Removing Holding Tank
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ranger58sb
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Fair enough, I defer to your experience. But I've not yet -- ever, to my knowledge -- been on a boat with obvious head odor, where the cause was hose permeation.
And George's Mainship is relatively young, only a year older than our ride.
Maybe I've only been on boats with Trident 101/102.
Thanks for the reminder about HopCar; I've already been in contact with Parks, and its one favorable approach. I'm needing to compare parts prices verses and installed system, still stuck in that loop as we speak...
-Chris
But I've not yet -- ever, to my knowledge -- been on a boat with obvious head odor, where the cause was hose permeation.
That's because boat odors aren't ALL in your head! And odors are always strongest at their source. If it really is HEAD odor--odor that's pretty much confined to the head compartment, the source can be dead and decaying animal or vegetable sea life trapped in the head intake, pump and/or channel in the rim of the bowl...or a shower sump in desperate need of cleaning.
A wet dirty bilge or trapped water somewhere can make a whole boat smell like a swamp or even a sewer. It's a "soft" swampy/sewer odor.
A sharp sewer/chemical odor that's strongest in the areas where the hose run through can only be permeated hoses.
A boat can still stink after hoses have been replaced if the odor from the hoses has attached itself to surfaces in the areas the hoses run through.
That's because boat odors aren't ALL in your head! And odors are always strongest at their source. If it really is HEAD odor--odor that's pretty much confined to the head compartment, the source can be dead and decaying animal or vegetable sea life trapped in the head intake, pump and/or channel in the rim of the bowl...or a shower sump in desperate need of cleaning.
A wet dirty bilge or trapped water somewhere can make a whole boat smell like a swamp or even a sewer. It's a "soft" swampy/sewer odor.
A sharp sewer/chemical odor that's strongest in the areas where the hose run through can only be permeated hoses.
A boat can still stink after hoses have been replaced if the odor from the hoses has attached itself to surfaces in the areas the hoses run through.
"But I've not yet -- ever, to my knowledge -- been on a boat with obvious head odor, where the cause was hose permeation."
Neither have I except on my own boat. I replaced the hose and the problem went away.
With the cost of quality sanitation hose, I pulled out all the old hose and measured it so I didn't have to buy more than I needed. I did buy a foot or so more just to be safe.
Neither have I except on my own boat. I replaced the hose and the problem went away.
With the cost of quality sanitation hose, I pulled out all the old hose and measured it so I didn't have to buy more than I needed. I did buy a foot or so more just to be safe.
ranger58sb
Guru
Yep, absolutely. We made a list in our owners club once of all the things we could think of that cause odors, many of which are attributed to head stuff, even if incorrectly.
I think the list was 28 or 32 lines long, or some such...
-Chris
RT Firefly
Enigma
"...that cause odors,"
ranger58sb
Guru
Once again, RT, you crack me up!
And so effortlessly, too!
-Chris
And so effortlessly, too!
-Chris
Not necessarily... Shields claims their $15+/ft "PolyX" hose has a "lifetime" warranty against odor permeation. Since the average working life of ANY hose--water, sanitation, fuel, exhaust--is only about 10 years before the rubber etc becomes dried out enough for it to become brittle enough to start cracking, that's a pretty short "lifetime" for more than twice the price of Trident 101/102.
Not typically. But you do need proof of purchase. If you installed it yourself, ONLY the hose is covered...no reimbursement for your labor.
"Standard" (#148 flex pvc) sanitation has only a 1 yr warranty against odor permeation. The better quality hoses, except for Shields Poly X, typically have a 5 yr warranty...although a few of what I call "2nd tier" hoses have a 3 yr warranty.
"Standard" (#148 flex pvc) sanitation has only a 1 yr warranty against odor permeation. The better quality hoses, except for Shields Poly X, typically have a 5 yr warranty...although a few of what I call "2nd tier" hoses have a 3 yr warranty.
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