Just curious, is the bum gun water pre-heated?
Wifey B: No, water tap temp.
The Bum Gun Bidet Sprayers - King of Bathroom Hygiene
Just curious, is the bum gun water pre-heated?
Just spent a couple of hours over the weekend pulling the Tecma and disassembling the pump to remove a wad of Kleenex tissue, which took on the consistency of 3/8" rope after a few revolutions of the pump.
That must have been a huge wad of Kleenex! There's a much easier way: if you reverse the wiring, that makes the toilet run backward, which causes it "spit up" clogs. Call Thetford (they own Tecma) for instructions on how to do that.
I first learned about it from a brand new Selene owner in who'd tied up next to the boat I'd been brought to Alaska to solve some problems on (URSA Major) in 2006. Of course I had to ask 'em what toilets were on the boat and how they liked 'em. Tecma...they loved 'em! Any problems? Yes, one...they'd had their teenage granddaughters aboard for a week...when the girls ran out of TP, they used paper towels instead of asking for more. Took 'em 3 days to clog the toilet. Granddad called the dealer in Seattle who told 'em how to fix it...it worked! I've since heard of it working on other electric macerating toilets too.
Chris,
The head is a Jabsco Model 37010-Series and the macerator pump is Model 18590-Series.
Ditto this procedure, but I have always been able to find cheap, single-ply from the grocery store that worked as well as the expensive stuff from West Marine.Get several buckets. Fill them w water and put various TP in each one. After a time (one hour to maybe several days) I suspect it will be obvious what TP to use. We never use anything but marine TP.
I should have referred to the cleaned region as the 3rd largest planet.
On my boat, the rule is that if it does not naturally come out of your body, it does not go into the toilet. We have a small, sealed garbage can in each head for everything else. I also notate the location of a lovely, single stall bathroom at the market near the marina for anyone that may need to, uhh, deposit solid waste. Because the other rule is that if you stop it up, you will be taking it apart with me. My 12 year old son gets that pleasure next time we're at the boat. Bet he visits the market next time...
I've never understood why anyone would force themselves and guests to put used toilet paper in a bag or container. It's gross and not necessary. In many cases, putting raw sewage in with trash or garbage is illegal.
I've been pooping on boats for many years. Even with the most basic manual toilets, I've never had a problem.
Use cheap single ply toilet paper from the grocery store and don't use a bunch.
Of course you don't understand, because my wife and children haven't visited your septic system. I know I know, you would teach them how much tp to use and what should and should not be flushed, much like I've already done. I promise you they will still clog it up, but you, yes you, will need to take the toilet apart to clean it.
My solution: don't poop in it, go use the market facilities. If you do, these toilets don't take paper, so put it in the trash bag. Clog it and you're going to learn to take it apart with me.
Or wipe their butts yourself.
And that is what it's come to. Maybe they can borrow Wifey B's bidet?
I can't believe I'm really doing this, butt . . . . . .
This discussion proves that what I've said for years really is true: You could put 100 homeowners in a group for a week or longer without any of 'em ever mentioning the "sanitation system." But put just TWO boat owners together and I guarantee that one of 'em will bring it up within an hour...within 5 minutes if I show up.
However, I gave in and used it. Whether it's a separate bidet or something like the bum gun, it just makes sense. It's actually very comfortable and leaves a very clean good feeling.
Does the bum gun have any blow back so that it needs to be cleaned before the next person shoots the $hit?
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