[C320-list] Raritan PHII Question

[Jon Vez]

Thanks Dave--extremely helpful!

Regards,

Jon Vez

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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Raritan PHII Question

Here is something I wrote up a year ago - hope it is helpful:


> From: Dave Anderer <danderer at udel.edu>
> Date: November 11, 2006 5:59:33 AM EST
> To: catalina at thehares.com, C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.org>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Holding Tank Hose Job
>
> When I bought the boat last fall it had a 'distinctive' odor, so one  
> task last winter was pulling the entire black-water system and  
> replacing the hoses.  Let's see what I can remember:
>
> - The discharge of the holding tank is slightly above the bottom of  
> the tank.  So even when you've sucked the tank empty there is  
> probably still some stuff in it.
>
> - Easiest way to get rid of the current hoses was to cut them in  
> sections and remove them in pieces.  They're wire-reinforced.   
> Working in tight spaces I found it easiest to cut them with a knife,  
> and then use a cutoff wheel in a Dremel for the wire.
>
> - There is adequate room to remove/replace the tank.
>
> - The most difficult section of hose to replace was to the pumpout  
> fitting.  To do that I had to remove the medicine cabinet, the  
> fiddle around the shelf, the light, the trim under the light, etc.   
> There is a nasty little s-turn the hose needs to make right at the  
> pumpout fitting.  My solution to connect the new hose was to remove  
> the fitting from the deck, push the new hose up through the deck,  
> secure the fitting, and then push the whole assemble back down and  
> rebed.
>
> - I used AVS96 as the replacement hose.  Don't believe it is  
> available in this country any more.  It was a bit stiffer than the  
> original and I couldn't readily make it bend in the run from the  
> head to the tank.  I wound up placing a 90-degree elbow in this  
> run.  Didn't want to do that, but figured that since there was  
> already a 90-degree turn to go from the host to the tank, an  
> additional one wouldn't hurt.  So far no problems at all with this  
> choice.
>
> (Best hose now according to Peggie Hall is Trident 101/102.)
>
> - A little judiciously applied heat from a heat gun made getting the  
> hose on fittings easy as pie.
>
> - After pulling the whole system I *still* had a little smell.   
> Scrubbing the holding tank area didn't seem to help.  Gave it a  
> washdown with some cheap enzyme-based urine remover from the local  
> pet store.  (Another Peggie Hall suggestion.)  Worked like a charm -  
> no more odor.
>
> All this was well worth the effort.  Nice to have a boat that just  
> smells like a boat.
>