[Public-List] Holding Tank Installation

[Mike Lehman]

Bobby,
 
A few years back someone in Florida did a test on sanitation hoses. I cannot remember what publication this was in, but the test went something like this...
 
They cut about  1 foot of each ot the different types of sanitation hose and placed a mackeral in each hose. They sealed the ends and then placed the hoses on a flat roof top in the hot Florida sun for a week or so. At the end of the period, they smelled each hose without opening the ends. Some of the hoses did a terrible job. The white flexible PVC sanitation hose had the odor permeate through the hose. The hose that performed the best was the double-wall black rubber sanitation hose. This also happens to be the most expensive hose you can buy at something like $10 per foot. 
 
I was having odor from my white flexible PVC at that time, so I made the switch. That was about 8 years ago and I have been odor-free since. It costs a lot, but in the long run it is worth it.
Mike Lehman  ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>
 
  > Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 05:06:36 -0700> From: capricebob at yahoo.com> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Holding Tank Installation> > Hello,> > I installed a holding tank under the port side berth that allows the ability to store waste in a holding tank, pump it overboard (3 miles) or pump it out thru the a deck fitting. It works great and I've lived aboard off and on for several years now - lots of.... er...reading. > > Here's Caprice's configuration: > > From the toilet, waste is pumped thru a flexible hose, thru the bulkhead to the side top of the tank. On top of the tank, I installed two vents that are plumped to thru-hulls located right below the hull/deck joint, forward and back of the V-berth cabin on the port side. Also, there's a access hatch that thankfully, I've never had to use. At the side/bottom of the tank, the OUT hose is led to a Y valve behind the lower part of the cabinet. From there, one hose goes to a pumpout deck fitting. The other hose is led back into the head area to the left side (facing the toilet). On that bulkhead, I installed a handpump. From the hand pump, the hose is led under the toilet to the right side bulkhead and up to a vented loop and back down to a thru hull and seacock behind and to the right of the toilet. The water intake is not vented (as it probably should be), but I have a sea cock that I always shut off. > > The system works great. Everything goes into the holding tank with the option to either pump it out into the water or thru a pumpout. When offshore, I try to pump large amounts of water thru the system to flush it out. My only complaint now is that after four years, the expensive Sealand hoses are emitting a slight odor. I thinking about replacing them with the very expensive Sheilds odor free hoses - which have a life-time gaurantee. > > Good luck,> > Bobby> Caprice #388> > > > > ---------------------------------> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.> _______________________________________________> These businesses support your Association:> http://www.alberg30.org/store/A30supporters.html> Please support them.> _______________________________________________> Public-List mailing list> Public-List at lists.alberg30.org> http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org
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