Holding Tank filling very fast ??

[CaptTom]

All this advice is making my "head" spin.

OK, OK. Too early in the morning to come up with a good pun.

I just wanted to add my own experience with the Jabsco manual flush. We replaced our two electric heads (wet flush only, no dry flush option) with these the first year we owned the boat. We also have small (25-30 Gallon) holding tanks, one in each head.

We found we filled the tanks a lot slower with the manual pumps. We had the same setup on our last boat. We follow Peggy's advice on using wet vs. dry. We make sure to pump a few extra times to get clear water into the hose so the waste isn't sitting there too long. We always flush toilet paper. I rinse the bowl with fresh water from the shower whenever it's going to sit for a day or more, so critters in the raw water don't start to stink.

Although a bigger tank would be nice, I don't think heroic efforts when "going" are called for here. You shouldn't be filling the tank that quickly with normal use, unless someone is being very heavy-handed with the pump, which you say isn't the case. Use Peggy's rule-of-thumb on water use per person as a guide. I'd be monitoring closely and looking for a different problem, especially if the head and tank are below the waterline.

[Moontide]

If the old head was below the waterline it might have filled even if you didn't pump. If the new one is above the waterline it will need pumping to bring water in.


That is why one should normally put it in pumpout mode when not using on installations below the waterline.



Sailmonkey had it right.

[double u]

Originally Posted by anacapaisland42

our 4 year old daughter filled tank in one weekend! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Two adults one child, no excessive use or pumping.

...excessive eating!