[C320-list] Hoses for the Head

[Ferris Wills]

Hi,

Same here - when I did the full head redo project on Argo (#505) last year, I found the original macerator and tank hoses were impregnated with a very foul smell. Replacing everything (use the higher end waste hose option!) and power washing the holding tank completely eliminated odors for me.

It’s not a pleasant job, but I’m very happy with the results 😊

Ferris
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> On Sep 20, 2024, at 6:31 AM, Dave Hupe via C320-lis👀t <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
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> Also agreed. I changed every hose imaginable associated with it including water feed line from the input thru hull, pump out hose and vent hose. It was not as difficult as I imagined and I did it all myself.
> The one thing I did not do .... and still will/should have .... is replace the undersized vent with a larger diameter one. The vent hose from the tank is 3/4 inch and the vent barb is 1/2 inch. Believe it or not, my original  vent hose (too big) was loose on the inside where it should have been clamped tightly to the vent fitting ..... can you say "odor leak"? Although not the best approach, I installed new 3/4 inch hose and used a reducer to go to 1/2 inch hose connected to the original vent. When I go for a bigger vent it will be bigger hose all the way out. Many say the undersized vent is the source of odor issues.
> Dave Hupe 
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>  On Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 11:06 PM, ART HARDEN via C320-list<c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:   Agreed!!
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>> On Sep 19, 2024, at 9:55 PM, Dan Winsor via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
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>> Use a hot air gun to soften them up, coming off and going on. It's not easy
>> or fun but it's doable and worth it.
>> 
>>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2024, 22:21 Tom Grass via C320-list <
>>> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
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>>> Have any of you changed out some or all of the hoses in your head to make
>>> the head smell better?  If so - how big a job was it?  Did you do it
>>> yourself or was it done professionally.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Tom Grass
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