Holding tank

[hairbox]

Hi all I am considering having a holding tank fitted into my Bavaria 40 has anyone had experience of fitting holding tanks into any craft. If so have you any recommendations regarding the installation.

ie size of tank, cost and suppliers

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[dickh]

Try <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.Tek-Tanks.com>http://www.Tek-Tanks.com</A> or Lee Sanitation - they both do tanks etc. Or Vetus can supply all the bits & pieces
Also try and look at another and see where everything is fitted - should save a lot of work.
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I'd rather be sailing... /forums/images/icons/smile.gif<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by dickh on 30/09/2004 16:25 (server time).</FONT></P>

 

[bruce]

buy the proper hoses for heads, not the cheap lookalikes, better the hose lesser the smell.

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[bobnewbury]

I converted our spare water tank into one two years ago. Complete with cunning Heath Robinson arrangement of Y and T valves which enable emptying heads to sea or tank & emptying tank to sea or land. I fitted an activated carbon filter to the breather pipe and there's no smell at all.

I'd agree with contacting Lee Sanitation - their assistance, service and delivery were second to none.

If you want a diagram of how I fitted it, along with the quirks & wrinkles, PM me.

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[Rohorn]

Hi....I bought a polypropylene tank from tek-tanks for my cat. Wall thickness I think is 9mm. About 75 litres capacity, good for a few days with four aboard, with sensible usage. Excellent service, sent to me here in Greece. I think it was around 200 pounds. Sized exactly to the dimensions I could accept. Used Lee sanitation hose. No smell. Had it four years.
The stainless steel tank I had before literally rotted through...hellish situation to get it out! Use either Johnson pump or Jabsco macerator to pump overboard...see thread a few days back regarding Macerators and the Cherry Stone menace for peculiar limitations....Cheers....R

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[HeadMistress]

I have to second the recommendation to get the tank from Tek-Tank...they make excellent quality tanks, and have very good information on their website about how to install it (at least I think it's very good information...it's adapted from my book! <g>)

I'll be glad to help you with any details or questions related to the installation.

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Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987

 

[rrees]

Installed a Tek Tank one this summer including thier hoses.
First class service, I went for the Jabsco pump which has 1 1/2 fittings so dont have to mush first so should be less problems long term.
Pipes are very thick and hard to work so best advice is to have the tank as close to the toilet as possible.
GO for the 1 1/2 vent as this will stop the build up of any smell

RR


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[Evadne]

Hi,
I fitted a holding tank using parts and helpful advice from Tek-Tanks. They do a custom tank design as well as off-the-peg sizes, as I'm sure do the others mentioned above, and I saved lots by managing to fit in one of the latter. They reckon the most important and neglected part is the breather, which should be 1.5" hose and as straight and as short as possible. After fitting various Y-pieces, some metres of (white sanitation) hose and an electric pump, I realised I now need a laminated instruction sheet on the bulkhead.
Hardest part was fitting the hose to the seacock spigots (see other toilet threads for advice on this).

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