Sewage Holding Tanks

firstspirit

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I have a Raske and Van der Meyde heads already fitted to my experimental six sided box, but I am told that new regulations may insist that I have to install a holding tank.
I have no problem with the idea but I like my loo, I have got used to it, it's very comfortable.
Could anyone kindly suggest ways in whiich I could rig-up a simple low-volume holding tank, which does not share it's gases!!! A simple hose pipe running from the heads into a five gallon tank just will not do, I remember trying this out before in a kind of emergency situation and embarrassed my guests for the day.
Any ideas gratefully received.
 

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I have a RM69 heads and have fitted a 5 gal holding tank to the yacht I am building if you send me a PM with your email address I will send you a copy of the original article and drawings/photos of how I fitted it in my own craft
 

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RM sell a holding tank designed to fit their toilets. It also fits PAR units and I have one fitted to my PAR.
It uses the toilet pump and is basically a tank which fits around the toilet with a 3 way valve - to the sea, to the tank and pump out.

It all sounds a bit gruesome but it works well with no odours.

There is also an outlet for shore pumps but I haven't connected this up.

Capacity is 25 litres.
 

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My holding tank is about 20 galls, and is only good for a couple of days use, with a Lavac toilet, which is quite economical with water. ------- This thread is once more proof, if proof be needed, that when two or more Yotties are gathered together, in the end they will start talking about toilets!
 

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I believe they are required on most inland waterways and most marina operators insist you don't pump out into the marinas.

I think off Norway, for example you aren't allowed to discharge a loo within a certain distance of the shore.
 

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Theoretically required in all Mediterranean harbours, but only enforced in Greece.

Also law in French waterways, but as there are no pump-out facilities the law is observed in its breach.

They are also required in various of the states of the USA, especially Florida and the Inland waterway - here there ARE pump-out facilities and zealous enforcement.
 

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Sewage discharge is not permitted withing 3 miles of the US coast. As you note, pumpout stations are widely available, and their use is often free of charge.
 
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To expand on the expand alittle on the US requirements: All vessels with a "flushing toilet" are required to have a holding tank in US waters.
I am not sure how that affects foreign vessels, but as the one fellow said "no dumping within 3 miles".....but that is Atlantic and Pacific coasts, but if you enter the waters of the Gulf of Mexico....the distance off shore before dumping is "12 miles".

The only exception is if you have a "Lectra-san" and you are not in a Federally Designated "No-discharge zone", then you can operate the device which is a "type 1 MSD". It treats the sewage electrically converting salt water to hypoclourous (sp) acid which sterilizes the waste and pumps it over with no floaters. Pollution level for each discharge is the equivalent of three oak leaves falling in the water.

Reality is the cause of all stress!!
 
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