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Waste Tank
Tank Vent
Tank Pumpout
Sea-water Intake
Tank Dump to Sea
Close tank valve (handle perpendicular to line)
Domestic
- Heads and Holding Tanks
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Please do not put anything in the toilet that has not been eaten. Experienced
sailors deposit toilet paper in a wastebasket, not down the toilet because
paper tends to clog the system. Both heads have electric auto-flush toilets.
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Each head has its own holding tank, the
aft tank holds 21 gallons and the
forward tank holds 13 gallons
. There are Y-valves located in each head under
the sink.
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The tanks can then be dumped overboard (if you are in Canada) by opening
the drain valves: In the aft head the tank drain valve is under the hanging
locker in the staroboard cabin and in the forward head it is located behind
behing the hatch under the sink.
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Please note these are gravity drain tanks, there is no need for a macerator.
They will normally drain in less than a minute (you will hear them finish with a
‘woosh’ if the engine is not running); or pump out when in harbor. If you want
to pump out the tanks the deck fittings are on the port side. If you have four
people on board and have ‘normal’ usage, the tanks will need to be emptied
every other day. If you have more onboard or heavy usage, please dump or
pump every day.
There is no level indicator so being ‘regular’ with your
dumping is important.
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We typically use the forward head as a pee only head and leave the drain
valve open. We then use the aft head for #2 and always leave the valve
closed (even in Canada).
