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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 14-04-2019, 13:10
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

Just closing the loop... the gravity system that I mentioned earlier has been working perfectly over the last two months. Because of a screw up I ended up with a three gallon tank instead of the five...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 12-12-2018, 11:34
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

Peggie

“Air would only travel across the top of the tee, would never go through the tank.”

With all due respect and I do appreciate the help you provide both to everyone else and myself. But...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 12-12-2018, 08:30
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

Ok just found a much better drawing from marineparts.com I can get this with minimal investment and have a reliable simple legal system. I would have liked the direct overboard option but I can live...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 11-12-2018, 22:27
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

Newhaul
This thought has been in the back of my head... excuse the pun.

i'm not sure what the hang up is but i have a reluctance to throw out the existing equipment and i'm worried guests will...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 11-12-2018, 20:36
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

Peggie
Where did you see a vent line that wasn't on top of the tank?

The diagram that i shared earlier shows two vent lines entering a tank co-axially and the outlets either pointing fore and...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 11-12-2018, 15:18
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

regarding the venting i'm going to follow Peggie's advice because she has given consistently good advice (to my untrained ear at least) so far... after reading the info on aerobic bacteria in...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 11-12-2018, 13:22
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

its a 3d system on a 2d communication medium, i will try and design out as many horizontal runs as i can but that is exactly the kind constructive comments i need (tanks to everyone who made them). i...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 11-12-2018, 12:59
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

here is a simplified version of my plan that should be easier to decipher, the current installation if far from kosher so i want to make sure i get the new one mostly right.

Peggie i read your...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 11-12-2018, 12:53
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

Cheechako
and that is exactly what i wanted to do see my previous thread on gravity only systems. however life and previous boat owners don't always play along. The Previous Owner added another...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 11-12-2018, 09:56
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

P.s. I’ll be on the boat for a year traveling round. Hopefully more sailing less marina time...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 11-12-2018, 09:55
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

Right now the drawing doesn’t show a deck pump out just a vent and vented loop. The current setup on the boat is a five gallon diesel Gerry can, so whatever I do will be an improvement. I’m more...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 11-12-2018, 02:59
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

Peggie
the vented loop is after the inlet pump i used the hydraulic symbol for the built in 'Loo" inlet pump. i did include a 'Y' valve after the toilet that will either go to tank or to a 'Y'...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 10-12-2018, 08:19
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Re: Sanitation redesign

try again...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 10-12-2018, 08:18
Replies: 33
Views: 2,423
Posted By Steven UK
Sanitation redesign

so i just purchased a boat that was built without a holding tank and this is what i came up with as a replacement, design constraints are space and cost.

the boat comes with a defunct vacuflush...
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