Bad Bad Bad Bad Duck!

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PascalG

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these just came out of the discharge side of my fwd head VF pump. incredibly, the the pump was still working with just an occasional cycle.

The other side was a little better. dont' know how old they are, but i've never opened that discharge side in the 5 years i owned the boat. And I've pulled DBs that were in far better shape after 5 years. So, DBs can last much longer than many suggest.

Reason i had to open the pump is that one of the guests flushed a tampon thru on saturday

that's why i like vacuflush... simple and easy to fix when something goes wrong. pulling the damn white tail mouse was a 5 minute job.
 
Oh, I thought you were talking about OUR Duck...whew YUK!
 
oh... THAT duck! :-) LOL... nope! really... i meant duckbill!

oh come on guys... "disgusting" would have been a picture with the white tailed mouse caught in the bill... :-)

seriously, after diapers, head work is really no big deal!
 
Looks like someone was consuming to much hot sauce
 
Pascal probably had a pork chop in his other hand, chewing on it, while he changed those duckbills out. [:-bonc01][:-bonc01]

That's one of the reasons thay have two duckbill valves in series - two on each side of the vacuum pump - they've gotta be really bad before they fail completely.
 
these tow came from the discharge side... on the intake side, the DBs were not as bad although real stiff with calcium.

btw, will vinegar help clear deposits over time or once hoses and fittings get crusty it's just too late? I wonder if it's worth flushing a cup every couple days for a while?
 
i dont' know Bill... I'd rather deal with duckbills once in a while than having to carry a bucket, do it overboard or having to use public bathrooms! :-)
 
Me either Bob. Sounds more common on larger boats.
 
Bob, they're the duckbill valves from the vacuum pump on a VacuFlush head. They are used as check valves to direct the flow of air and water in one direction only - toward the holding tank. However, in addition to directing the flow, they must also be able to hold a vacuum. Thus, they have two in series on each side of the vacuum pump, for a total of 4 duckbill valves. They back one another up - what little might get by the first one, will be stopped by the second one.
 
"i dont' know Bill... I'd rather deal with duckbills once in a while than having to carry a bucket, do it overboard or having to use public bathrooms! :-)"

You might be right. I guess I've seen them one to many times to appreciate their "charms" any more. :-)
 
as i said... once you've dealt with diapers, head work is no big deal! :-)
 
Pascal,

You've got a point about the diapers, but the boat sewage system often requires you to contort your body into tiny spaces with little ventilation. You have to get awfully up close and personal to that stuff sometimes to make the repairs. At least with a baby, you can change the diaper at arm's length with the window open, and if worse comes to worst, you just immerse the baby in a sink or bathtub! Immerse being relative of course. ;)

Nancy
 
"as i said... once you've dealt with diapers, head work is no big deal! :-)"

Yeah, but that's YOUR baby's poop, not some strangers. :-)
 
Does your guest know she did wrong? I try not to be obnoxious about head rules, but I don't want NO issues like that happening to me. I give guests the talk almost every time. I'm just not good with working with 'those' parts and pieces! Yes, I admit it! It seriously grosses me out. :-)

Paul
 
Just lock the door to the head when landlubbers come aboard! And don't give them anything to eat or drink either!
 
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