Pewh!......but it is all gone!!

[Terry Jack]

Sometime back I had inquired about a stinky problem I had and all of the things I had tried. You sent me some suggestions and they did not seem to be feesable. I went to good ole West Marine in Portland for some sewer hose. They were out.(can you believe it?) Anyway they said to go to a company in town that specializes in marine hose. After I arrived I told the man my troubles and that, "I want to buy his BEST hose. Cost is not an issue! The smell is got to go." He took me into the warehouse and pulled a huge roll of green hose off the shelf. Then he began to expound upon the benifits of PVC hose for marine sewage and holding tanks. He went into all the scientific reasons it is terrific. Most of which when over my head. Sounded like the stuff I needed so I told him how much I needed. He cut me a big chunk and we too it to the front counter. He said, "it'll be $12.75" I thought, "oh boy, me and my big mouth saying I don't care how much it costs". I gulped and aske the total. He said, "12.75. Turned out the material was a bit over a dollar a foot. This firm claims PVC is impervious to sewage odor. He clams the stuff sold as "marine seware hose" does not begin to hold a candle to PVC. I have read in marine books of people using ridged PVC pipe where they can and how great it is.This stuff has to be heated carefully to fit it over fittings. Otherwise is fairly simple to install. I have only had it in service since summer so long I can't give any long term report. The odor went away instantly in my 1994 C - 28. I am happy, my wife is happy.If things work as I think they will, PVC hose is the way to go for holding tank hose replacement.Terry JackC-28 Amazing GraceSt Helens OR

 

[Steve Dion]

Hope he was correct!

Terry:I hope this guy really knows what he is talking about. Most any hose will be okay when it is first installed. The real proof is going to be 6 mos, 1 year and 2 years from now.Please let us know how this works.

 

[Peggie Hall/Head Mistress]

All white sanitation hose is flexible PVC

However, like most things, there are different grades of flex PVC. The softer and more flexible it is, the more water (and sewage) absorbent it is, because the softer it is, the more spaces there are between the molecules. The stiffer it is, the less spaces...and the less water absorbent. SeaLand goes one step further with their very expensive "OdorSafe" brand...it has a "skin" on it of a the same material used to make plastic wrap. Odor may make it through the hose, but it doesn't make it through that skin.As long as what you bought is "schedule 148" pvc, you should be as well off with it as anything else you could have used except the SeaLand hose...and you'll know after a few months in summer heat Just be sure to keep it well rinsed out so there's no standing sewage left in it to permeate it. A cupful of undiluted white vinegar down the head once a week and left to stand in the hose will help too.