Sailing Hints
How to use the toilets & pumps on a boat
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- Last Updated: Thursday, 30 April 2015 19:27
- Published: Friday, 13 February 2015 10:25
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HOW TO USE TOILETS
- Your boat has a holding tank for each toilet
- Empty the tank regularly – Never let the tank to get full
- Make sure that your tank empties when open the seacock
- Flush the toilet a lot after use
- NEVER THROW PAPER IN THE TOILET – YOU WILL GET A BLOCKED TANK
HOW TO USE THE SHOWER PUMPS (takes the water from showers out)
- There is a main switch on the panel near chart table
- There is a button in the head for the use of shower pump
- By pressing the button the shower pump operates , when you release it the shower pump stops
- If the water is not coming out stop operating the pump. Check the filter and clean it if necessary and check if the seacock is open
HOW TO USE WATER PRESSURE PUMP (provides the taps with fresh water)
- There is a main switch on the panel near chart table
- The pump operates automatically every time you open the tap
- If you run out of water shutoff the main switch ,if you don’t shut it off the pump will keep operating continuously without water and will get damaged
- If you can hear that the pump operating when all the taps are closed then you probably have a leak or one of the taps is open