33 ' hunter head has begun overflowing . 1 hour underway and bowl overflows with fluid from holding tank judging from color. Pump it clean and for the next hour no overflow.System has been maintained with vinegar / mineral oil.
head overflows
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Sounds like a bad joker valve. It would help if you said what make/model head you had. Also, it would help if you said how the head was plumbed.
I need a bit more information...
The make/model of your toilet doesn't matter, and I don't think it's a bad joker valve either...but I do need to know:
Is the bowl actually overflowing? Or are you just seeing what seems to be waste water in the bowl? If so, how much?
You said, "pump it clean, then for the next hour no overflow"...ok, then what happens?
Does this happen when you're motoring, keeping the boat upright? Or only when you're heeled on a particular tack? Or both? Only when you're underway or when the boat's at rest too?
If the bowl is actually overflowing, and it happens only when you're heeled, how full is the tank? Or does it happen when the tank is empty too? Where is the inlet fitting on the tank located--outboard (next to the hull) or inboard (away from the hull toward the centerline)?
How far is it from the toilet to the tank? Is it uphill all the way? Any loop, vented or not, in the head discharge line?
The make/model of your toilet doesn't matter, and I don't think it's a bad joker valve either...but I do need to know:
Is the bowl actually overflowing? Or are you just seeing what seems to be waste water in the bowl? If so, how much?
You said, "pump it clean, then for the next hour no overflow"...ok, then what happens?
Does this happen when you're motoring, keeping the boat upright? Or only when you're heeled on a particular tack? Or both? Only when you're underway or when the boat's at rest too?
If the bowl is actually overflowing, and it happens only when you're heeled, how full is the tank? Or does it happen when the tank is empty too? Where is the inlet fitting on the tank located--outboard (next to the hull) or inboard (away from the hull toward the centerline)?
How far is it from the toilet to the tank? Is it uphill all the way? Any loop, vented or not, in the head discharge line?
Re: I need a bit more information...
' waste water fills bowl.
bowl overflowed,1" on head deck.on stbd tack. on port tack and at dockside 2" waste water accumulates in bowl. Waste tank was full. Empty no overflow but inb one hour on stdb tack 3 # waste in bowl. Inlet fitting located outbd. *' est. toilet to tank. uphill not sure Do not know loop, vented otr not in head discharge line. What is std for 2008 33' hunter. thanks dbl
' waste water fills bowl.
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