Hunter 50 - Head System and Toilet Operation

Hu
nt
e
r
50
• Waste and Sanitation S
y
stems
1
0
.
5
learn how to perform maintenance on
y
our holdin
g
tanks,
o
r to
l
earn
h
ow to
p
um
p
i
t out.
Remember: You must make sure it is legal to empty your hold-
ing tank in the waters you occupy. Some areas have restric-
tions on pumping out black water waste!
10.4 Head S
y
stem
All vessels with
f
ixed toilets that are operated on the
waterwa
y
s of the United States and some forei
g
n coun-
tr
i
es are re
q
u
i
re
d
to
b
e e
q
u
ipp
e
d
w
i
t
h
an o
p
era
bl
e
M
ar
i
ne
S
anitation Device
(
M
S
D
)
. The Marine
S
anitation
Sy
stem
aboard
y
our boat is a waste tank s
y
stem defined b
y
the
U
nited States Coast Guard as a T
y
pe III S
y
stem. T
y
pe
III s
y
stems permit operation o
f
the toilet without direct
dischar
g
e of untreated waste after ever
y
flush. T
y
pe III
s
y
stems can
b
e
di
sc
h
ar
g
e
d
at a
M
ar
i
na,
D
oc
k
s
id
e
P
ump-
o
ut stations or
,
i
f
in coastal waters
,
at least three miles
o
ff
s
h
o
r
e
.
Note: Overboard discharge capabilities must remain inoperative
while within the 3 mile limit. This is accomplished by closing the
macerator discharge through hull valve. Refer to the Mechanical
Arrangement illustration in the Boating Safety Section or the
Sanitation Arrangement illustration at the end of this section.
1
0.4.1 Electric Head S
y
ste
m
These heads are t
y
picall
y
desi
g
ned to use
f
resh water.
There is a dischar
g
e. Between the toilet and the waste
tan
k
i
s a
d
ev
i
ce ca
ll
e
d
a macerator t
h
at
i
s not tota
lly
un
lik
e
a blender or a
g
arba
g
e disposal in that it purees solid
waste and paper. Maceratin
g
heads require more
f
lush
water than an
y
other t
y
pe of toilet, a minimum of 1
g
allon
to rinse urine completel
y
out o
f
the machiner
y
, a minimum
of
3
g
allons o
f
clear solids and paper. Insu
ff
icient
f
lushin
g
s
h
o
rt
e
n
s
th
e
lif
e
o
f th
e
m
o
t
o
r
a
n
d
m
ace
r
a
t
o
r.
The
12
volt electric marine toilet comes with a compact
white vitreous china bowl and is equipped with a dual
function pump which eliminates havin
g
to mess with
hand pumps and dr
y
bowl valves. With the simple push
of
a sin
g
le switch, the sel
f
-primin
g
f
lush pump rinses the
bo
w
l.
The toilet is controlled b
y
a switch at the MDP. Re
f
er to
th
e
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
sec
ti
o
n
s
o
f thi
s
m
a
n
ua
l f
o
r m
o
r
e
inf
o
rm
a
ti
o
n
abou
t MDP. R
efe
r t
o
th
e
l
oca
ti
o
n ill
us
tr
a
ti
o
n
s
in thi
s
sec
-
tion or the Boatin
g
S
a
f
et
y
section
f
or location in
f
ormation
o
f
y
our sanitation s
y
stem
.
In Fi
g
. 10.5,
y
ou will
f
ind a
g
eneral outline illustration
f
or
the Electric Head s
y
stems. This illustrations will
g
ive
y
ou
an
id
ea a
b
out t
h
e components
i
n t
h
e s
y
stem an
d
t
h
e rout-
in
g
o
f
the waste lines
.
Fi
g
. 10.
5
CAUTION
! !
D
o not use c
hl
or
i
ne-
b
ase
d
or caust
i
c c
l
ean
i
n
g
ag
ents, or chemicals such as a drain openin
g
prod-
u
ct in
y
our head s
y
stems. Use of these products
m
a
y
cause ser
i
ous
d
ama
g
e to t
h
e s
y
stem’s sea
l
s
a
nd hoses
.
10.5 O
p
erations and Maintenanc
e
This section details the s
y
stem’s operation and mainte-
nance on the components or s
y
stems if applicable.
1
0.5.1 Bil
g
e Pump
s
As we previousl
y
discussed in this section and in the DC
E
lectric
Sy
stems
S
ection,
y
our boat has a total o
f
two
bil
g
e pumps. The Emer
g
enc
y
, or Hi
g
h Water Pump, and
the standard bil
g
e pump. We detailed the operations o
f
these pumps in the D
C
Electric
S
ection
(S
ection 7
)
.
H
ere are the steps mentioned in that sub
j
ect
:
1
0.5.1.1 To manuall
y
operate
y
our bil
g
e pumps
:
Note: The power to the MDP does not need to be energized in
order to manually operate your bilge pumps, however for auto-
matic operation power does need to be supplied to the MDP.
1. Locate the bil
g
e pump switches at the MDP and switch