Hello,
For starters, I ran across this board while doing a search on the use of vented loops and believe my question might be able to be answered here.
This past summer I bought a small cruiser, 29'
Baja that came with a
Jabsco manual
head, which I just bought a conversion kit to convert it over to the newer quiet flush
electric system. The
holding tank on my
boat only accepts from the
head, nothing else goes into it. It does not have
overboard discharge feature, just the plain
dock side
pump out. (I'm on a small inland lake). Both the head and
holding tank are mounted on the same level. My
boat has a vented loop, which I don't understand why, since it does not discharge
overboard. I'd like to remove it to do away with the slight
odor in the
cabin, plus can eliminate over 1/2 of the 1 1/2" hose. I think it would be more efficient with out the additional height of the outlet hose going to and from the vented loop that would retain the waste. I emailed
Jabsco, but they only referred me to their website Q & A's, which (as with every other site I found) only considers waste systems with overboard discharge/thru
hull fittings and relation to the
water level, which I don't believe is a factor in my situation
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Jerry