Peggy, We have an 05H36 with the Jabsco head. We have several questions - 1. How difficult is it to switch out to a Raritan PHII? Do I need to change any plumbing or is it a matter of unscrewing the Jabsco, throwing it overboard, then putting the new one on? Next, before leaving the boat for any length of time we obviously close the thru hull, but we also take the hose off and pull thru at least a bucket of fresh water with some KO in it. It gets reconnected when we return. The process takes only a few minutes, and it really helps with the "swamp smell". We have noticed since the heat is quite high that even with those precautions we are getting small black "bits" being pumped thru. Any ideas??? No odor after the first pump, but it just looks unpleasant. Thanks. I appreciate it!
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Changeout
Sandi, Swapped my Jabsco for a PH11 just last week. No problems. All fittings are compatable. Best move you will ever make.
Sandi, Swapped my Jabsco for a PH11 just last week. No problems. All fittings are compatable. Best move you will ever make.
Head swap
Marine toilets, unlike household toilets, do not fall under the standards of the National Plumbing code, or any other regulatory agency. At home you can replace an American Standard toilet with a Kohler or other brand, and the mounting and plumbing connections will be in the exact same places for hookup. Not so with marine toilets - they're all different. Even different models from the same manufacturer will mount and plumb differently. In the case of replacing a Jabsco manual toilet with a Raritan PHII, the mounting bolt pattern, while close, is a little different. Also, the supply water hose (from the inlet through-hull fitting) is on the front of the PHII pump, where it is at the reat of the Jabsco unit.
Marine toilets, unlike household toilets, do not fall under the standards of the National Plumbing code, or any other regulatory agency. At home you can replace an American Standard toilet with a Kohler or other brand, and the mounting and plumbing connections will be in the exact same places for hookup. Not so with marine toilets - they're all different. Even different models from the same manufacturer will mount and plumb differently. In the case of replacing a Jabsco manual toilet with a Raritan PHII, the mounting bolt pattern, while close, is a little different. Also, the supply water hose (from the inlet through-hull fitting) is on the front of the PHII pump, where it is at the reat of the Jabsco unit.
Vic answered your question about the swap out
There's a MUCH easier way to eliminate the intake odor than pulling the hose off the thru-hull, and while you're swapping out toilets is a great time to do it: Tee your head intake line into your head sink drain line instead of the head intake thru-hull. To rinse all the sea water out the system, just close the seacock, fill the sink with clean fresh water--and a little C.P. if you like...flush the toilet. Because the seacock is closed the toilet will pull the water out of the sink. Those little black bits you're seeing in the bowl are the remains of some animal or vegetable sea life (since it doesn't stink, it's most likely vegetable) that was sucked into the head intake and may be caught in the channel in the rim of the bowl. If this is likely to be an ongoing problem, you might want to put a strainer on the intake line.
There's a MUCH easier way to eliminate the intake odor than pulling the hose off the thru-hull, and while you're swapping out toilets is a great time to do it: Tee your head intake line into your head sink drain line instead of the head intake thru-hull. To rinse all the sea water out the system, just close the seacock, fill the sink with clean fresh water--and a little C.P. if you like...flush the toilet. Because the seacock is closed the toilet will pull the water out of the sink. Those little black bits you're seeing in the bowl are the remains of some animal or vegetable sea life (since it doesn't stink, it's most likely vegetable) that was sucked into the head intake and may be caught in the channel in the rim of the bowl. If this is likely to be an ongoing problem, you might want to put a strainer on the intake line.
Thanks
Thanks - I appreciate it. We now have a job this weekend - too hot and no wind anyway! Ordered the head and the strainer this afternoon.
Thanks - I appreciate it. We now have a job this weekend - too hot and no wind anyway! Ordered the head and the strainer this afternoon.
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