4P: Head Systems
4P1: Overview
The head system on this boat is reliable, straightforward, and
easy-to-use.
First, a note about discharge of sewage:
It is forbidden to discharge untreated sewage in
inland US. waters, an area that includes all US. waters
in which this boat operates. The boat holding tank
must only be emptied at proper pump-out stations if
it is in US. waters. (This rule does not apply in
Canadian waters. However, in Canada, courteous
practice dictates that the holding tank be dumped
only when outside confined marinas or bays, as we
are sure the reader agrees!)
The boat is equipped with two Masterflush marine heads.
These heads each have a pump-in motor macerates waste and puts it either into a holding tank or
directly overboard, as determined by the setting on a Y-valve in the head plumbing lines. The holding
tank is emptied either of two ways: by operating an overboard macerator pump controlled at the DC
power panel, or by pumping using a shore side pump out station through the boat's pump out fitting at
the inside base of the Portuguese bridge, starboard side.
4P2: Head Operation
The premium heads are easy to use, odor free, and reliable.
They work with separate macerator pumps built in to the head itself.
The head uses about a half pint of
fresh
water from the ship’s
supply with each flush.
The head is operated by control on the nearby vanity cabinet.
1) Be sure the “Electric Head” switch in the DC panel is “On”.
The switch should be left on
unless you have trouble with the head, in which case you will turn the switch “Off”.
2) Before using the head if the waste will be solid, press the Head Control Button with the
“Up” arrow to add water to the bowl.
3) After use, press the Head Control button with the “Down” arrow to flush the head.
Only things which were eaten or drunk, or the toilet paper
supplied
with the boat
, should be put in the heads! Facial tissues, tampons,
and other foreign matter will clog the system. If these heads are
used properly, they are very, very reliable. Failures are virtually
always due to mis-use!
Do not try to flush “mitts” with multiple sheets of toilet paper!
One of the two toilets; this is in the forward
head compartment.
One of the toilet operating controls.
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