I recently changed the discharge hose on my O’Day 322 with a Raritan PHII.
Very difficult to get the old hose pulled out (down through the floor, up into the lazzarette, back down through the floor, and across the boat to the holding tank.
After removing the hose from the discharge on the PHII, I thought I would suck the water and yuck out with my shop vac.....(wait for it).....
As I turned around and out of the head (the vacuum in the salon)...the most horrible STINK hits my nostrils...as my shop vac was pulling all of the stink out of the holding tank and pumping it into my salon.
I real quickly shut off the vac, opened every port, lit candles, etc.
Thankfully it didn’t permeate anything and after a little airing out, things were back to normal.
Whew (or should I say phew!).
A lesson or 2 or 3 learned...
1) Trident 101 hose is is unforgiving and does not bend much (yes Peggy, I know)
2) Block off all of the hose and tank openings to keep the odor down
3) Do not try to suck the crap out of your hose with a shop vac, especially if the other end is hooked to the holding tank.
But, after all that, and a rebuild of my PHII, life is good.
Greg