On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:31:13 GMT, "Duke" wrote:


"DSK" wrote in message
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Duke wrote:
Thanks. Being new to this arena, where would one find an approved
holding tank ? Is this something that would only be available at a
marina ? Would it be possible to just dump it into your homes waste
system. I have a clean out trap at home with a 4inch pipe as the
opening. Seems like I could just unsrew and dump into there. Or would
that make no sense ?


We used a porta-potty for years on a small cruising boat and poured it out
into the toilet at home; we're hooked up to city sewer and it's no
problem.

Don't dump it into a system that flushes into a septic tank, though.
Unless you add a bacterial treatment to the porta-potty tank, rather than
sterilizing chemical mixed with perfume (which is what most people do
because it's cheaper), the stuff in your porta-potty will kill your septic
system DOA.

Jim is right about using marine or camping toilet paper. It will break
down much better. And make sure that it doesn't get caught in the flush
valve, since that ruins the seal.

Many people complain that the porta-potty always stinks, but this is
because of a problem with the way they are using it. Ours (a Thetford 135)
was a well made little unit and even after a couple of days use, gave off
no odor at all.

Hope this helps
Doug King


Thank you both for the comments. I am hoping to buy a boat either at the
end of this year or beginning of next. One of my wife's requirements is
that there be a bathroom on board.



Duke


Duke, my wife was the same way. Our 21'er came with a porta-potty in the
cuddy cabin. When I said that whichever of us used it had to clean it, we
came to a mutual agreement to remove it. In several years of boating on the
Chesapeake, the lack of the porta-potty has never been a problem.
--
John H

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