A question for Peggy Hall but anyone is welcome to jump in...

If money were no object, and there was sufficient space, water & power, what
head would you install? If seen comments that Vacuflush are great for people
with more money than sense but have not seen suggested alternatives. Is a
Vacuflush the best there is? We've pulled the failing toilet out of our 32-foot
powerboat and quickly need to make a decision on having a new one installed.
Thanks.

I presently use a vacuflush system that came with the boat and am quite
happy with it. In your case, depending on how you use your boat, I'd
suggest a Lectrasan system. But, and it's a big But, you have to have a
good size battery bank to be able to support the system. If you're plugged
into shore power, no problem. However, if you're swinging on a hook and
don't run a genset then you can drain batteries quick. Lectrasans can use up
to apx 40 amps or so for 3 minutes or so each flush activation.




"Sparkslaw" wrote in message
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A question for Peggy Hall but anyone is welcome to jump in...

If money were no object, and there was sufficient space, water & power,
what
head would you install? If seen comments that Vacuflush are great for
people
with more money than sense but have not seen suggested alternatives. Is a
Vacuflush the best there is? We've pulled the failing toilet out of our
32-foot
powerboat and quickly need to make a decision on having a new one
installed.
Thanks.

"Mike OC" wrote in message ...
I presently use a vacuflush system that came with the boat and am quite
happy with it. In your case, depending on how you use your boat, I'd
suggest a Lectrasan system. But, and it's a big But, you have to have a
good size battery bank to be able to support the system. If you're plugged
into shore power, no problem. However, if you're swinging on a hook and
don't run a genset then you can drain batteries quick. Lectrasans can use up
to apx 40 amps or so for 3 minutes or so each flush activation.

He could have boat a Vacuflush and a Lectra San. The vacuflush is a
head and the Lectra San is an MSD you can put behind it, in place of,
or in addition to a holding tank.

I have never owned a Vacuflush, but I have pee'd in a few. Correct me
if I am wrong, but they tie to your fresh water supply. They don't
use much water, but I would assume that they will speed up your water
usage.

Since I have a LectraSan instead of a holding tank, I am not worried
about beeing stingy with water as it comes from under the boat. So I
am using a much less expensive Jabsco electric head, the Bayliner of
toilets , as opposed to a vacuflush. The Vacuflush probably uses
less electricty - but the Lectra San is the big power hog in my
set-up.

I have a question - I use the Lectra San button to flush the head.
There is a pot (or trimmer) for setting the flush time. Mine is set
to flush the head for about 10 seconds. It's about a 2.5 foot trip
from the head discharge to the Lectra San. Is ten seconds enough time
to get things flushed well through the hose? Too much? It seems to
be right for getting the "contents" out of the bowl and have a couple
of seconds more water behind it. Is that an adequate method for
determining flush time? Peggy?

"Sparkslaw" wrote in message
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A question for Peggy Hall but anyone is welcome to jump in...

If money were no object, and there was sufficient space, water & power,
what
head would you install? If seen comments that Vacuflush are great for
people
with more money than sense but have not seen suggested alternatives. Is a
Vacuflush the best there is? We've pulled the failing toilet out of our
32-foot
powerboat and quickly need to make a decision on having a new one
installed.
Thanks.

Thanks. We plan to spend most of our time this season hanging off a hook.

Did you read that on a bathroom wall?

NOYB wrote in message
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Did you read that on a bathroom wall?


The 'Headmistress' is a goddess around here. I wouldn't mess with her.

How remarkable.. Not only witty ;-] but sophomoric too.

No, but that *was* funny. I thought the same thing when I saw the head
header.

-W

"Don White" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote in message
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Did you read that on a bathroom wall?


The 'Headmistress' is a goddess around here. I wouldn't mess with her.

"Sparkslaw" wrote in message
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How remarkable.. Not only witty ;-] but sophomoric too.

No amount of tasteless humor is beneath me.

Whew!!! At first, I thought this was an OT!