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Lavac heads vs. others
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:49:17 -0700, yes wrote:
Read the archives of this NG for many accurate comments. Some points - the Lavac has a small seat and no ass room. The seals ruin the paint on the seats and they always look dirty - like nobody even cleans the sea. The Lavac seats freq are wet from flushing - yuck. The lavac seat lids are prone to cracking from the vacuum pressure or kneeling on them - cost $$$ and the toilet won't flush with a cracked lid or bad seals - can't get good enuf vacuum. A friend with a big French charter boat had 5 onboard - replaced them all with Groco K's. More - Raritan PH II heads are poorly designed and regardless of Peggy's current ralationship - these are crappy toilets. I've owned 4 of them and replaced them with Groco K's. The Groco were recently factory rebuilt by Groco - like new after 12 years hard use. The PH II flush lever is horizontal and operating it puts your face directly above the bowl - nice view. The lever operates a s/s rod up and down and this rod has a "water lubricated" seal which tends to spray up in your arm and face. It's sewage water. Thanks for the first-hand info. Quite the picture you paint, so to speak. I wonder why this "technology" isn't perfected yet, but then I guess people figure that to a sailor dopey enough to sail, anything looks better than a cedar bucket or backing off the pulpit...G R. |
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