Thetford 92820 Porta Potti 365 Portable Toilet, White-Grey, 414 x 383 x 427 mm

This is a fantastic item. Didn't take long to set up. Once you've put the pink deodoriser fluid in with the flush water and pump it through the system it leaves a pleasant smell behind. Blue cleaning fluid mixed with a small amount of water coating the bottom of the waste tank mixes with the deodoriser when used again neutralising any smell. (Easy and quick to empty and rinse out. Please see update at the end). Perfect for any occasion where a toilet is required.PS. Don't wait until you have used it to empty it. It's not difficult but practice is required to get the waste fluid to go where you want it to, into the toilet. Practice with water a few times, trust me, I speak from experience.UPDATE the end of July 2025Now I have experienced the ease of use when using it - pee only. I can also say i know the drawbacks but I've managed it like this - hope it helps.First try disastrous - I separated it and took the base to my house toilet to empty. Did as suggested in pamphlet used the out pipe, tilted it into the toilet and all hell broke loose. Do you know how when you pour fizzy 2 litres of anything and you get that glug, glug, glug thing going on but it's ok cause it's a 2 litre bottle and you can control it. Well, up-size it with a larger exit and no control. IT WENT EVERYWHERE, EVERYWHERE MAKERS ARE YOU LISTENING. I have PTSD from that day. So the next time I tied a black bin bag to the bottom of the exit pipe, cut off the bottom of the black bag so that it was like a sleeve. I also held the bag against the exit hole to seal the liquid as I tilted the pipe the toilet. It worked well but was really fiddly trying to balance everything. The black bag was a bit long so it took a few tries cut it to the right length.For a different set up I also had to adapt as it was too far to carry the base. I got a few wide lidded Gerry cans that was more mobile, 5 litres or up, easy to carry, only fill 3/4 of the way to avoid the glug experience, so take a deep breath and pour slow. I got the liquid into the gerry cans with a long hose petrol siphon with a hand held squeeze control. More things to clean out but easier to move around than a toilet base with liquid. It really depends how far you need to go and how much weight you can carry in order to empty it.Plus organise some sort of hose system to wash/rinse all of the stuff used, toilet base centre hole and exit pipe, gerry cans and petrol siphon if used. It really helps with odour control.Get gloves, wear glasses, block your nose and wish for the best. Good luck.P.S Makers - did you not think this through or do any practice runs on this. Why did you not include a secure grip latch lock with a rubber material long enough to control where the liquid goes or even a flexible hose type extension that could use the screw on bit that the cap uses. It's not rocket science, step up your game.Other than that it's great 👍

Fifty something certainly has its benefits. It also has its negatives and nocturnal urinary frequency certainly is one of them.The necessity of going up and down a long flight of creaky stairs at all hours of the night for a pee (and waking the household up) was getting a bit tiresome for all involved.We needed a downstairs toilet so started looking at all of the options given it was a basement bedroom with no accessible waste drainage.Now, I know that you can buy systems that pump waste up from such areas, but to say they are expensive is a understatement. Add to this the fact that just about anybody who has taken the plunge with such a system has ended up with an issue or two with them lead me to thinking of alternatives.We decided on a chemical toilet!Now, initially, the idea might seem horrifying to many, but we reasoned that just to use to have a pee at night time and having positive experience of exact same caravan toilets made it an extremely sensible idea.We were anyway building a larger than required sliding door walk-in wardrobe into our lower split level room, and so we decided just to create a small privvy room to one side of it at the same time simply by inserting a cavity wall.A lilo floor and skirting was installed, and one paint job later (plus wall toilet roll holder and gel dispenser) and we were ready for the purchase of the star of our sparkling new privvy... The toilet itself!As ever, weeks of research were undertaken by self, as I really did not wish to end up with leaks, mechanical problems or unreliability...It didnt take me long to end up with the decision to buy only Thetford.Given their pedigree in caravan/leisure chemical toilets that part was not at all difficult.At first I loved the look of their all singing and dancing electric flush 565E.. The shape is just fab, it has electric flush and it looks very elegant and most like a standard toilet.I had no qualms about the emptying and maintenance (all the thetford models being largely the same), but what did put me off was the presence of a number of mainly Amazon reviews stating early electric pump failure.A new pump can be procured, although it is quite expensive, and the possibility for it to go again was high up in my mind. Given batteries would be constantly required, I reasoned how much harder would it be just pushing a small manual pump bellow?All was not lost however as I noted the same toilet can be purchased in a manual pump variant (the 565P).. The trouble was, was this pump to fail, where could I get another...? I searched every outlet and could not source a replacement. This worried me as these pumps do fail... For a toilet costing over a hundred quid I thought this might end up problematic.I then happened across this toilet, the tried and tested manual pump 365.Same flush tank size as the 565 series, same waste tank.. Same in every way except £40 or so cheaper and with a manual pump mechanism that can be bought from a great deal of sources for £15.Sold...So how has it been???Fabulous!!The flush and waste fluid last for ages.One strong push on the pump below swirls enough of the flush liquid to contact and cleanse the entire bowl.It never smells and only needs emptying for (regular peeing only for 2 people) once a month, and then it's only half full and so is easy to carry upstairs to the toilet with its carry case handle.Emptying is as simple as remove the cap, tip into the toilet, press an air valve button which removes any splashy glugging, then flush away...Simply then pour a bit of blue chemical back in (dont bother with the recommended water if peeing alone, as urine will quickly dilute the chemical anyway and it will give you an extra penny to spend or two).. Good advice I assure you, from a life long caravanner ;)The top bit then simply fits back onto the bottom waste tank bit.. Top up with flush and water if necessary, then you are sorted again for many a week..The pump flush is obviously very quiet compared to a conventional toilet, and it never leaks...Knowing caravan toilets by Thetford, the seal is reliable and will only need changing once every few years at a tenner a shot. It can be kept in good nick by smearing a little silicone spray or olive oil onto it every time you empty it.. this isnt strictly necessary, but will extend seal life a little.We worried it would slide around when you sat on it.. It doesn't, down to the weight of the flush water.. it is comfortable and exactly the same height as our conventional toilet. The blade is only required if doing a number two into this toilet, as you need it to seal the toilet in order to fill the bottom with a few inches of flush fluid to do your business into. If you are just using it to have a sit down pee, then you can simply leave this blade open indefinitely, as the flush fluid cleaning the bowl and the waste tank blue chemical ensure the urine is made odorless and neutral. There is never a whiff leaving the blade open, but those who dont like this can close the blade after peeing and flushing if they wish.The only time we shut the blade is when we need to in order to carry it upstairs to empty it...And that's it..A truly swish little water closet for very little cost fabricated out of our wardrobe project.An absolutely massive boon for absolute minimal cost.We did wire lights into the wardrobe and so there is a light in there, but here is a top tip whether you have lighting or not..Buy one of those little body heat sensoring battery powered toilet bowl lights and pop that on this toilet.They cost 3 to 5 quid and give plenty enough low intensity light enough for you to creep out of bed for a pee without waking up your better half.This toilet works fantastically for us, and is actually cleaner and less odourous than a standard toilet giving the chemical aspect.Please do not be horrified by the thought of doing the same, as although it might seem a bit of an unorthodox home solution, please just think how much it differs to a standard toilet and how little it will cost in comparison (especially if there are insurmountable plumbing issues).I can also assure people horrified about using it for a number two (as I once was before using one for this out of necessity due to a lack of site facilities on a caravan site), it will soon become comfortable second nature should you need to do so, although this is not a night time requirement at any time for us...Sorry it was long winded, but I hope this helps someone:)