Marine toilet anyone?

[mariesnowgoose]

This Laika van we're getting has a marine toilet. Never used one before.

Anyone else have one in their van, if so what are the pros & cons please?

Get the feeling that some people may have retro-fiitted cassettes?

 

[edina]

How does the tank empty, gravity or pump?

 

[Robmac]

How does the tank empty, gravity or pump?

That was my first question Chris.

Apparently Neil's going to drive it into the river before flushing.

 

[edina]

I was just looking up manual pump out kits - https://www.leesan.com/shop/self-pump-out-kits/manual-self-pump-out phew!

 

[mariesnowgoose]

How does the tank empty, gravity or pump?

Not entirely sure yet, Chris....

 

[mariesnowgoose]

It has a normal toilet cassette stored in one of the side lockers. Got to be there for a reason?

I have a feeling these models were built with a dual system? Black waste tank OR cassette. I'm kinda hoping this one is! The dealer didn't know anything about it, or at least the guy who was there when we were. I've emailed the boss man to ask about it this morning.

Can't imagine Laika would have built it without a pump?! They were pretty good at being ahead of the game, I think. Oh well, we'll find out soon enough lol

 

[RoaminRog]

Not sure if this applies but on the Dive Boats we were always told “never put anything down a marine toilet, unless you had eaten it first”!

 

[mariesnowgoose]

Here you go, fast forward to 13:50, you don't need the sound unless you can understand Italian, and it's sort of self-explanatory

 

[edina]

Here you go, fast forward to 13:50, you don't need the sound unless you can understand Italian, and it's sort of self-explanatory

That shows a gravity system

 

[mariesnowgoose]

That shows a gravity system

But it also shows a cassette option, no?

 

[RoaminRog]

I think it shows that you have a choice of emptying options. Nice idea.

 

[edina]

Yes as Roger says, it looks as though you can just empty the tank or divert it to a cassette, but whether they fit that option to all models? If you have a cassette with the van, it looks as though that's the way it works. A better option IMO than carting tank loads of waste around.

 

[mariesnowgoose]

If it has the cassette option - which it surely must have according to the video?? - that will be better/easier to use, yes?

 

[edina]

If it has the cassette option - which it surely must have according to the video?? - that will be better/easier to use, yes?

Definitely, but I've visited aires abroad where you can dump (sorry) the black waste into a drain, so looks as if you have the two options.

 

[Robmac]

As said on WC (how apt) Marie, many marinas be they coastal or inland have pump out facilities, we have one locally.

You would probably have to pay to use it, but given the option of having to empty less often is quite appealing.

Another downside is being full of s**t, Oops, I meant carrying more weight around.

 

[mariesnowgoose]

As said on WC (how apt) Marie, many marinas be they coastal or inland have pump out facilities, we have one locally.

You would probably have to pay to use it, but given the option of having to empty less often is quite appealing.

Another downside is being full of s**t, Oops, I meant carrying more weight around.

You should know by now, Rob, I am always full of s**t

I am also a lot fatter since Christmas, so no change there either

 

[Carrerasax]

Thought mariners just dumped it involved the move, like trains. Should we start a trend joining them!!!!!