Peggy, I have had boats with manual sea water heads (holding tank of course), and my last boat had two vacuflush heads. I liked the vacuflush - not so much for the mechanics of the system that seemed to be complex enough that a problem would someday be likely and the repair much harder than a manual. However, I LOVED the fresh water flushing aspect. Control of odors was easy, no eel grass stuck in the rim etc. Am considering a new boat and would like fresh water flushing. What is a quiet flush? Just a new name for a vacuflush? Would an electric toilet use fresh water or is it simply a macerator located at the bottom of the bowl and flushes with sea water? I assume I could always install a fresh water tank for the head if there is room, or is this fraught with problems? Thanks for any input.
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fresh water, no chlorine
I'm not Peggy but have some experience. I have a 12 gallon fresh water tank hooked up to my Rariton PHII manual head. I use a small RV filter to remove the chlorine after it leaves the tank and before it gets to the head, and a one way valve to make sure toilet water cannot flow back into the filter or tank. Chlorine will deteriorate the rubber parts eventually, that's why I remove it. So far in seven years, no problems with original head parts doing normal maintenance.
I'm not Peggy but have some experience. I have a 12 gallon fresh water tank hooked up to my Rariton PHII manual head. I use a small RV filter to remove the chlorine after it leaves the tank and before it gets to the head, and a one way valve to make sure toilet water cannot flow back into the filter or tank. Chlorine will deteriorate the rubber parts eventually, that's why I remove it. So far in seven years, no problems with original head parts doing normal maintenance.
Use your Fresh Water Drain
You know what I did that was rather simple - I plumbed my sink drain to the intake line of the head with a "T" connector. I keep the seacock closed. After I am done with the head I use the sink....THEN flush - the water for the head pulls from the sink drain, fresh water. If I ran out of water or needed to drain a large amount of water in the sink I simply open the seacock. Good Luck - Rob
You know what I did that was rather simple - I plumbed my sink drain to the intake line of the head with a "T" connector. I keep the seacock closed. After I am done with the head I use the sink....THEN flush - the water for the head pulls from the sink drain, fresh water. If I ran out of water or needed to drain a large amount of water in the sink I simply open the seacock. Good Luck - Rob
I'm not Peggy, either
But my solution is simplest of all. I long ago quit turning on the raw water intake for the commode and keep a gal of fresh water in the sink instead. No stink, pure water. Just fill it up at either sink, which by the way runs the taps which is always a good idea.
But my solution is simplest of all. I long ago quit turning on the raw water intake for the commode and keep a gal of fresh water in the sink instead. No stink, pure water. Just fill it up at either sink, which by the way runs the taps which is always a good idea.
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