Sea Toilet Wont Flush ? Post up your questions here.

[Brian]

Anything Boating Technical.

[Antares_9]

Don't mention lavies Brian, the bane of my (and others I am sure) lives

[Brian]

heres lots of useful information and diagrams on how they work.

http://www.tek-tanks.com/sanitation/layouts.html

[Antares_9]

heres lots of useful information and diagrams on how they work.

http://www.tek-tanks.com/sanitation/layouts.html

Or not, as the case may be, usualy not in my experience

[Brian]

I Wonder if American Sea Toilests are Larger than UK ones ?

As the one in the Prisma was far to small

[pks1702]

Agggh Lavvies - don't talk to me about them!!

Just about to have our electric one replaced (just over a year old)

Here is another source:

http://www.jabscoshop.com/wizard/questi ... LET&id=694

[Guest]

I see the toilet talk has arrived already!

[senator]

Should a sea toilet hold water in the bowl?

I assume it should but for some reason white ladys seeps away into the holding tank, if you switch over to the sea outlet it still seeps away. Thpught about putting an upwards pointing loop in the outlet pipe but cant get it in anywhere.

Any suggestions?

Ian

[pks1702]

Our electric one does the same Ian.

But the best Electric Lavvy I have seen is on Tamara you have a menu of flushes; I kid you not.

This gives the option of leaving water in the bowl or not, I suppose water in the bowl is not a good idea on a heeling yacht.

[senator]

Are you sure it is the WC you are looking at and not the washing machine Perry.

[pks1702]

Its more complicated than a washing machine

[Palmtree]

The toilet on Tamara has a U bend built in so seepage is not a problem. 8-)

[jillR]

sea loos love a bit of cooking oil now and then to keep them going

jill

[jillR]

now your making me flush pete

jill

[Gordon]

Should a sea toilet hold water in the bowl?

Obviously could vary with make and model, but I have had this discussion and am told it should, and when it leaks away it's time to change the seals, not had the courage to tackle the job yet ( on a Mansfield dump thro) but am told it will ease the pong in the summer

[senator]

Mine has an RM69 pump type sea toilet with a complete new seal set on, water leaks away in about 30 seconds. doesn't seem right to me as it makes it immensly inefficient at dealing with things that really ought to dealt with by a loo.

Ian

[pks1702]

Whey hey - Kiki has has her faulty electric Jabsco Lavvy replaced with shiny silent (ish) one.

SWMBO is pleased with me