Brian on Harnser wrote: > David Cragg wrote on 26/11/2008 : >> This overload regularly happens around Great Heywood where BW have >> free water and refuse but have handed the sani back to Anglo Welsh >> who now charge for elsan emptying. When we wrote to them about this >> BW Fazeley informed us >> that if there inadequate or no BW facilities in an area then we >> boaters should use (and pay for!) those provided by marinas which BW >> feel are there > > Why do boater object to paying to empty their elsans, I have to pay to > empty my pump out loo and at the end of the day its the same stuff, I > empty mine once every 3 weeks and the elsans empty every 3 days. > By the way, Whilton charge for elsan emptying as well.
I've seen plenty of pump-outs being done for free with a manual pump over the years. Don't forget you are paying for the electricity, pump depreciation and maintenance. 3 days for an Elsan - must have been a big one! 2 days for our Portapotti. Also if an Elsan was charged to empty, you would soon have zero Elsans being emptied at the station.... I remember (when first boating in a hire boat with a Portapotti back in '73) the hire base supplying a spade - when you couldn't find a station (wasn't so many then!). Charge for an Elsan and the spade sales will soar. -- Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
