Suggestions for replacement toilet?

It's not electric, but you could fit one of these to the transom (you might need to clean the bathing platform every now and again) /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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....something quiet, electric....

[/ QUOTE ] Most of the electric ones use a macerator which is far from quiet. Also, they will clog if folks put silly things into them - indeed, the blades can be wrecked quite easily. However, you can buy electric Henderson pumps and I don't know how quiet they are. If quiet enough you could use go for a Lavac with electric Henderson pump. But they will use power and any noise is unwelcome at 3am. I've been thinking about it myself as we live aboard but the noise and power (when cruising) has put me off. I'll be interested to hear other replies.
 
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Most of the electric ones use a macerator which is far from quiet.

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Actually, macerators make little or no noise...it's the INTAKE pump in sea water electric toilets that makes all the noise. Toilets designed to use onboard pressurized flush water don't have an intake pump and are quieter than most domestic toilets.

Any toilet will clog if something is flushed that shouldn't be...and while a tampon or a cherry pit can certainly damage a macerator blade, most other body waste won't, nor will quick-dissolve TP.

As for power consumption, the draw for most electric macerating toilets made today is 16 amps for raw water versions, only 10 for pressurized flush water versions.

Except for the self-contained "cassette" toilets, no manual or electric toilets include tanks.
 
Always been a fan of Lavacs,they do have an electric pump version but the only time I have used one it was quite noisy.I suspect this was mainly due to it being installed on a bulkhead with no damping,and that with a better installation it would have been quieter.
 
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Never never ever ever fit an electric loo in a boat - particularly a sailing one. Based soley upon bitter and extremely smelly personal experience

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Apparently with a very poor excuse for an electric toilet. And there definitely are some...the most notable of which is the jabsco 29200 "conversion."

Electric toilets have come a long way in the last 15 years. Early ones were VERY power hungry, needed 1-3 gallons of flush water/flush, and made enough noise to wake the dead. But today's electric marine toilets are quiet, draw only a little power, and need the same amount of flush water--or even less--than most manual toilets.

Incorrect wiring is the most common reason for problems with today's electric toilets. They MUST be on their own separate dedicated circuit, shared by nothing else--not even cabin lights--that can pull power away from 'em while on at the same time. A weak battery can also cause problems...'cuz low voltage to the toilet will damage the motor, but first will cause sluggish discharge that can mislead owners into thinking there's a clog. Failure to use the right wire size can also cause problems...basing it on the one way distance from the power source instead of correctly basing wire size on the round trip distance. Or the toilet may just be too far from the battery to get enough power.

So while you may indeed have had a nasty experience with an electric loo, don't "tar" them all with your experience. 'Cuz it may have been an older one or one that was incorrectly wired. Or, it could have been due to sea water mineral buildup that causes problems in ANY toilet. Or it could have been one of the "hybrids"--a manual toilet to which a motor was added...which only replaces the pump HANDLE and typically turns a good manual toilet into a VERY poor excuse for an electric toilet.

But trust me, most properly installed, operated and maintained electric toilets today--not "hybrids," but toilets designed to BE electric toilets--are very reliable, durable, relatively quiet, and use very little flush water and power.

But, like most things, there ARE good brands and brands to stay away from.
 
I installed a Lavac and modified it. With a holding tank, the Lavac produces to much waste water and fills up the tank in no time.

I installed the bowl and the henderson manual pump from the Lavac. I removed the seal around the lid and installed a standard deck wash pump for the flushing water. Now I am in control of the amount of flushing water used. With the original Lavac, you may get far to much flushing water. Not a problem, if you have no holding tank. The noise / current drain is kept at the minimum with the manual pump out / eletrical flushing. I still can flush the toilet with a bucket if need arises,.

Peter
 
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