Ok. The search feature here doesn't really function. I scrolled back a few pages and read stuff about electric heads, raw water intake vs. freshwater, etc.
One of the boats we are looking at has electric heads with raw water intake (i.e. water in the bowl comes from the body of water the boat is sitting in). This is very different than the boats I've had to date which have all been the modern vacu-flush heads with freshwater intake coming off the fresh water holding tank.
With our current vacu-flush and 40 gallon black water holding tank and our family of wife, me and the 2 little kids) can get by going out every weekend and not needing to pump out but maybe once every month or so, plus or minus a week.
1) How much more water will the typical electric head use per flush than a vacu-flush? Boat we are looking at has a 48-50 gallon holding tank. Will be having to pump out every weekend with the same amount of usuage just b/c it's got standard electric heads?
2) How prone to "issues" like clogging, malfunction, etc. are electric heads when compared to a modern vac-flush. I literally have never had an issue with any of the 2 cruisers I've had with vacu-flush. The heads on the boat we are looking at appear the same but no pedal for the vacu-flush. Instead there is a bulbous type switch mounted on the sidewall of the head that you push and it flushes.
3) We'll probably "always" be in freshwater, or at least, in freshwater 99% of the time. Obviously if luck goes good we'll be doing some trips to saltwater but let's assume most the time i am in freshwater (River system or inland lake). How big of an issue is the odor I read about that is possible with raw water intake heads due to organics, etc. getting caught inside the inner workings of the bowl,decaying, etc.?
4) I am guessing switching to vacuflush is a lot of $$, as would be converting to freshwater intake!
Thoughts? I've thought more about marine sanitation in the last 24 hours than I think I ever have.
One of the boats we are looking at has electric heads with raw water intake (i.e. water in the bowl comes from the body of water the boat is sitting in). This is very different than the boats I've had to date which have all been the modern vacu-flush heads with freshwater intake coming off the fresh water holding tank.
With our current vacu-flush and 40 gallon black water holding tank and our family of wife, me and the 2 little kids) can get by going out every weekend and not needing to pump out but maybe once every month or so, plus or minus a week.
1) How much more water will the typical electric head use per flush than a vacu-flush? Boat we are looking at has a 48-50 gallon holding tank. Will be having to pump out every weekend with the same amount of usuage just b/c it's got standard electric heads?
2) How prone to "issues" like clogging, malfunction, etc. are electric heads when compared to a modern vac-flush. I literally have never had an issue with any of the 2 cruisers I've had with vacu-flush. The heads on the boat we are looking at appear the same but no pedal for the vacu-flush. Instead there is a bulbous type switch mounted on the sidewall of the head that you push and it flushes.
3) We'll probably "always" be in freshwater, or at least, in freshwater 99% of the time. Obviously if luck goes good we'll be doing some trips to saltwater but let's assume most the time i am in freshwater (River system or inland lake). How big of an issue is the odor I read about that is possible with raw water intake heads due to organics, etc. getting caught inside the inner workings of the bowl,decaying, etc.?
4) I am guessing switching to vacuflush is a lot of $$, as would be converting to freshwater intake!
Thoughts? I've thought more about marine sanitation in the last 24 hours than I think I ever have.
