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AADIVER
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Initially Posted - 05/16/2006 :  22:07:51  Show Profile  Visit AADIVER's Homepage
The holding tank for my marine head is located just aft of the battery. It's black and has no indicator indicating when it's full and has to be pumped out. Does anyone have a mod for measuring how full the tank is getting? Last trip I noticed a brown trickle coming out of the port air vent. Maybe that's the only way I can tell.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/16/2006 :  22:33:16  Show Profile
Frank,

West Marine sells a [url="http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/22098/0/0/holding%20tank%20gauge/All_2/mode+matchallpartial/0/0"]Holding Tank Alert[/url] for $68.00.
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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 05/16/2006 :  23:12:49  Show Profile  Visit AADIVER's Homepage
I'd have to remove the tank, drill some holes, replace it, and wire it to the battery. Then I'd have to guess when it's full, crawl back aft, remove the compartment hatch board, squeeze in beside the battery to see if the the red LED light was on or off. Bad location for the tank. Better it should be in the hanging locker behind the head. Fortunately, I've installed a Y valve in the discharge line so I have the option: tank or sea.
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Response Posted - 05/16/2006 :  23:19:52  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by FARMHAND</i>
<br />Then I'd have to guess when it's full, crawl back aft, remove the compartment hatch board, squeeze in beside the battery to see if the the red LED light was on or off...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

I think that you can mount the warning light anywhere, preferably inside the head to alert one when the holding tank was full.
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Response Posted - 05/16/2006 :  23:30:44  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by FARMHAND</i>
<br />I'd have to remove the tank, drill some holes, replace it, and wire it to the battery. Then I'd have to guess when it's full, crawl back aft, remove the compartment hatch board, squeeze in beside the battery to see if the the red LED light was on or off. Bad location for the tank. Better it should be in the hanging locker behind the head. Fortunately, I've installed a Y valve in the discharge line so I have the option: tank or sea.
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Hope you have a macerator pump and are more than the required distance from shore when you start pumping over the side!!!

Take a look in the ass end of sail or sailing world in the classifieds. I always see some kind of tank guage advertised there and you can apparently mount the panel wherever...it's http://www.thetanktender.com/

If that doesn't work, try doing what they do at the gas station to check the level of their tanks every night.
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Response Posted - 05/16/2006 :  23:31:58  Show Profile  Visit AADIVER's Homepage
Based on its installation instructions, the warning light could be mounted outside in the cockpit, like beside where my engine power line leads down to the battery. I'll check with our local WM for more info on the product. Thanks.
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Response Posted - 05/16/2006 :  23:35:08  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Duane Wolff</i>
<br />Take a look in the ass of sail...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

And where might that be?!

Although in a way, it kind of relates to this topic
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Response Posted - 05/16/2006 :  23:47:40  Show Profile  Visit AADIVER's Homepage
Duane, I don't have a macerator so I would never dump dumps out to sea, only biodegradable wee wee. Hey, if the Congressional Cup crews can relieve themselves over the sterns of their C-37's in plain sight of spectators on Belmont Pier here in Long Beach...
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Response Posted - 05/16/2006 :  23:52:34  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by FARMHAND</i>
<br />Duane, I don't have a macerator so I would never dump dumps out to sea, only biodegradable wee wee. Hey, if the Congressional Cup crews can relieve themselves over the sterns of their C-37's in plain sight of spectators on Belmont Pier here in Long Beach...
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Unless the ladies are on board or we are at sea for a long time, the crew doesn't use the head....

dw


ps: Congressional cup boats have two options - the bailing bucket (reserved for number 2 emergencies) and over the rail...
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