Conall63
Senior Member
Greetings all,
So my latest issue has to do with my Raritan smart flush macerator style toilet in our below deck cabin.
We have two of these toilets on board for which I'm totally happy with and can't say a bad thing about them. The below deck toilet lifts the waste about six feet, then has a 20' run to the holding tank. The transport line is 1.5" SCH. 80 hard pipe which has a constant grade with no bellies as it routes to the holding tank.
The problem I'm having is there must be (I'm guessing as I've yet to look at the parts book) a check valve in the toilet that is letting effluent leak back into the bowl over a few days of sitting idle. I guess the good news is that there is not enough volume in the lift portion of the transport line to over fill the bowl.
I'm going to have to do some research to look at the best remedy. I can't believe there's not an internal check valve so possible to repair or replace. If that assumed check valve has an iffy history then a check valve followed by a full port ball valve might have to get installed in the transport line.
When I installed the transport line years ago during the build, I do recall thinking I should install a ball valve to hold back the lift portion of the transport line for when I'd have to open the line or service the toilet. I have to keep reminding myself that I'm getting too old to keep learning lessons the hard way.
Conall
So my latest issue has to do with my Raritan smart flush macerator style toilet in our below deck cabin.
We have two of these toilets on board for which I'm totally happy with and can't say a bad thing about them. The below deck toilet lifts the waste about six feet, then has a 20' run to the holding tank. The transport line is 1.5" SCH. 80 hard pipe which has a constant grade with no bellies as it routes to the holding tank.
The problem I'm having is there must be (I'm guessing as I've yet to look at the parts book) a check valve in the toilet that is letting effluent leak back into the bowl over a few days of sitting idle. I guess the good news is that there is not enough volume in the lift portion of the transport line to over fill the bowl.
I'm going to have to do some research to look at the best remedy. I can't believe there's not an internal check valve so possible to repair or replace. If that assumed check valve has an iffy history then a check valve followed by a full port ball valve might have to get installed in the transport line.
When I installed the transport line years ago during the build, I do recall thinking I should install a ball valve to hold back the lift portion of the transport line for when I'd have to open the line or service the toilet. I have to keep reminding myself that I'm getting too old to keep learning lessons the hard way.
Conall