We have odor coming from this head. The other manual head on the boat has no odor. Would a joker valve replacement possibly help?
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What tank treatment are you currently using?
I would suggest using only KO which is bacterial in nature and makes the stuff smell almost sweet. This product is recommended by Peggie Hall the Headmistress and should reduce tank odors over all. Of course you can replace the joker valve which should be done every 2 - 3 years anyway. Price the maintenance/service kit for your Atlantes head and compare to the price of 1 bottle of KO (<$20). Try the KO after you pump out and rinse your holding tank. You can then throw out all the other 'treatments' you may have on board. Were you getting 'backflow' from the tank with the electric head (eg., brown water in the bowl)? Good luck.
I would suggest using only KO which is bacterial in nature and makes the stuff smell almost sweet. This product is recommended by Peggie Hall the Headmistress and should reduce tank odors over all. Of course you can replace the joker valve which should be done every 2 - 3 years anyway. Price the maintenance/service kit for your Atlantes head and compare to the price of 1 bottle of KO (<$20). Try the KO after you pump out and rinse your holding tank. You can then throw out all the other 'treatments' you may have on board. Were you getting 'backflow' from the tank with the electric head (eg., brown water in the bowl)? Good luck.
Heads don't smell
it's the "other stuff" that causes the smell. you should take a close look at the plumbing to/from the offending head before ripping the toilet apart unless there is some specific reason to suspect the toilet like water backing up into it.
it's the "other stuff" that causes the smell. you should take a close look at the plumbing to/from the offending head before ripping the toilet apart unless there is some specific reason to suspect the toilet like water backing up into it.
Heads DO stink...and not necessarily from the tank
Owners of raw water toilets on boats in salt water fight an ongoing problem with odor from sea water left to sit and stagnate in the intake and pump while the boats sit. Your profile indicates that your boat is in fresh water, but that doesn't rule out odor from the intake if your toilet uses lake water. So...Does your toilet use lake water or onboard fresh? If the toilet uses lake water, and the odor is coming from the bowl, there's a good chance that some animal or vegetable sea life was pulled into the intake where it's died and rotting in the intake line, pump, or channel in the rim of the bowl. The odds of pulling in something increase if there's a lot of vegetation in your waters, and especially if you anchor in shallow water. Or... I happen to know that the waters in several TN lakes are quite "organic"...owners of boats with raw water toilets on those lakes fight the same battle with intake odor that boats in salt water do. So here's what I'd suggest: close your intake seacock and remove the hose from it. Stick it in a bucket of water to which you've added a quart of distilled white vinegar...flush the whole bucketful through the toilet. Follow that with another gallon of water to which you've added 8 oz. of Raritan C.P. (bio-enzymatic toilet bowl cleaner that also destroys odor on contact). And, if the joker valve in your toilet discharge hasn't been replaced in at least two years, replace it. That should eliminate the odor, whether the source is the intake or the head discharge hose.
Owners of raw water toilets on boats in salt water fight an ongoing problem with odor from sea water left to sit and stagnate in the intake and pump while the boats sit. Your profile indicates that your boat is in fresh water, but that doesn't rule out odor from the intake if your toilet uses lake water. So...Does your toilet use lake water or onboard fresh? If the toilet uses lake water, and the odor is coming from the bowl, there's a good chance that some animal or vegetable sea life was pulled into the intake where it's died and rotting in the intake line, pump, or channel in the rim of the bowl. The odds of pulling in something increase if there's a lot of vegetation in your waters, and especially if you anchor in shallow water. Or... I happen to know that the waters in several TN lakes are quite "organic"...owners of boats with raw water toilets on those lakes fight the same battle with intake odor that boats in salt water do. So here's what I'd suggest: close your intake seacock and remove the hose from it. Stick it in a bucket of water to which you've added a quart of distilled white vinegar...flush the whole bucketful through the toilet. Follow that with another gallon of water to which you've added 8 oz. of Raritan C.P. (bio-enzymatic toilet bowl cleaner that also destroys odor on contact). And, if the joker valve in your toilet discharge hasn't been replaced in at least two years, replace it. That should eliminate the odor, whether the source is the intake or the head discharge hose.
Thanks for your responses. More information:
We are in fresh water and use Raritan KO in the tank after every pump out. I have never had a fresh water odor before, but it's easy enough to try the vinegar trick so I will. The Joker valve has never been replaced in 3 years since I've had the boat so I'll do that too. Where is a good place to order the Joker valve? Are there any tricks to replacing it? Thanks again!
We are in fresh water and use Raritan KO in the tank after every pump out. I have never had a fresh water odor before, but it's easy enough to try the vinegar trick so I will. The Joker valve has never been replaced in 3 years since I've had the boat so I'll do that too. Where is a good place to order the Joker valve? Are there any tricks to replacing it? Thanks again!
Odor
To change the joker valve, the head must be pulled out from the wall, far enough to easily get into the rear of it. The joker valve is inside the white plastic discharge fitting. This is the fitting that the large discharge hose (largest hose) is attached to. Remove the two bolts and pull the fitting away from the head, with the hose still attached. The joker valve is stuck inside of this fitting. When replacing it, get the red one (part # C253) rather than the black one (opart # C254) that came with it - the red one seals better. Then reconnect the fitting to the head and you're done! You can order a new joker valve online, from the Raritan website: http://rareng1.securesites.net/store/
To change the joker valve, the head must be pulled out from the wall, far enough to easily get into the rear of it. The joker valve is inside the white plastic discharge fitting. This is the fitting that the large discharge hose (largest hose) is attached to. Remove the two bolts and pull the fitting away from the head, with the hose still attached. The joker valve is stuck inside of this fitting. When replacing it, get the red one (part # C253) rather than the black one (opart # C254) that came with it - the red one seals better. Then reconnect the fitting to the head and you're done! You can order a new joker valve online, from the Raritan website: http://rareng1.securesites.net/store/
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