tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146346679730797491.post9558218029674117..comments2024-03-19T18:12:49.292-05:00Comments on Chip & Debbie Willis on s\v Elegant'sea: New duck bills for the J series SeaLand Vacuum tank - 2013Elegant'seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05957129629736443475noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146346679730797491.post-20051658861785750702013-07-28T19:07:41.497-05:002013-07-28T19:07:41.497-05:00On the VacuFlus (Dometic) site there is a whole ma...On the VacuFlus (Dometic) site there is a whole marketing bleb about how you get way more flushes than a hand toilet.<br /> Not much to speak of in electricity, again on the site it would explain that. The only thing we concern ourselves with electricity wise is our AC for keeping cool. The by product of having two AC units is we only need the small one to sleep with. The other is off al night and most of the day as we are out or busy on deck. So not having to cool the whole boat just to sleep has been a real saver in electricity $$. Never had considered that when we went for two ac units :)Elegant'seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957129629736443475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146346679730797491.post-40896345054928497672013-07-28T12:02:22.521-05:002013-07-28T12:02:22.521-05:00Do you think it uses any more water to flush than ...Do you think it uses any more water to flush than doing it by hand? What about electricity consumption?<br /><br />DonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146346679730797491.post-43303324029957155442013-07-27T14:39:18.720-05:002013-07-27T14:39:18.720-05:00Our holding tank is 34 gallons (not shown here). T...Our holding tank is 34 gallons (not shown here). The tank you see is the J style vacuum tank. <br />It holds about an 11 lb vacuum.<br /><br />So the waste goes from the toilet to the vacuum tank. You press the toilet peddle to flush it. The waste goes to the vacuum tank by jet. Well by the 11 lb vacuum and is broken up in the vacuum tank. Then the waste is pumped from the vacuum tank to where ever, in our case the holding tank. Then at our choosing we macerate out the holding tank. <br />Our macerator is a bellows macerator and needs no maintiance. It does need the duck bills replaced every so often but it is not often.<br />The toilet uses fresh water.<br />It is a good system with no oders and has a house hold size toilet bowel. All in all very nice setup.<br />Hope that explains it.<br />Link to how it works.<br />http://www.dometic.com/enie/International/Site/Marine/Marine-Leisure/Toilet-Systems/Vacuum-Flush-Toilets/VacuFlush-Technology/Elegant'seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957129629736443475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146346679730797491.post-90521834146021060942013-07-25T10:53:08.981-05:002013-07-25T10:53:08.981-05:00Your holding tank doesn't look very large. How...Your holding tank doesn't look very large. How many gallons is it? Are you using fresh water or sea water for the flush? Obviously you weren't using pump out facilities while anchoring out so when do you do maintenance on the macerator?<br /><br />DonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com