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Peggie,
Do you recommend white vineger for flushing fresh water systems? MMC "Peggie Hall" wrote in message . com... Don wrote: I am installing a new head and am going to use fresh water for flushing getting away from sal****er. You aren't gonna connect a toilet designed to use sea water to your fresh water system, are you? That can't be done without risk of contaminating the potable water supply with e-coli, damage to the toilet, or both...and every toilet mfr specifically warns against it. ONLY toilets designed to use pressurized flush water can safely be connected to the fresh water system. I would like to know if the fresh water will disolve the build-up inside the hose... Nope... ... or do I need to replace the whole sanitation line. You don't have to do that either. A 12% solution of muriatic acid in water will dissolve it. Or, if you'd rather not use muriatic acid, repeated doses of white vinegar will do the trick. It's about a 20 to 25 foot run to the holding tank. Unless it's all downhill, that's at least 4 x further than all but a few high end electric toilets can move bowl contents...you'll always have waste sitting in the line, and that will result in stinky hoses. The optimal distance from the toilet to a tank is 6' or less...10' is the absolute max. So I think you may need a bit more help than you asked for. If you'd like to email me, I'll be glad to help you spec out a system that won't create more problems than it solves: phnlr (hyphen)misc(at) yahoo(dot)com. -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://shop.sailboatowners.com/books...ku=90&cat=1304 |
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