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[bensolomon]

Oh, and one more thing. On my boat, I have a no TP rule in the head, period! I have a small garbage can under the sink, and I empty it routinely. When I get groans, I remind them that first of all, urine is sterile, and the disgusting part is having poop in your hand on TP, not where you put it afterwards. They usually see the logic in that.

If they put an extra wrap of clean TP over the poopy stuff before putting into the garbage can, it isn't bad at all. My kids, wife and guests have never had an issue.

[Ex-Calif]

Or as they say - "Nothing goes in the head that hasn't been eaten already..."

Originally Posted by bensolomon

Oh, and one more thing. On my boat, I have a no TP rule in the head, period! I have a small garbage can under the sink, and I empty it routinely. When I get groans, I remind them that first of all, urine is sterile, and the disgusting part is having poop in your hand on TP, not where you put it afterwards. They usually see the logic in that.

If they put an extra wrap of clean TP over the poopy stuff before putting into the garbage can, it isn't bad at all. My kids, wife and guests have never had an issue.

[smith8273]

I have the same head. It’s easy to not push the little lever all the way down, and so it will be hard to pump. Put the lever back up and then back down.

[desodave]

One more suggestion. As well as all the hoses and valves, and what they do, you need to find the vent for the holding tank and its exit point on the hull. If the vent is plugged you're not going to be able to pump out. This is less likely if the holding tank was empty when you bought it but still possible. Try flushing the vent with a water hose.


Standard maintenance rule - try the simplest stuff first.


You say it pumps to half full but doesn't empty. So no more water coming in? Have you done it more than once? Have you checked that the through hull for the toilet water intake is open?