I would like to replace one of the Jabsco heads with an electric for guests. From reading previous posts, I assume that your first choice would be the Sea Era. Is there any reason to stick with Jabsco just for apparent ease of installation? A friend has inserted a Groco 750 raw water strainer in-line with the raw water intake to the head. In the basket he places one-half a tablet each of a Clorox tab and a Teflon tab. Has done this for several years without any problems. Any comment? Thank you.
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my opinion
After the first season with our 2003 Hunter I converted the foward regular Jabsco to a Jabsco freshwater electric using their conversion kit. If you are going to convert to electric then going to fresh water at the same time is worth it since you will not deal with the rotten egg smell again. We are very happy with it although it is not silient when it runs. However, it is vastly superior to the aft head, a Vacuflush that the dealer charged $2000 for during commissioning. It is much noiser since it runs for a longer period of time, takes up valuble space, costs considerably more, and is prone to getting debris stuck in the gasket in the bowl. I have had to clean this gasket a number of times and have also replaced it. If you get the idea I'm not a Vacuflush fan you are correct.
After the first season with our 2003 Hunter I converted the foward regular Jabsco to a Jabsco freshwater electric using their conversion kit. If you are going to convert to electric then going to fresh water at the same time is worth it since you will not deal with the rotten egg smell again. We are very happy with it although it is not silient when it runs. However, it is vastly superior to the aft head, a Vacuflush that the dealer charged $2000 for during commissioning. It is much noiser since it runs for a longer period of time, takes up valuble space, costs considerably more, and is prone to getting debris stuck in the gasket in the bowl. I have had to clean this gasket a number of times and have also replaced it. If you get the idea I'm not a Vacuflush fan you are correct.
I'd go with the SeaEra
It's MUCH higher quality, far more durable and reliable than a Jabsco, and actually costs a bit less. There'd be no difference in ease of installation...neither will fit the same footprint as a manual toilet. These folks have the best prices I've seen for it: http://www.boatfix.com/elec/rarprod.asp The SeaEra is available in both raw water and pressurized flush water versions...and both are available as complete toilets or a "conversion" that will allow you to recycle your bowl. I don't recommend your friend's solution. Bleach is highly destructive to the rubber parts in toilets and to hoses. It's also highly corrosive. He's gotten away with it for a couple of years, but his hoses are likely to permeate with odor and his toilet is likely to require a rebuild kit much sooner--and maybe repairs it would never have needed--than it would have without the use of the bleach tablets.
It's MUCH higher quality, far more durable and reliable than a Jabsco, and actually costs a bit less. There'd be no difference in ease of installation...neither will fit the same footprint as a manual toilet. These folks have the best prices I've seen for it: http://www.boatfix.com/elec/rarprod.asp The SeaEra is available in both raw water and pressurized flush water versions...and both are available as complete toilets or a "conversion" that will allow you to recycle your bowl. I don't recommend your friend's solution. Bleach is highly destructive to the rubber parts in toilets and to hoses. It's also highly corrosive. He's gotten away with it for a couple of years, but his hoses are likely to permeate with odor and his toilet is likely to require a rebuild kit much sooner--and maybe repairs it would never have needed--than it would have without the use of the bleach tablets.
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