Hunter 50CC - Operations and Maintenance

Hu
nt
e
r
50
C
C
• Waste and Sanitation S
y
stems
1
0
.
6
1
0.4.1 Electric Head S
y
ste
m
These heads are t
y
picall
y
desi
g
ned to use raw water.
Th
ere
i
s a
di
sc
h
ar
g
e.
B
etween t
h
e to
il
et an
d
t
h
e waste
tank is a device called a macerator that is not totall
y
unlike
a blender or a
g
arba
g
e disposal in that it purees solid
waste and paper. Maceratin
g
heads require more flush
water than an
y
other t
y
pe o
f
toilet, a minimum o
f
1
g
allon
to rinse urine completel
y
out o
f
the machiner
y
, a minimum
o
f 3
g
allons of clear solids and paper. Insufficient flushin
g
s
h
o
rt
e
n
s
th
e
li
fe
of
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
w
hi
te v
i
treous c
hi
na
b
ow
l
an
d
i
s e
q
u
ipp
e
d
w
i
t
h
a
d
ua
l
f
unction pump which eliminates havin
g
to mess with
hand pumps and dr
y
bowl valves. With the simple push
o
f a sin
g
le switch, the self-primin
g
flush pump rinses the
bo
wl
.
The toilet is controlled b
y
a switch at the MDP. Refer to
th
e
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
sec
ti
o
n
s
of
thi
s
m
a
n
ua
l
fo
r m
o
r
e
in
fo
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
Safet
y
section for location information
of
y
our sanitation s
y
stem
.
In Fi
g
. 10.5,
y
ou will find a
g
eneral outline illustration for
the Electric Head s
y
stems. This illustrations will
g
ive
y
ou
an idea about the components in the s
y
stem and the rout-
in
g
of the waste lines
.
Wastes tank
Macerator
Electric Head System
Overboard
Discharge
Fresh Water
Supply
Switch
Toilet
Fi
g
. 10.1
0
CAUTION
! !
D
o not use chlorine-based or caustic cleanin
g
ag
ents, or c
h
em
i
ca
l
s suc
h
as a
d
ra
i
n open
i
n
g
pro
d
-
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 D
C
E
lectric S
y
stems Section,
y
our boat has a total of four
(
4
)
bil
g
e pumps. The Emer
g
enc
y
, or Hi
g
h Water Pump,
and the
f
wd, mid, and a
f
t bil
g
e pumps. We detailed the
o
perations of these pumps in the DC Electric Section
(
Section 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.
1. Locate the bil
g
e pump switches at the MDP and switch
them to the manual position.
2. Another
p
rocedure to be used in extreme circumstanc-
e
s involves locatin
g
the
f
loat switch and manuall
y
rotatin
g
th
e
f
l
oa
t h
a
n
d
l
e
o
n th
e
s
i
de
of
th
e
f
l
oa
t
s
wit
c
h t
o
s
im
u
l
a
t
e
the float switch bein
g
underwater. This will ener
g
ize the
pump and the pump will operate.
1
0.5.1.2 Maintenance on bil
g
e pumps
No maintenance is required other than ensurin
g
that the
float switches are o
p
erational and that there is no debris
c
lo
gg
in
g
the pump intakes
.
CAUTION
! !
Runnin
g
the macerator when the holdin
g
tank is
e
mpt
y
w
ill
cause
d
ama
g
e to t
h
e pump
.
1
0.5.2 Macerator O
p
eration
1.
O
pen the macerator dischar
g
e valve
(
The dischar
g
e
valve locates in main bil
g
e dischar
g
e compartment b
y
inboard side of
g
alle
y)
.
2.
S
witch the
“
MA
C
ERAT
O
R” breaker on at the D
C