jfelds
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jun 15, 2013
- Messages
- 60
- Vessel Name
- Kokomo
- Vessel Make
- Hatteras LRC 48
Greetings to All:
I have two Atlantes Freedom toilets by Raritan connected to an ElectraScan. We flush with raw water of course as the ElectraScan system relies on salt water to properly function.
The problem is that living things from the raw water congregate in the rim of the bowl and left untreated eventually off gas when the bowl is flushed leaving us with the disgusting smell of rotten eggs.
I have been treating the system with 6:1 Muriatic Acid flushed through the system from a bucket rigged to a separate intake fitting, so when I close the raw water seacock the toilet pump pulls the solution through the rim of the bowl and through the entire system. I leave it sit for 45 minutes per Raritan's instructions for maintaining their ElectraScan unit. They recommend this service every six months. However, as full time cruisers we use the sanitary system much more frequently than the occasional boater so the system requires more maintenance. The problem is that I can't seem to keep the smell out of the bowls for more than a couple of weeks unless I introduce a solution of 5:1 bleach which I know isn't good for any parts of the system so I only tried it twice.
Does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks.
Jim
MV Kokomo
I have two Atlantes Freedom toilets by Raritan connected to an ElectraScan. We flush with raw water of course as the ElectraScan system relies on salt water to properly function.
The problem is that living things from the raw water congregate in the rim of the bowl and left untreated eventually off gas when the bowl is flushed leaving us with the disgusting smell of rotten eggs.
I have been treating the system with 6:1 Muriatic Acid flushed through the system from a bucket rigged to a separate intake fitting, so when I close the raw water seacock the toilet pump pulls the solution through the rim of the bowl and through the entire system. I leave it sit for 45 minutes per Raritan's instructions for maintaining their ElectraScan unit. They recommend this service every six months. However, as full time cruisers we use the sanitary system much more frequently than the occasional boater so the system requires more maintenance. The problem is that I can't seem to keep the smell out of the bowls for more than a couple of weeks unless I introduce a solution of 5:1 bleach which I know isn't good for any parts of the system so I only tried it twice.
Does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks.
Jim
MV Kokomo