Doug, Check out this thread on Cruisersforum <https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f47/diy-holding-tank-247323.html>. I wrote up the build process for my custom holding tank here (username RMA). I was in the same position. Fortunately, the previous owner had already ripped out the head and all hoses/tank, so I was starting with a blank slate. I went with Raritan <https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?name=raritan-sani-flex-sanitation-hose&path=-1|51|2243574|2243583&id=3057989> Sani Flex hose <https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?name=raritan-sani-flex-sanitation-hose&path=-1|51|2243574|2243583&id=3057989> for everything. It is probably the best sanitation hose on the market. Butyl rubber with double helix reinforcement. It is very flexible and easy to work with. 10 year warranty and it's only $9/ft at Defender.
Best of luck, On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 2:56 PM Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm in the process of replacing worst hoses. But trying to eliminate > having to do this again. > I had heard about vinager, but I'd also heard it didn't work. I trust the > answers on this list more so than some other sources. > Thanks > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device > > Doug Mountjoy > Port Orchard YC > Port Orchard, WA > Rebecca Leah > 1988 LF39 > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> > Date: 5/3/21 09:46 (GMT-08:00) > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Doug Mountjoy <svrebeccal...@gmail.com> > Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List clogged head hoses > > Vinegar is your friend. > > At this point you will be replacing them or beating the hell out of them > on the dock, they sound too far gone for vinegar. > > > > > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > Coquina > > > > *From:* Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Monday, May 3, 2021 12:33 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Doug Mountjoy <svrebeccal...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Stus-List clogged head hoses > > > > Good Morning All, > > > > I am in the process of replacing my Stainless steel holding tank, due to > holes that are a result of corrosion. This is requiring me to make one out > of fiberglass. No one makes a tank this size and shape needed. This led me > to checking the hoses for condition. I found that the hoses from the toilet > to tank are severely clogged. Not sure how any fluid was getting through. > Currently with the aft cabin torn apart my boat is unusable for anything, > including living aboard, which I am. > > > > My question is this. What does everyone use to help keep the lines clear? > Do you pull them out every few years and clean them? Is there a chemical > that I can flush down that will help keep them clean? > > > > Thanks, > > Doug > > > > > -- > > Douglas Mountjoy > 253-208-1412 > > Port Orchard YC, WA > > Rebecca Leah > > C&C LandFall 39 > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Fair winds and following seas, Charlotte Freeland & Riley Anderson SV Freight Train Middletown, CT USA
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
