Carver 396 Motor Yacht 2003, Owner'S Manual

Page: 109 / 234

S
ECTION
4 I
NTERNAL
S
YSTEMS
97
3808 4/99
floor. The aft toilet’s seacock is located beneath the aft
hatch in the aft stateroom floor.
Each electric toilet uses an electric motor to flush. To
operate the motors:
1. Place the "house" battery bank master disconnect
switch in the "ON" position.
2. Switch the forward and aft Electric Heads circuit
breakers on the Safety Breaker Panel "ON".
3. Press and hold, for several seconds, the "FLUSH"
button mounted near the toilet. The toilet continues
to flush for as long as the button is pressed.
Vacuum Head
The optional vacuum head uses fresh water and vacuum
pressure to remove waste from the head. To operate the
Vacu-Flush system:
1. Place the "house" battery bank master disconnect
switch in the "ON" position.
2. Switch the forward and aft Electric Heads circuit
breakers on the Safety Breaker Panel "ON".
3. Press the foot pedal at the base of the toilet. This
flushes the toilet.
It is common for vacuum systems to gradually lose
vacuum pressure. When pressure in the system drops
below a predetermined level, the vacuum pump engages
automatically to bring vacuum pressure back to the
optimum level.
NOTE: Whenever you don’t want to hear the toilet’s
vacuum pump operating, such as at night, you can
temporarily shut it off using the Toilet Run/Sleep
switch. This switch is located on the front of the vanity
in the aft head and above the toilet in the forward head.
Placing the switch in the "Sleep" position shuts off the
toilet’s vacuum pump.
A T
IP
F
ROM
C
ARVER
!
If your boat will be left unat-
tended for at least 48 hours,
pump the foot lever in each head
several times. For electric heads,
flush for at least 10 seconds.
This ensures that waste has
cleared the sanitation transfer
hose and has entered the waste
tank. Waste left in the transfer
hose tends to dry and harden.
This could become an obstruc-
tion which prevents the sanita-
tion system from operating
properly.
Make sure that there is always a
small amount of water left in the
bowl of the head. This acts as a
trap and reduces odors.
If seawater is used to flush the
head, material suspended in the
water (seaweed, aquatic organ-
isms, etc.) can become trapped
within the passages of the
system and lead to bowl staining
and odors. Contact your marine
supply dealer to obtain an in-line
deodorant dispenser that can
minimize these problems.