Jabsco Electric Lavatory

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Hello,

I'm thinking of replacing a manual Jabsco with an electric "lite" flush model which fits the existing layout. Does anyone have any experience of the reliability/utility of these that they would share?

Hopeful thanks,

John G
 
Jegs said:
Hello,

I'm thinking of replacing a manual Jabsco with an electric "lite" flush model which fits the existing layout. Does anyone have any experience of the reliability/utility of these that they would share?

Hopeful thanks,

John G
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Send answer and wait for imminent failure!!!

We have had a 'quiet flush' electric Jabsco which has been used on a daily basis for over five years without any problems (except once 'catching' some small tidlers in the filter which required removal). The only thing that I would advise is to try and hear one in action - they are not that quiet in operation.

Has done the job for us...
 
dslittle said:
Send answer and wait for imminent failure!!!

We have had a 'quiet flush' electric Jabsco which has been used on a daily basis for over five years without any problems (except once 'catching' some small tidlers in the filter which required removal). The only thing that I would advise is to try and hear one in action - they are not that quiet in operation.

Has done the job for us...
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Thank you, DSL.

John G
 
The Jabsco Lite is superb. Great for kids and visitors and all that mad pumping gone.

But.

The joker valve needs a twice year clean and they need minimal voltage drop, make sure you use good wiring or it won't pump out properly.
 
We've had a 'Quiet Flush' (probably an older model than the 'Lite' but not that different) for maybe 6 years. Very pleased. Not exactly quiet but they work so fast it's not as though the noise lasts too long.
 
I was considering the Jabsco Lite for my own boat.I had a chat to a supplier at the boat show.My problem is that I have a 5m length of discharge pipe to the outlet seacock (not one of Moody's best design efforts on my boat).
He advised that it would take several flushes of the button press to discharge the effluent.I have a standing order on my boat that the loo is to be given a minimum of 20 pumps when pumping out.
You should have no problem with a short length of outlet.The users on R2R seem very happy with them.
 
Mines been in for a couple of months now, no problems to report and my crew is delighted with it.

Be aware that "the same foot print" refers only to the four mounting holes, the lead for the piping is quite different so prepare for some re routing and wrestling.
 
ditchcrawler said:
I was considering the Jabsco Lite for my own boat.I had a chat to a supplier at the boat show.My problem is that I have a 5m length of discharge pipe to the outlet seacock (not one of Moody's best design efforts on my boat).
He advised that it would take several flushes of the button press to discharge the effluent.I have a standing order on my boat that the loo is to be given a minimum of 20 pumps when pumping out.
You should have no problem with a short length of outlet.The users on R2R seem very happy with them.
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I have a 4m run and yes it's a few pumps to get there but better than 20 hand pumps which I suspect may not be enough for a 5m run!
 
I have three of these heads on my boat, they are very good, but be aware the spares are eye wateringly expensive. I have one complete spare pump/motor assembly for replacement use when something goes wrong and a repair kit to hand, to refurb at my leisure. But this assembly is almost as much as a complete toilet. I treat ,mine to an acid trip (hydrochloric acid) every month to help keep the calcium down. Works extremely well. You can normally tell when the seals are going between macerator and pump, as you get recycled waste pumped around, but more unsightly than a real problem, it will clear.
 
VicMallows said:
I am totally bemused at the need for an electrically powered toilet pump. If you find pumping a manual version difficult, how on earth do you manage all the other tasks on a boat :confused:
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I had the same thoughts, but believe me the brownie points I have gained from my crew for installing the infernal device have made the whole exercise worthwhile, and in fact I've gradually come to rate it.
We do have a plan B, a perfectly serviceable bucket. :-)
 
We have had a LITE for several years and find it to be pretty good. It doesn't handle solids all that well, needing at least two, maybe three flushes to clear, maybe a problem when on the holding tank. We also find joker valve reliability to be only moderate. On the plus side its smooth surface is far easier to keep clean than the lumps and bumps of manual toilets and it is far preferable for anyone with arthritic hands.
 
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VicMallows said:
I am totally bemused at the need for an electrically powered toilet pump. If you find pumping a manual version difficult, how on earth do you manage all the other tasks on a boat :confused:
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Damaged shoulder makes pumping difficult, ideally KISS in my book, but more complicated bits or boating too difficult......

John G
 
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Vara said:
I had the same thoughts, but believe me the brownie points I have gained from my crew for installing the infernal device have made the whole exercise worthwhile, and in fact I've gradually come to rate it.
We do have a plan B, a perfectly serviceable bucket. :-)
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We have a second lav., sorry.

John G
 
Fitted mine and everyone very pleased with it. Silent it is Not. User friendly, clean and much nicer looking. Downside, yes, my daughter decided to flush a large number of baby wipes which promptly stopped it working. Jabsco sell a repair kit at around £35. The internals are plastic with splines and ridges with belts. The excess baby wipes stripped the splines. Easy repair back to good as new. You have to point out the dos and donts to new users and I dare say it won't take the abuse that the manual version will. Having said that I like it and would buy another. Thanks. Alan
 
We've had ours for 18 months now. We make sure that nothing apart from what comes out of the body goes down the pan. They are a bit noisy, but as someone has already pointed out, it doesn't last long. I must say having used the pump version this is much better. Also less germs!(pump handle)
 
Some people say why bother, manual is good enough - every advance in boat design brings out the Luddites :D They're family friendly and that's good enough for me.
 
I've just fitted a Vetus TMW. It's not a direct substitute for the Jabsco, but it does fit in the same space. My main reason to choose the TMW was price and silence. The boat has pressurised salt water, so that wasn't a big issue, but in terms of convenience (I reused the 38mm skinfittings etc) it can't be beaten, and the user interface is totally stupid-proof- rock the switch one way to flush and the other to rinse.
The big hassle was routing the big pipes and getting into the underside of the plinth to mount the bowl, but a 50mm holesaw for the pipes and a £3 inspection lid solved everything!
 
I fitted a LiteFlush on my OC 323 following spending far too much time with the black water plumbing on the boat. Like others have mentioned the Joker valves have clogged up a few times which has resulted in the pan filling back up. Its easily cleared but unpleasant:( I bought the foot switch model as the other type requires you to do more drilling and routing of cables as far as I can tell. On the plus side it's easily fitted, easy to clean, relatively quiet (i.e no noisier than a manual), great for non-boaty guests and crew. Yes, I know its more to go wrong, but its just nicer and I take a more Paul Heiney, slippers and comfort approach than Roger Taylor monasticism.

I've also put a hand soap dispenser (with clear label) with blue aquachem with a shot of olive oil in the heads and give it a blob each time it pumps out. Seems to keep the whole lot smelling fresh, the pumpy bits whirring smoothly and the holding tank clear. I would fit one again if I swapped boat.
 
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