TWO-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY entering the living space. Adding water is recom- There is a strong, worldwide network to assist in servicing and 1A. This Limited Warranty will be in effect for two years from the date of purchase. mended prior to flushing solids and toilet paper. Flush directions are located under maintaining your toilet system. For the Authorized Service Center 1B. This Limited Warranty is made only to the First Purchaser (hereinafter called the “Original Purchaser”) toilet seat lid. near you, please call from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET) who acquired the product for Original Purchaser’s personal, family, or household-type use. The Original 7.2 Flush toilet Monday through Friday. Purchaser should retain a copy of the sales receipt or invoice as evidence of the date of purchase because proof of purchase is required to obtain warranty service. To flush, press pedal down until it contacts the You may also contact or have your local dealer contact the Parts 1C. If this product is placed in commercial or business use, it will be warranted, to the Original Purchaser only, to floor.
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