Ahoy Fellow Sailors, I'm looking for a Pump Assembly for a Head-mate Wilcox Crittenden Marine Head for my 2002 Catalina 310. Specifically, I need the Water Inlet Housing cover, part # 37321, but will buy the entire assembly if needed. Thanks!
It may be time for a new toilet. Thetford bought W-C about 10 years ago and promptly discontinued the entire product line. Replacement parts and rebuild kits remained available only until they ran out of 'em in inventory. By now you'd be lucky to find even a pump assembly gathering dust on a retailer's shelf somewhere, which is the only thing you should do, 'cuz as old as yours has to be, it's past time for a new pump anyway...7-9 years is the average lifespan for a Headmate before parts that never were in the kit begin to fail. You should be able to go with a "conversion" (pump assembly and base), which lets you keep your bowl, seat and lid, which saves you a bunch of money.
Thanks Peggie. What can you tell me about a conversion? I see other pump assemblies on line, e.g., the JABSCO pump. How do I know what will fit?
Thanks,
Brian
Was there much hole patching?I also replaced the WC with a Raritan PHII pump and kept the bowl. I, in no way, can be described as a mechanic, and I found the installation straight forward. It took two hours to get the old system out and the Raritan in. Works just fine.
Looks just like my installation. Drilled four holes, and plugged the W-C holes with Marine-Tex. They are covered by the Raritan installation. At the same time, I re-plumbed for fresh water flush. That took longer than the Raritan installation.
At the same time, I re-plumbed for fresh water flush./QUOTE]
You did what? More details please...
-Peggie
A zillion boat owners and even a few boat builders have plumbed their toilets this way...none have ever needed to reconnect the original flush water inlet line from the thru-hull. So feel free to remove it, freeing up that thru-hull for something else you're actually likely to use...a washdown pump maybe?The T line (white hose in picture) goes to the Raritan pump water inlet in place of the raw water inlet which is plugged so that it can be put back in a pinch.
I'm not quite sure what that means. You don't have to worry about water from the sink being pulled into the toilet unless you're simultaneously pumping the toilet and draining the sink. Because the tee is below waterline, the toilet will always pull in sea water unless the seacock is closed. Any gray water that hasn't made it out of the thru-hull that gets mixed with the sea water will be too diluted to matter.It is important that the line get above the the level of water you will put in the sink. In that manner, no water from the sink discharge will go to the Raritan unless you want it to.