I am thinking of replacing my Jabsco manual toilet with an electric model on my Hunter 320. Has anyone done the same? Would appreciate any insights. I have batteries - 2 on one bank, 1 on the other.
Why?I am thinking of replacing my Jabsco manual toilet with an electric model on my Hunter 320. Has anyone done the same? Would appreciate any insights. I have batteries - 2 on one bank, 1 on the other.
IMG_20190408_095925For what it's worth I posted this on another forum last year but still stand by it:
I have Jabsco heads on my boat and have never seen why people despise them so much. The maintenance is changing joker valves and occasionally lubing the piston. In 5 years of ownership, I haven't had to rebuild the pump, and if I did, I'd just replace the entire pump assembly since it only sells for about 15 bucks more than a pump rebuild kit.... There's also an appeal to the fact that Jabscos are so common that if you do get in a pinch and need parts, they can often be had [very readily]. All that said, I can definitely see the appeal to a more elegant solution if we spent a lot more time aboard or entertained a lot of landlubbers aboard, but for weekending and the occasional longer cruise I've found the Jabsco to be satisfactory.
Probably the wet/dry bowl selector. It can hang up and cause backpressure on the dry bowl setting when you push down. flip the selector over and back, or just hold it to dry and after a pump or two it is properly seated.... but then would build back pressure on the pump handle when you flipped the lever to flush out. ....
Sounds like failed wet/dry cam assembly. You can get it work temporarily by jiggling the lever, but it's a either a design flaw or tooling flaw that's been causing it Jabsco manual toilets for more than a decade. Unfortunately it's not in the rebuild kit. However, I'd never recommend replacing that part or even rebuilding a Jabsco 'cuz the price of their rebuild kits is about 85-90% of a new pump--sometimes even more if you catch pumps on sale. I've known many people over the years who've replaced their pumps every spring as preventive maintenance.Glad everyone else's Jabscos are trouble free, I guess I was just unlucky with mine. I rebuilt the pump, replaced the pump, added oil to the pump, and replaced the joker more times than I want to remember, I tried everything. It always pumped water into the bowl fine, and might work fine for a couple flushes after oiling or a rebuild, but then would build back pressure on the pump handle when you flipped the lever to flush out.
I replaced the pump, still same problems. I always had a dent in my finger from switching and pushing on the lever trying to make it work. But, like I said, several years ago I replaced it with a Raritan fresh flush and have been trouble free since.I've known many people over the years who've replaced their pumps every spring as preventive maintenance.
You'd love the Raritan PH SuperFlush...Raritan PH SuperFlush
--Peggie
I am one example...I've known many people over the years who've replaced their pumps every spring as preventive maintenance.
--Peggie