Toilet

Handymans342

Yes thats fine too. 

Cableguy Greg

I have the water pickup from under the boat. Most of the time I "dry" flush my toilet and then add a little water from the sink. It keeps the river water out of the system and my toilet isn't directly connected to the potable system.

Britinusa

I have a Perko pump out deck plate, i measured the cap threads and its 1-3/4" but all im seeing online for the adapters is 1-1/4 or 1/1/2 is mine an odd size or am i measuring wrong, do i even need the adapter for a pump out station?

Dream_Inn

I've had both raw and fresh water to the head.  I definitely have to say, if you can afford to use your fresh water, it is much better.  You don't have to deal with any smelly water, build up in the lines, and just better overall.  Yes, it does use your fresh water and you have to make sure you always have some in the tank.

Stodge

I wonder if the "sea water" inlet is a regional thing.  The head on our 280 drafted from the lake just like our 342 does.  I'm actually glad the water systems don't mix.  It would be "bad" if the fresh water tank got some back flow from the head.  

rasbury

draw in raw water here but if I go to salt I use the fresh...that was a Tiki tip!

Britinusa

I ended up installing a portapotty pemenant install type.
The adapter im talking about is to pump out the waste, i watched avideo on how to use the pump out station and they removed the deck plate cap then screwed in an adapter that the hose from the sewage section pump fit into.

Stodge

Makes sense, but I was referring to having the draft built in.  Sounded like not all Rinkers came with heads that could draft out of the water it's sitting in.

Dream_Inn

Stodge, I believe only the larger cruisers draw from fresh water tank, at least that is what I've experienced and seen.  This may be due to them having larger tanks and can more easily take the hit of using fresh water for the head.

Cableguy Greg

Stodge said:

I wonder if the "sea water" inlet is a regional thing.  The head on our 280 drafted from the lake just like our 342 does.  I'm actually glad the water systems don't mix.  It would be "bad" if the fresh water tank got some back flow from the head.  

As long as there is a check valve, then there wouldn't be a problem.