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rockit
#1 Posted : Tuesday, February 03, 2009 3:58:40 PM(UTC)
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Has anyone seen/had experience/heard anything about this product: http://www.airheadtoilet.com/


Seems interesting but a little $$$--although maybe not if compared to a Lectra San or Purisan unit. In my case I'd have to buy the head, drill holes in the hull and install sea cocks too. I have a holding tank but pump-out facilities are rare on our part of the Ohio.

I also wonder about odors from the vent. Might not make me such a popular guy around the dock. . . or I could dock on the port side .
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#2 Posted : Wednesday, February 04, 2009 1:06:13 AM(UTC)
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I found that last year and posted about the same ? Never got a response as I remember. I have read the info & it sounds pretty good but that's all I know. Maybe bynow someone has tried it.

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#3 Posted : Wednesday, February 04, 2009 1:10:54 AM(UTC)
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#4 Posted : Wednesday, February 04, 2009 4:47:37 AM(UTC)
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There is a similar sort of head that actually reduces the 'contents' to dry powder, and is similarly vented. They are very expensive also, and need a generator, but are very high quality. Used all over florida in commercial applications, crewboats, etc. Don't stand downwind of the vent.

Both use paper liners to eliminate the flush water. Not a bad idea, but would take some getting used to.


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#5 Posted : Wednesday, February 04, 2009 5:46:47 AM(UTC)
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The other one that reduces waste to a dry powder is a Incinolet, It burns the waste. (I bet that smells good). I have seen them on smal and medium tows on the river.

http://www.incinolet.com/
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they throw in a free "pusher stick" to help force the solid deposits and paper liner into the tank when gravity fails.
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#7 Posted : Thursday, February 05, 2009 1:31:15 AM(UTC)
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I looked hard at the Incinolet when I bought my M, but decided to make her legal by adding a holding tank to the existing head. Cost $350 or so instead of $2000.

The biggest reason not to use it was the need for a generator. A "flush" cycle is 10-15 minutes, and the battery draw through an inverter would be 150 amps or more.

A less important reason was the inconvenience of having to use the paper liner. But I wouldn't mind and the girls would get used to it.

The vent would be a problem, because the head is upwind of the cockpit.


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