The handle on my W/C head broke the other day and Thetford told me I had to buy the whole $91 repair kit to get the one little plastic piece. My solution is to go to the local machine shop and get them to make one up for me out of stainless: about $20. To your problem of the packing and washer, both should be available from a plumbing supply store. I am considering Rich's advice for another winter project. You can bet that it won't be a Thetford product. I dislike being ripped off. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Indigo <ind...@thethomsons.us> wrote: > The head on Indigo is a Wilcox-Crittenden HeadMate – which is now > “supported” by Thetford. > > > > The head has developed an annoying leak around the “T” handle (piston rod) > which is clearly clean water as it only leaks when pumping water into the > head, never when pumping dry. > > > > From the diagrams on Thetford.com it would appear that I need to replace > the “piston rod packing and washer” which comes in their Maintenance Kit, > but cannot be purchased separately. While I probably should purchase the > complete kit before it becomes totally unavailable, I was wondering if > there is another source for the packing and washer. It seems crazy to > have to spend anywhere from $79 to $99 for the maintenance kit when all I > need is a 2c part! > > > > Jonathan > > Indigo > > C&C35MKIII - #39 > > Southport CT > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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