Help! No waste holding system. Starting from scratch.
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 9:35 pm
Hello everyone,
My 32' Marinette Sedan from '76 has a macerator toilet installed but that goes directly out the hull. To be compliant we bought a portable camping toilet last season but I want to be able to enjoy my boat a bit more this season which will require me to get a holding tank installed. I have gone through the few posts that are already on this forum and I think I know what tank to get as well as the external level sensor (thanks Craig and Bill) but since this a fresh install I don't have the vents or pump out locations on my boat and I need some advice.
So lets start from the beginning. Before now, I have never owned a boat with a bathroom. Can I keep this current toilet and have it feed into the tank? I'm not sure the model but if it needs something special I'm going to assume it doesn't have it. (I plan to use this tank as Craig suggested: https://www.tank-depot.com/productdetai ... rt=RH-B233)
How does the physics work? Do I need to make sure the tank is down hill from toilet or do I need to add a pump? Is there anything other than a hose and possibly adapters between the toilet and the tank?
Is there a specific type of hose that lasts longer than another? Does anyone use PVC? Pros/Cons?
I saw the carbon filter design for the vent. I assume those are cheaper to build than buy?
What stuff do I use at the pump out and vent locations and where should I put this stuff?
Am I wasting everyone's time? Is there a company like westmarine that I should call, explain my situation and just get everything from them?
Last but not least, once I get everything in, I plan on doing the install over a 2-4 day time period where I will be gutting the captain's quarters (because it needs remodeled) and installing this system. I will live on the boat pretty much until it is done (because it is on the water 2 hours south of my house). Does that sound like a reasonable amount of time to complete the install from scratch? (assuming my mechanical skills are up to par and I'm not missing any parts.) I have a full compliment of tools for the boat but is there anything in particular that I will need that I might not be think of?
Thanks everyone,
David
My 32' Marinette Sedan from '76 has a macerator toilet installed but that goes directly out the hull. To be compliant we bought a portable camping toilet last season but I want to be able to enjoy my boat a bit more this season which will require me to get a holding tank installed. I have gone through the few posts that are already on this forum and I think I know what tank to get as well as the external level sensor (thanks Craig and Bill) but since this a fresh install I don't have the vents or pump out locations on my boat and I need some advice.
So lets start from the beginning. Before now, I have never owned a boat with a bathroom. Can I keep this current toilet and have it feed into the tank? I'm not sure the model but if it needs something special I'm going to assume it doesn't have it. (I plan to use this tank as Craig suggested: https://www.tank-depot.com/productdetai ... rt=RH-B233)
How does the physics work? Do I need to make sure the tank is down hill from toilet or do I need to add a pump? Is there anything other than a hose and possibly adapters between the toilet and the tank?
Is there a specific type of hose that lasts longer than another? Does anyone use PVC? Pros/Cons?
I saw the carbon filter design for the vent. I assume those are cheaper to build than buy?
What stuff do I use at the pump out and vent locations and where should I put this stuff?
Am I wasting everyone's time? Is there a company like westmarine that I should call, explain my situation and just get everything from them?
Last but not least, once I get everything in, I plan on doing the install over a 2-4 day time period where I will be gutting the captain's quarters (because it needs remodeled) and installing this system. I will live on the boat pretty much until it is done (because it is on the water 2 hours south of my house). Does that sound like a reasonable amount of time to complete the install from scratch? (assuming my mechanical skills are up to par and I'm not missing any parts.) I have a full compliment of tools for the boat but is there anything in particular that I will need that I might not be think of?
Thanks everyone,
David