On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:37:56 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
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"Herodotus" wrote in message
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On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:38:39 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
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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.

I'd be grateful for your comments before I open up the head.

Many thanks

Matt

As usual, Peggie tries to act like God Almighty and impress with her
usual line of bull but neglects to answer a simple question. Maybe she
can't read too well.

The answer to your question is NO. There should be no re-circulation
of
the waste stream. But it can happen if the pump plunger seal is bad.
The
same pump that draws in ambient water also pumps out the sewage. If
the
plunger seal is bad there can be mixing of waste and ambient water in
the pump which will result in recirculation.

You need to install a pump rebuild kit. That should take care of your
problem.

Wilbur Hubbard

It can happen sometimes in still water if the inlet for the pump is
near the outlet.

Peter

A most excellent observation, Peter. Many poorly engineered yachts
place the thru-hulls for the head discharge and the head intake in close
proximity. Mixing can occur outside the hull and waste water can get
drawn back in.

This will NEVER occur with a proper head - i.e. an inexpensive, safe,
reliable and convenient cedar buck as advocated by the good Capt. Neal.
Some say such a thing is illegal. But, the fact remains that it's next
to impossible to get caught if the bucket is used discreetly and paper
products are placed in a plastic bag for disposal ashore.

Take my word for it, few things give satisfaction more than dumping a
heavily-laden bucket while thinking, "Take that you know-it-all
bureaucrats and environmental whackos who sit in your big houses ashore
connected to your huge municipal sewer systems that regularly break or
overflow and dump millions of gallons of raw sewage annually into the
waterways, not to mention all the chemical run-off from your
landscaping. There you sit trying to tell a handful of sailors what to
do, well just keep trying because you don't have the ability to enforce
your lame laws."

Wilbur Hubbard


There is something distinctly strange about someone who sees the act
of dumping a bucket full of sewage in the water as defiance of
authority. What a battle cry.

Sailors of the World, Unite. You have nothing to lose but your poop."



Bruce in Bangkok
(brucepaigeATgmailDOTcom)