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Post by Barleycorn Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:34 pm

A friend of mine has just bought an 05 Duetto.  When she turns the water pump on, water squirts out of a black rubber pipe under the floor behind the water tank. I presume this is a frost drain, but we couldn't find a tap inside the van, and couldn't work out where the pump is anyway.
Also, she has no electric flush working on the toilet, presumably, this is fused somewhere?
Thanks for any help you can give.
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Post by Cymro Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:25 pm

As to the water, your hypothesis seems reasonable. So your friend is looking for the dump valve / frost protection valve. Often coloured blue, often near the out-of-tank water pump, which can be located near the boiler, perhaps under a seat.
Some valves are manual, such as this:

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Others are automatic, dumping the water when the temperature drops:

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The toilet flush pump is indeed fused. I believe it can be found in the cassette locker, as an in-line fuse. But others will no doubt confirm / explain.

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Post by steamdrivenandy Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:59 pm

Some vans have separate toilet water pumps in the toilets water tank and this sometimes has a fuse, as described, but often, after a period of non use, the pump sticks and won't work. The way to remedy that is to remove the pump from the cistern and twiddle the central metal rod. This usually frees it off and it works fine. 

If the Duetto has no separate toilet water tank, it will be fed and pumped by the  van's fresh water tank, using the van's pump.

I'm a tad concerned at the OP's description of the initial problem. Any drain vent shouldn't need the pump operating for it to drop water. A pump system works on building pressure in the pipes and the pump turns off when a set pressure is achieved and turns on again when the pressure drops e.g when a tap is opened. If a pump is continuing to work and pushing water out somewhere then you have a leak. It may be a vent, but that should leak water whether the pump is running or not.
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Post by tallslimdave Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:05 pm

Have you fixed it yet?
If not on 2006 duetto mk6 transit......manual drain valve is found thro blanking disc in panel under bench seat ! Mines a yellow lever that needs to be horizontal to be turned off 
Cant help with wc..
Hope this helps.

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Post by steamdrivenandy Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:08 pm

Dave, 
Does the Duetto have a separate fillable water tank for the toilet, or is it fed from the fresh water tank?
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Post by Barleycorn Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:12 pm

Hers has a separate tank, I'll check the fuse. Good point about the drain pipe only working when the pumps running.
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Post by tallslimdave Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:22 pm

As above yes Duetto circa 2005/6 have bench wc 

separate water supply tank filled through outside access door

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Post by steamdrivenandy Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:30 pm

Some Thetties don't have a fuse in the cassette locker, so if it can't be found, don't worry. I'd emphasise that the stuck pump, that just needs a quick twiddle is the most prevalent problem. Details of how to access the pump are shown in videos on the Thetford website as are useful parts diagrams for each model.
The pumps stick through lack of use when dry over winter and if on dealer forecourt etc
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