I recently bought a boat that is equipped with a lectrasan. The unit seems to have a leak from the discharge port and possibly around the macrerator motor. Things don't smell good in that part of the boat. Also, the Lectra San (older unit with a needle guage indicator on the control panel) shows that it is providing low treatment. I suspect that this probably means I may need a new electrode pack.
I am wondering how difficult it is to rebuild the Lectrasan to deal with the leak. I suspect that I might have to ship it off for rebuild to the manufacturer. Any ideas out there on cost?
I am also seriously considering getting rid of the unit and going (back) to holding tank. I had a holding tank on the last boat and with good hoses and ventilation, it wasn't a stink problem.
I am curious about people's thoughts on the relative merits of lectrasan (prone to needing more maintenance) and holding tank (capacity limits but probably ok for what we do).
I am wondering how difficult it is to rebuild the Lectrasan to deal with the leak. I suspect that I might have to ship it off for rebuild to the manufacturer. Any ideas out there on cost?
I am also seriously considering getting rid of the unit and going (back) to holding tank. I had a holding tank on the last boat and with good hoses and ventilation, it wasn't a stink problem.
I am curious about people's thoughts on the relative merits of lectrasan (prone to needing more maintenance) and holding tank (capacity limits but probably ok for what we do).