I am planning on replacing both heads on H40 this winter. One pump failed and the other leaks. Do to the age of the heads I have not been able to locate pump rebuild kits. So my questions are: What heads do you reccommend that will fit the exsisting space on an 85 H40? Which reccommened heads require the least amount of water per flush? are vacuum heads worth it? Has any one replaced the heads on an H40 and what installation problems were encountered? Any advice on making the job easier? Things you'd do different next time? How many six packs does it take to complete the job? and any other fatherly/motherly advice you may have. I also have a leaky front holding take but we will have to talk later about that.
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We have a new 450 and I replaced them with vacuflush. one problem is that we have two heads and the limit is 12 ft for vacumn generators,so we have two gennies that fit into the boat but i dont know about 4o ft. But we used fresh water,that could become a problem. but one thing good about 2 vacumn generators is that if one goes you got the other. Cost about $5,000 installed, material about $2500. You should replace all hoses,holding tanks fine. We also put in Tankwatch which is great and instead of maserators we used there pumps that are much quiter. You could get away with about $1700 without the goodies. Im not rich but 71 and enough is enough,I have served my time in hell.
We have a new 450 and I replaced them with vacuflush. one problem is that we have two heads and the limit is 12 ft for vacumn generators,so we have two gennies that fit into the boat but i dont know about 4o ft. But we used fresh water,that could become a problem. but one thing good about 2 vacumn generators is that if one goes you got the other. Cost about $5,000 installed, material about $2500. You should replace all hoses,holding tanks fine. We also put in Tankwatch which is great and instead of maserators we used there pumps that are much quiter. You could get away with about $1700 without the goodies. Im not rich but 71 and enough is enough,I have served my time in hell.
I think I'd replace the leaky holding tank first!
I'd certainly do it at the same time you replace the toilet...why struggle to run plumbing twice? As for which toilet: VacuFlush is a fine toilet, but not worth the extra money IMHO, now that macerating electric toilets are available with a fresh water solenoid option that allows them to use as little as a quart of flush water and actually use fewer AH per flush than the V/Flush. You have a number of choices--Wilcox makes at least one model, so does Jabsco--but I've always been partial to Raritan toilets, and Practical Sailor tends to agree with me...'cuz they alway rate Raritans the "best bang for the buck." There are 3 models to choose from, depending upon the space in your head and your budget: the top of the line--and hands down, the best on the market--is the Atlantes...next is the Crown II, and Raritan has just introduced a "budget" model called the Sea Era. The Sea Era was designed to be an identical replacement/upgrade for the electric Jabsco...even the mounting bolt patterns match, and the price is only slightly higher. When equipped with the fresh water solenoid option, all three are VERY quiet, offer several flush options including "dry bowl," use only 1-3 quarts of water, use very little power (it's the intake pump on an electric toilet that's the power hog, not the discharge pump and macerator), and also are available with a wall mounted touch pad flush switch. Check 'em out on the Raritan website at www.raritaneng.com As for how difficult it is to replumb, if you're gonna replace the toilet, replace the hoses too. There are some articles in the HM forum reference library that offer some tricks that make the job easier (although there's no way to make it easy). As for how many 6 packs it takes to do the job: none, till you're done.
I'd certainly do it at the same time you replace the toilet...why struggle to run plumbing twice? As for which toilet: VacuFlush is a fine toilet, but not worth the extra money IMHO, now that macerating electric toilets are available with a fresh water solenoid option that allows them to use as little as a quart of flush water and actually use fewer AH per flush than the V/Flush. You have a number of choices--Wilcox makes at least one model, so does Jabsco--but I've always been partial to Raritan toilets, and Practical Sailor tends to agree with me...'cuz they alway rate Raritans the "best bang for the buck." There are 3 models to choose from, depending upon the space in your head and your budget: the top of the line--and hands down, the best on the market--is the Atlantes...next is the Crown II, and Raritan has just introduced a "budget" model called the Sea Era. The Sea Era was designed to be an identical replacement/upgrade for the electric Jabsco...even the mounting bolt patterns match, and the price is only slightly higher. When equipped with the fresh water solenoid option, all three are VERY quiet, offer several flush options including "dry bowl," use only 1-3 quarts of water, use very little power (it's the intake pump on an electric toilet that's the power hog, not the discharge pump and macerator), and also are available with a wall mounted touch pad flush switch. Check 'em out on the Raritan website at www.raritaneng.com As for how difficult it is to replumb, if you're gonna replace the toilet, replace the hoses too. There are some articles in the HM forum reference library that offer some tricks that make the job easier (although there's no way to make it easy). As for how many 6 packs it takes to do the job: none, till you're done.
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Thanks for the advice on vacuum and electric heads. Which manual pump heads do you reccommend. As for the holding tank I plan to fix it at the same time but I haven't torn it apart yet to understand the extent of the problem. Therefore I'm only researching heads for now...Next will be holding tank research ... last will be fix it day/week/month.
Thanks for the advice on vacuum and electric heads. Which manual pump heads do you reccommend. As for the holding tank I plan to fix it at the same time but I haven't torn it apart yet to understand the extent of the problem. Therefore I'm only researching heads for now...Next will be holding tank research ... last will be fix it day/week/month.
Again, it's Raritan
Practical Sailor rates the Raritan PH II and the Cricket as the best manual heads under $500. I agree with their opinion 100%
Practical Sailor rates the Raritan PH II and the Cricket as the best manual heads under $500. I agree with their opinion 100%
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