Putting the head to bed

[admiralslater]

I am about to store my new electric head (fresh water) for the first time . It is in Grenada so it's hot. Any tips on storage ie bowl empty/full ,run vegged oil to lib the pump vanes etc . Vinegar rinse .
Any thoughts appreciated

[a64pilot]

Fill it full with fresh water, I mean full to the brim, then pump it out, maybe a few times too much can't hurt.
This is to flush out the hose etc. Leave bowl with fresh water in it, the water will keep bad odors from coming back up the hose. Being as its hot, I'd leave the bowl half full.
I don't like pumping chemicals etc through the thing myself.

On edit, I'd flush / rinse the tank as well as I could too.

[peghall]

First, pump out or dump your holding tank and THOROUGHLY flush it out to get rid of any sludge. It's not hard, especially if you have a macerator pump, and you don't have to fill the tank to do this..even easier if you also have a washdown pump--which can be sea water. Put enough water into the tank via the deck pumpout fitting--'cuz that sends the water into the tank at the bottom to stir up any sludge so it can be pulled out-- to cover the bottom to a depth of 6-8"...leave the water running while you turn on the macerator. Let both run till you see only clean water, nothing cloudy. Then switch to fresh water just long enough to rinse the sea water out of the discharge hose and macerator. If you don't have a washdown pump, you'll have to add water with a hose (NOT the hose you use to fill your water tank!)...follow the same directions.

Next run plenty of clean water through your toilet to rinse it and the toilet discharge hose out.

Follow any directions for laying up your fresh water system.

That's all you need to do...you don't need any lubrication or vinegar, and any water left sitting in the bowl will only stagnate and evaporate in the heat, leaving you with a bowl cleaning job. When you return, just start up both system the same way you did the first time you used the toilet.

[admiralslater]

thank you, that is about what I thought