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is there a treatment system (like purasan/eletrasan) that can pull from a holding tank to treat?

for example, i have 98 carver 355, has two small holding tanks that the pump out lines join back together at the center of boat right before pump out. is there a system that could be installed to pull from the pump out lines?
 
sorry forgot to add... i have vacuflush toilets with freshwater flush.
 
Yes it s called Raritan's hold and treat. Best Of both worlds as you can choose when to treat and release, instead it someone flushing treated by still yucky stuff while you re swimming around the boat.
 
I used KO (Kills Odors).
Add when take is empty.
It grows enzymes and they eat away the odor.
No system to add or plumbing.
Just flush down vacuflush after pumpout.
 
My two tanks fill up over the weekend. They are only 14 gal each. With 8 people they fill quick!

So I can keep my current tanks and pump them in to a hold and treat?
 
Bobby the Hold-N-Treat system is the control portion only, you still need a type I treatment system. I use a PuraSan because it is a freshwater type treatment system and it draws considerably less current then the Lectrsan. The Purasan and the Lectrasan are 2 treatment systems the H-N-T can control all are made by Raritan. You can not use a waste treatment system if your are in a "NDZ" (No discharge zone) only a holding tank.
I boat between 2 bodies of water one is an NDZ the other is not. But I didn't like the idea of running 3 miles offshore and dumping raw sewage either. I can not directly pump untreated waste overboard, it is either pumped out through the deck or treated about a gallon a treatment cycle is then discharged overboard when it is legal to do so. It sounds like you really need to investigate if your boating area is an NDZ if so you will need larger holding tanks. I would suggest larger holding tanks in addition to a Type I treatment system if it's legal to use a treatment system where you boat.
Bill
 
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Originally posted by CurrentSea

I used KO (Kills Odors).
Add when take is empty.
It grows enzymes and they eat away the odor.
No system to add or plumbing.
Just flush down vacuflush after pumpout.

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I use Odorlass a treatment with enzymes as well but you can not directly discharge waste using this method unless you are 3 miles off the US Coast and in parts of Florida 9 miles. It's real good at helping your waste system hoses and components last longer and keeping the smell factor to -0-.
Bill
 
I can discharge here as long as its treated of course. I would rather not replace tanks because of where they are located.
 
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