So, when I bought my boat I had them install the Jabso Electric Toilet Conversion Kit. Has worked well, but now in our 4th season it is giving us hastles. Sometimes turns, sometimes not. Pops the breaker for vac flush often (yes it's powered via the vac flush switch). Anyhow, I took it apart, nothing wrong with the macerator. Was wondering if anyone knows what is going on. It can only be one of two things - the motor is going, or the power supply is weak. I am thinking it's the motor, as it never gave me hastles in the last 3 years, and now all of a sudden .... I do realize the vac flush circuit is a bit underpowered for the electric head conversion, but it has worked before without any problems. Anyhow, before I go spending $500 on a new electric conversion kit, I would like to know if anyone has any other suggestions. Thanks.

Mark, you're a pretty savvy guy so I guess you have run a bigger gauge of "test" wiring directly from an open electrical source (battery, breaker panel) right to the entry wiring connection of your kit to rule-out a low power situation? We were having ridiculous problems with a boat HVAC system I had as in shutting off, tripping breakers - after 5 weeks of insanity it was - underpowered!

Well I went back to the boat and was curious as to why my jumper battery didn't budge the electric toilet kit at all. It turns out I had missed a power button on the battery. The kit turned strong when I applied the voltage. I then went back and tried it under my vac flush circuit power and it worked. So it looks like the vac flush system is a little underpowered but once it's primed the unit works fine. When I took the unit apart and reassembled it lost its prime and it took a stronger source to get it primed again. Anyhow it works now. In fact it works better than before. Could also be that the force of the direct battery worked the unit in so it runs smoothly now.

All fixed. Needed to run a 10 gauge wire directly from house. The vacflush circuit just couldn't provide enough juice for this kit. It now runs fine.

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August 2020 edited August 2020

If anybody has one of these on their boat I'm selling a rebuild kit for a reasonable price.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Jabsco-Toilet-29101-0000-Electric-Conversion-Service-Kit-for-29200-Series-/154033730654
Or can PM me for offers.

Post edited by Willhound on August 2020
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