Pressure

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May 24, 2004
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Catalina 320 Buffalo, NY
Peggy -
My Jabsco head has developed a problem when using the "flush" position. Handle is VERY hard to push down. Filling is not a problem. MSD is about 2 seasons old. Any suggestions. Thanks
 
Dec 2, 1997
8,954
- - LIttle Rock
Most likely a blocked tank vent

If air inside the tank displaced by incoming flush can't get out the vent, the system beccomes pressurized, creating backpressure that makes the toilet increasingly hard to pump.

The most common locations for a vent blockage are the vent thru-hull and the connection to the tank--both the tank fitting and that end of the vent line. Check the thru-hull first...scrape out anything you find in it. If there's a screen, knock it out...it's not serving any useful purpose. Before removing the vent line from the tank, relieve any pressure in the system by opening the deck pumpout cap VERRRY carefully...'cuz if the system is pressurized, waste will erupt.

However-- If the toilet pumps easily in the DRY mode, is only hard to pump in the wet mode, there's another possibility: a failed wet/dry cam. It's a VERY common problem in Jabsco toilets made in the last 8-9 years. The cam hangs, creating what FEELS like backpressure from a clog. Jiggling the lever may free it up temporarily, but the only real cure is a replacement cam assembly.
 
Jul 12, 2006
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- - nc
Waste tank thru hull vent

Don't you think the screen will prevent the mud nesting bees from constantly plugging the vent line??
 
Dec 25, 2000
5,939
Hunter Passage 42 Shelter Bay, WA
Hi Mike, I decided to leave our screens in place...

Check out the attached link for what I've been doing since we purchased our boat in 2002. It has been operating trouble free ever since and with the screens. I learned much of what I do from Peggie Hall. She has been very helpful.

Terry
 
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