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Question for Peggie
Herodotus wrote:
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:17:16 -0700, wrote: Peggie The head on our boat is a 3 year old Wilcox Headmate. Should there be any recirculation of the bowl contents happening when one flushes this head? Either I have just noticed it or the recirculation is getting worse. It can happen sometimes in still water if the inlet for the pump is near the outlet. Good point, Peter...but as Bruce noted, unlikely here unless the boat is at sea beyond the "3 mile limit" where flushing directly overboard is legal. You also make the case for putting the toilet intake forward of the discharge...'cuz if it's aft of the discharge, the toilet can recycle the discharge even when the boat is underway. It's a simple matter to determine whether a toilet is recirculating: if it is, you'll see waste mixed with the flush water coming out the holes in the rim of the bowl. If the flush water is clean, the toilet isn't recirculating...the problem is downstream of the toilet, most likely a blocked tank vent. -- 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/boat_odors/ |
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