Marine Toilets And Accessories



Marine Toilet Maintenance
A marine toilet also known as a marine head is very delicate and it could be easily damaged.
If a marine head is flushed with salt water it will accumulate scale deposits in the discharge channels and hoses. The calcium and salt deposits can create a blockage. Many professionals recommend cleaning the marine head with vinegar, because it dissolves fresh scale inside the head and hoses.
The following are some tips on how to clean your marine head to prevent problems:
Every month, add one pint of household white vinegar. Move the vinegar through the head slowly. Five flushes should be sufficient to move the vinegar through the entire system. Let the vinegar stand in the plumbing lines for 12 to 24 hours, then use the marine head as normal.
After the monthly vinegar flush add a couple of ounces of oil and flush until it disappears from the bowl. You can use lubricant for marine toilets or mineral oil. The oil lubricates the moving parts of your marine head.
To lubricate the discharge side and the intake side of your marine head, disconnect the intake hose from the closed seacock and pour the oil into this hose. If you pump the head, the oil will be pulled through both of chambers of the pump. The walls of the pump cylinder should be polished clean and lubricated lightly with petroleum jelly.
Sometimes a marine toilet can smell bad. Make sure you have the proper sanitation hose, since many hoses are permeable and pick an odor. Another source of odor is leaking connections. Check and determine if you can tighten the piston-rod seal in order to stop the leak or if the seal needs to be replaced.
Do not use chlorine bleach, ammonia, pine oil products, formaldehyde, phenol derivatives, paint or lacquer thinners or solvents to clean the marine head. These products are not recommended because they damage the lining of the sanitation hoses. If the hoses are damaged odors can become a problem difficult to solve.
Always clean the marine head with a mild household cleaning product. Use a minimal amount of toilet paper, three or four squares would be just fine. If you can afford it, then you can purchase marine toilet paper. Never place anything inside the marine head, except human waste. Never place feminine products, dental floss, cigarette butts or any other type of material.
Do not use a plunger to unclog your marine head. A marine head is equipped with special flapper and duck bill valves and a plunger can damage them seriously.
If a marine head smells but it is not leaking or if it is hard to pump but it is not clogged, then it may need to be renovated. You can purchase rebuild kits that have everything you need to overhaul a marine head.
It is very important to take into consideration that if the toilet is connected to any through-hull fittings and if the toilet or pipework is damaged, water may flood in causing the craft to sink. If you are making connections between the marine head and any through-hull fittings that may possibly be below the waterline at any time, it is essential to fit full bore seacocks to those hull fittings to allow them to be shut off. The seacocks must be positioned where they are easily accessible to all users of the marine head. If, for any reason, it is not possible to do this, then secondary full bore marine quality valves must be fitted to the hoses where they are easily accessible.
When using a marine toilet, it is also crucial to realize and understand the importance of keeping the environment clean by disposing of waste properly. Usually waste must be retained on board for proper disposal after returning to shore. Most marinas have dedicated "pump out" stations available for removing sewage and all boaters should pump out sewage holding tanks on a regular basis.

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