Thetford C260 Toilet Extractor Fan Kit Install & Review

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  • After many of our viewers said the SOG systems were well worth having I decided to see how easy it is to upgrade our loo to have one. It turns out Thetford have made it pretty easy and even have an all-in-one upgrade kit.
    Whilst my installation isn't the most comprehensive, confined space, wind and obstacles all got in the way of me recording every moment, the video does show the install and also how it works and our review after almost 2 months of having it installed.
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  • @simonbaxter8585
    @simonbaxter8585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for that. My Hymercar was pre-fitted with this, so now I know what I have got! As far as I am concerned the white "fan light" is actually good enough to be a bathroom "night light". Once you have activated it (before you start operations), there is sufficient light, at night (my control panel is mounted vertically, so perhaps the light spread is better). It is also good that the second press stops the fan & noise, at night. The 3 min timer on the light is to get back to bed. The fan is very effective, you can certainly "feel" it working too (if the flap is open).

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cold botty is nice 😆

  • @peterhadfield873
    @peterhadfield873 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dear Cooper, John's bit was interesting and informative but your and Mandys bit at the end was superb!

  • @jonmartin1272
    @jonmartin1272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for the review of that, it’s convinced me that a SOG system is the way to go. It’s quieter than the Thetford system and comes on and goes off when you open the flap, and would be quicker and easier to fit. I think it’s about £50 more. Only thing is, you know my skill level 😂 back home for Christmas if you fancy fitting it for me 🤪 enjoy Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Jon and Jayne.

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The sog system works off the cassette trap, it also has a tube to the cassette too, it seemed more complicated to me 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @rabfraser1234
    @rabfraser1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hi thanks john i have this in my motor home and never knew thats what it was cant wait to try it out again ,,😊

  • @marcandsebe
    @marcandsebe 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just purchased a Hymer and wondered why the Thetford toilet had this fan going as it was not in the 2 caravans we owned that had Thetford toilets.

  • @geoffcampbell7846
    @geoffcampbell7846 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a good idea John. Though I don't think I'll go down the sog route, seeing how it works and you're clear description of the process would help many people to decide if they would like to have a go themselves and save a few bob, or pay someone else to do it for them. Nice one.👍

  • @ioannisathanasiadis4867
    @ioannisathanasiadis4867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey John. I realy like your new look. BTW nice work and we'll explained 👍👍👍👍👍

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! 😃

  • @ianofsjkartwork
    @ianofsjkartwork 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Top job John......well explained and great advice....well worth doing......stay safe....thanks for sharing

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks 👍🏻

  • @JavierSanchez-lq7zr
    @JavierSanchez-lq7zr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for your work

  • @garyclough7115
    @garyclough7115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We have had a SOG for over 3 years. Apart from swapping the charcoal filter it’s been trouble free.

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good to know 👍🏻

  • @Andmclnpl
    @Andmclnpl ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, I have purchased a new vehicle which the dealer has revamped before selling.
    They have installed a new thetford cassette (exact same as yours) which also seem to have the fan kit.
    Only think is that the fan is not connected to the control panel (same panel as yours).
    The 2 red-black cables are just dangling there with no connector.
    Any chance you know which connector I can buy to plug it in the panel?
    Thank you very much!

  • @petermurphy5903
    @petermurphy5903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    very informative,thanks as allways :)

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Peter 👍🏻

  • @kmac499
    @kmac499 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hmm tempting but our Burstner has the double floor. I'm guessing it would need a bit of an extension?

  • @Scud_and_thesTig
    @Scud_and_thesTig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Like a man who can change his mind 😉💙❤️💙❤️

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you’re wrong then it’s only fair to say it ❤️

  • @onemanandhiswhippet
    @onemanandhiswhippet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So are you going to stop blaming Cooper for farting now LOL 😂 👍😀🐾

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’ll blame Mandy instead 💩😆

    • @onemanandhiswhippet
      @onemanandhiswhippet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      John & Mandy on Tour brave very brave 😍👍🐾😀

  • @linz_in_NZ
    @linz_in_NZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting, never heard of them, but sounds like a good investment. That second green light would be better if it was amber - like on the old fixed seat cassette toilets that had the 3 colour rotating indicator that went Green-amber-red.

  • @dieselbushcraft1299
    @dieselbushcraft1299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Well Thomas Crapper would be amused I’m sure 😂

    • @chrisneedham5803
      @chrisneedham5803 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Crapper would have fitted a flashing red hazard light on the outside of the campervan, to warn other campers. 😂😂👍🏼

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Crapper would be amazed where we take our shit 💩😆

  • @mikeholt7881
    @mikeholt7881 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good jobby.

  • @gazzasadventure2853
    @gazzasadventure2853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Is this so you can scrimp on the chemicals ?

    • @jtothew4201
      @jtothew4201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So they can use biologically friendly stuff.

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s so we don’t have to use any chemicals at all 👍🏻

  • @davidhale4830
    @davidhale4830 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video John,just waiting for my new Possl Summit Prime 640 so I will be installing this quicksticks.Hope you are both sorting your little problems out,dont forget ,if its worth having its worth fighting for,I've got faith in you both. When the going gets tough the tough get going! Can I ask an unrelated question? My new van is a fiat ducato 'maxi' and I think I've read somewhere that the gross weight allows for 3650kg ,do I need to change to a C1 license 🤔 thanks.

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You’d only need a c1 of the weight plate is over 3.5t

  • @mr3gaz
    @mr3gaz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi John as you had the wooden batterns beneath the cassette base did you manage to drill the 85mm hole through the van floor as per the instruction or did you vent it out somewhere else? Thanks

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I actually cheated as the batten was so well fixed down I could get the access needed for the funnel to be installed, so I used an existing hole in the floor just a few cm away which a a drop vent cover in place, so I used some flexi heating hose to get the fan air to the floor hole. 👍🏻

  • @flasheart3817
    @flasheart3817 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    John, how come you had no problems fixing up and wiring that bit of, but get when it comes to grilling piglets (crumpets), you were panicking like you were diffusing an unexploded WW2 bomb?

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Easy, it’s what I’m confident doing and t confident at all doing 👍🏻

  • @jcbdiggers1
    @jcbdiggers1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The shitter is full...cheers John thats hot chocolate sprayed over the cat laughing 😂

  • @Burt2-63
    @Burt2-63 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would like to know the rough cost of the fan kit, and great content as usual 👌👍

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The start of the video tells you the cost, plus there’s a link in the video description to buy it.

    • @Burt2-63
      @Burt2-63 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johnmandy Sorry must have missed that , thankyou 👍👌

  • @JaviAguado
    @JaviAguado 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi John, I bought and managed to install one three days ago. Your video was really helpful. Thanks a million. But since then, the "cassette missing" light is blinking all the time, even when I put the cassette back in. More worryingly, I am testing it flushing water into the cassette, and I am afraid that it is spilling around. When I remove it, there is quite a lot of water in the cassette's board. Any ideas why this might be happening? Thanks

    • @nightjar9021
      @nightjar9021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ve just fitted one also and I’m having the same issue with the cassette missing light, also the fan will not work..🤷🏻

    • @JaviAguado
      @JaviAguado 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nightjar9021 someone else here on TH-cam had a problem with the fan an received a replacement… this part is not very reliable

  • @bellensdidier8701
    @bellensdidier8701 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super

  • @jansla
    @jansla 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How to tell if mine is C250 or C260?

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There should be a sticker on the base of your toilet where you insert the cassette.

    • @jansla
      @jansla 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnmandy You're right! there is! I'm ordering right now. Thank you very much! Greetings from Sweden :))

  • @paulmurphy9936
    @paulmurphy9936 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    John you are supposed to change the filter every 4 weeks. I bought a box of charcoal from eBay and just change the charcoal every 4 weeks far more cost effective.

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It says it’ll do a season, thetford says that I should get a year out of it full time.

    • @alanbateman6161
      @alanbateman6161 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wrong, it actually says change after 4 weeks of constant use which they equate to changing it once a Year.

  • @davidmbell
    @davidmbell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought you were a “blade closed” family? In which case I don’t see the point in a sog or thetford equivalent? As the blade is open for a matter of seconds.

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Closed was for keeping the smells down, so now we don’t need to do that.

  • @motorhomers-r-us
    @motorhomers-r-us 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh Mandy that’s cruel, but funny though. 😂.

  • @claretbuck1882
    @claretbuck1882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍🏻

  • @Pugwash.
    @Pugwash. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OK important question, has the beard gone or are we time-travelling to earlier in the year? Dammit, must watch more before I comment!

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahaha 🤣 I thought it would cause a few questions. Just goes to show I do actually fully test & review things before making the videos 😆

  • @markmangan8586
    @markmangan8586 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😊👍

  • @diandmartydownes1611
    @diandmartydownes1611 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Disco lights. Just music. 😂. X.

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bog boogie 😆

  • @HitchUpAndTow
    @HitchUpAndTow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does this mean you can have a posh poo LOL

  • @johnr1166
    @johnr1166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So you dont think it was a big job lol ! ;)

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha 😜💩

  • @noelgregdavis8235
    @noelgregdavis8235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The wife doesn't like the noise of are one

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here, it sort of broadcasts what you’re up to - that’s what Mandy says.

  • @sid669907
    @sid669907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Is the smell any different when you empty the cassette 🤮

    • @johnmandy
      @johnmandy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, not that I can tell really, which isn’t a surprise though 🤢