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What are the disadvantages? What are the thru-hull and other unquie requirements for such heads? |
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wrote in message ups.com... What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? What are the thru-hull and other unquie requirements for such heads? http://www.raritaneng.com/products/toilets/index.html You can get the official line on what these guys claim. I know someone that had an electric head on their boat, they weren't fond of it, claimed it was very noisy. Not to mention expensive. John Cairns |
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You can get the official line on what these guys claim. I know someone that had an electric head on their boat, they weren't fond of it, claimed it was very noisy. Not to mention expensive. Electric heads work great. Had one on the C&C 32 and never a problem. Yes, makes noise...does anyone have a silent toilet? How long do you reckon John holds that handle down? It's still a better head than the boat it's destined for...doesn't belong in a lowly Cat 28 either. RB 35s5 NY |
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"Capt. Rob" wrote in message ups.com... doesn't belong in a lowly Cat 28 either. RB 35s5 NY Well, bubbles, if your sailing accomplishments amounted to more than claiming to own "four boats in the last 13 years", might take your comments to heart. As it is, think you need to climb that "steep learning curve" a little more. At your current rate of progress, let's say another 50 years or so. Bwahahahahahhahhahahhahahhahahhahahahahhahaha John Cairns |
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Question: LectraSan heads
Hey.. you might want to ask Peggy Hall on rec.boats.cruising. She's the
defacto expert. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com wrote in message ups.com... What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? What are the thru-hull and other unquie requirements for such heads? |
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Thanks for the advice Jon. I'll ask her. I've never used one
so I'd like to learn from an expert. Bart Capt. JG wrote: Hey.. you might want to ask Peggy Hall on rec.boats.cruising. She's the defacto expert. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com wrote in message ups.com... What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? What are the thru-hull and other unquie requirements for such heads? |
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I used one for about 10 days. Seemed to work fine. It got jammed because
someone put the wrong thing in it, and the fix seemed pretty simple (although I didn't do it). -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com wrote in message oups.com... Thanks for the advice Jon. I'll ask her. I've never used one so I'd like to learn from an expert. Bart Capt. JG wrote: Hey.. you might want to ask Peggy Hall on rec.boats.cruising. She's the defacto expert. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com wrote in message ups.com... What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? What are the thru-hull and other unquie requirements for such heads? |
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What are the advantages? An Electra-San is a device for killing bacteria in the flush water from the head. It's not actually a head. The advantage is that this treated flush water is relatively safe (still not ecologically benign) and legal to discharge in many areas. This means a smaller holding, less pupm-outs, and a less yucky anchorage in those lovely remote tropical paradises. What are the disadvantages? It's expensive, it uses a lot of electricity, it's not legal to dishcarge a lot of places, and it's reliability is not 100% What are the thru-hull and other unquie requirements for such heads? Same as any other head, pretty much, with the addition of wiring, the extra battery capacity (not much really is required), and studing how to install the device properly. If you use one in fresh water, you need an extra attachment to add salt. John Cairns wrote: http://www.raritaneng.com/products/toilets/index.html You can get the official line on what these guys claim. I know someone that had an electric head on their boat, they weren't fond of it, claimed it was very noisy. Not to mention expensive. I'll give you very good odds that they had one that was either a poor conversion (adding an electric pump to a regular head) or one that was installed poorly. The newer electric flush models are awesome, they use little flush water (thus allowing longer "hang time" on the same capacity holding tank), and they're very easy to use (thus eliminating the possibility of sinking the boat because somebody didn't open/close the right valves in the right sequence). We installed a relatively new model electric head last year and it's very nice. It's also quiet... the fresh water pump is louder than the macerator/pump built into the head. Fresh whatever- Doug King |
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