It seems to me that my holding tank is a bit small. I'm doing some mods now and am contemplating a second or a single larger tank. Has any done either of these to a 260? Thanks in Advance...
Waste Tank for Hunter 260
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Larger ok, but I wouldn't tandem two waste tanks
However, there are flush water conservation techniques that can increase by at least 50%--or even double--the number of flushes your existing tank can hold. Most boat owners don't realize that any manual marine toilet that's working anywhere near factory specs can move bowl contents at least 6' in the dry mode...they think they have to use the wet mode to push the bowl contents to the tank...filling up the tank with flush water. Here's a better way: Pump a couple of times in the wet mode to wet the bowl or add water as needed ahead of solids with a cup or the shower head...switch to dry...and after use, flush the bowl contents to the tank--or, if there's a vented loop in the head discharge line, enough to get over the top of the loop...at which point gravity gets it the rest of the way to the tank. Switch back to wet and pump only enough times to rinse the bowl...then switch back to dry to push the rinse water through the system. Not only will doing it this way reduce the amount of flush water going into the tank to a quart or so...it the added advantage of rinsing the waste out of the head discharge line, helping to prevent it from becoming permeated with odor. Try doing it this way for a while...you may discover you don't need a larger tank after all.
However, there are flush water conservation techniques that can increase by at least 50%--or even double--the number of flushes your existing tank can hold. Most boat owners don't realize that any manual marine toilet that's working anywhere near factory specs can move bowl contents at least 6' in the dry mode...they think they have to use the wet mode to push the bowl contents to the tank...filling up the tank with flush water. Here's a better way: Pump a couple of times in the wet mode to wet the bowl or add water as needed ahead of solids with a cup or the shower head...switch to dry...and after use, flush the bowl contents to the tank--or, if there's a vented loop in the head discharge line, enough to get over the top of the loop...at which point gravity gets it the rest of the way to the tank. Switch back to wet and pump only enough times to rinse the bowl...then switch back to dry to push the rinse water through the system. Not only will doing it this way reduce the amount of flush water going into the tank to a quart or so...it the added advantage of rinsing the waste out of the head discharge line, helping to prevent it from becoming permeated with odor. Try doing it this way for a while...you may discover you don't need a larger tank after all.
Thanks, Peggy
You may be right - in an effort to clear the hose to the tank, I think I do flush a lot in the wet mode. I'll try your suggestion. I've noticed that I can fill the bowl if I switch to wet mode and pump short strokes with the handle - about 2 inches. This doesn't empty the bowl but will fill it with water ahead of solids. Finally, I noticed that there is indeed a layer of solids on the bottom of the tank already after two or three outings with the new boat. Thanks for the help! David
You may be right - in an effort to clear the hose to the tank, I think I do flush a lot in the wet mode. I'll try your suggestion. I've noticed that I can fill the bowl if I switch to wet mode and pump short strokes with the handle - about 2 inches. This doesn't empty the bowl but will fill it with water ahead of solids. Finally, I noticed that there is indeed a layer of solids on the bottom of the tank already after two or three outings with the new boat. Thanks for the help! David
Another Ancillary Question
How do I know when I've actually cleared the hose to the tank after a flush? I'm cognizant of your advice that it's the hoses that allow odors in the boat.
How do I know when I've actually cleared the hose to the tank after a flush? I'm cognizant of your advice that it's the hoses that allow odors in the boat.
That shouldn't happen...
Manual marine toilets are designed to push slightly MORE out of the bowl than pumping in the wet mode brings in...to compensate for bowl contents. If yours is holding water, may only mean that short quick pumps against an uphill head discharge line isn't creating enough pressure to actually move anything...or it could mean that it's way past time to replace the joker valve in the head dishcharge line 'cuz it's allowing bowl contents to run back into the bowl. As for your layer of solids...what (if anything) are your using in the tank that's producing that much sludge that quickly? How do you know when you've pumped enough times to move the waste all the way to the tank or over the top of a vented loop? That's something only you can determine. Put someone next to the tank listening while you pump the toilet, counting the number of times...when the other person hears the flush splashing into the tank and yells "it's here!" stop counting. Do it 3-4x to get an average...then that's how many times you should pump after each flush. May I suggest you check out the link below?
Manual marine toilets are designed to push slightly MORE out of the bowl than pumping in the wet mode brings in...to compensate for bowl contents. If yours is holding water, may only mean that short quick pumps against an uphill head discharge line isn't creating enough pressure to actually move anything...or it could mean that it's way past time to replace the joker valve in the head dishcharge line 'cuz it's allowing bowl contents to run back into the bowl. As for your layer of solids...what (if anything) are your using in the tank that's producing that much sludge that quickly? How do you know when you've pumped enough times to move the waste all the way to the tank or over the top of a vented loop? That's something only you can determine. Put someone next to the tank listening while you pump the toilet, counting the number of times...when the other person hears the flush splashing into the tank and yells "it's here!" stop counting. Do it 3-4x to get an average...then that's how many times you should pump after each flush. May I suggest you check out the link below?
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