Subject: Installing a Thetford Tecmar EasyFit ECO series electric head in R-25 Classic
I enter this modification as I've had many enquiries about it over past 4 years.
This is quite likely the best upgrade modification I've made to our R-25. 😱
This upgrade modification work was done February 2011.
The head was ordered from Thetford in Ann Arbor MI. For head details see http://www.thetford.com/HOME/PRODUCTS/PermanentToilets/TecmaEasyFitEco/tabid/837/Default.aspx
Today this head costs $645 here http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|51|2234284|2234291&id=1604589
I first posted this modification effort on TugNuts back in Jan 2011 here http://www.tugnuts.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1599&hilit=airhead
I posted several photos of the installation here http://www.tugnuts.com/gallery2.php?g2_itemId=37818&g2_GALLERYSID=da4acd6b621de6b6f7ccc6a518a6ba9e
Our fresh water Thetford Tecmar EasyFit ECO series electric head has now been installed. It works and 1st mate says it's wonderful. 🙂
It took some 7 hours to install. Hardest part was snaking the electrical lines from the forward 12v breaker panel to the head compartment. Wires were pulled through a hole cut in floor of cubby under sink in head room. (see photo)
Installing a new circuit breaker in the 12v circuit breaker panel is a dog as the complete bus bar has to be loosened just to insert a new breaker.
The original raw water hose was capped off with a stopcock valve. This was done to allow a raw water pickup for some other use later on.
The fresh water was teed off with a 90 deg elbow using PEX tubing attached to cold water line under sink in head room. (see photo)
A small bus bar was installed under the sink in the head room to gather and connect all the wires nicely/neatly. (see photo)
A 40amp circuit breaker was used although I could have got by with a 30amp. (see photo)
A small two position rocker switch operates a quick flush or fill bowl with water and then quick flush.
Total cost excluding labor and time came to around $700.
Including labor, the cost to remove the existing head & install a Tecma Easy Fit Eco low profile 12vdc fresh water flush model-white would be around $1,400 plus any required sales tax. If you opt to install a Raw water flushing unit the cost will/would go up $90.00 for raw water pump & fittings & mounting bracket.
I enter this modification as I've had many enquiries about it over past 4 years.
This is quite likely the best upgrade modification I've made to our R-25. 😱
This upgrade modification work was done February 2011.
The head was ordered from Thetford in Ann Arbor MI. For head details see http://www.thetford.com/HOME/PRODUCTS/PermanentToilets/TecmaEasyFitEco/tabid/837/Default.aspx
Today this head costs $645 here http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|51|2234284|2234291&id=1604589
I first posted this modification effort on TugNuts back in Jan 2011 here http://www.tugnuts.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1599&hilit=airhead
I posted several photos of the installation here http://www.tugnuts.com/gallery2.php?g2_itemId=37818&g2_GALLERYSID=da4acd6b621de6b6f7ccc6a518a6ba9e
Our fresh water Thetford Tecmar EasyFit ECO series electric head has now been installed. It works and 1st mate says it's wonderful. 🙂
It took some 7 hours to install. Hardest part was snaking the electrical lines from the forward 12v breaker panel to the head compartment. Wires were pulled through a hole cut in floor of cubby under sink in head room. (see photo)
Installing a new circuit breaker in the 12v circuit breaker panel is a dog as the complete bus bar has to be loosened just to insert a new breaker.
The original raw water hose was capped off with a stopcock valve. This was done to allow a raw water pickup for some other use later on.
The fresh water was teed off with a 90 deg elbow using PEX tubing attached to cold water line under sink in head room. (see photo)
A small bus bar was installed under the sink in the head room to gather and connect all the wires nicely/neatly. (see photo)
A 40amp circuit breaker was used although I could have got by with a 30amp. (see photo)
A small two position rocker switch operates a quick flush or fill bowl with water and then quick flush.
Total cost excluding labor and time came to around $700.
Including labor, the cost to remove the existing head & install a Tecma Easy Fit Eco low profile 12vdc fresh water flush model-white would be around $1,400 plus any required sales tax. If you opt to install a Raw water flushing unit the cost will/would go up $90.00 for raw water pump & fittings & mounting bracket.