New boating w/ toilet pump pressure issue
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have a 1908 Scarab 377 and when I try to pump the toilet, i only get a very small amount of water go into it...and when i use the sink pump I get no water coming out of it...Is there a common problem I should be looking for? I filled the fresh water tank (though I havent located it yet), but I did locate the holding tank...
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From: Wilson, NY
Did you look for a valve to open up ? I'm guessing there is some sort of valve between the holding tank and the toilet/sink. I have a ball valve located behind my toilet, and its always been closed (never used the toilet or sink in my Scarab). Keep searching.
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Only the 377 had a toilet in 1908. Seriously though, does the sink have an electric pump or is it a manual pump up? If it's a manual pump, there are seals that probably need replaced by now. If it's electric, there is a bowl that sometimes needs cleaned out because of scale,ect build up especially if water or rv antifreeze was allowed to dry out. Keep looking for that valve though.
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Only the 377 had a toilet in 1908. Seriously though, does the sink have an electric pump or is it a manual pump up? If it's a manual pump, there are seals that probably need replaced by now. If it's electric, there is a bowl that sometimes needs cleaned out because of scale,ect build up especially if water or rv antifreeze was allowed to dry out. Keep looking for that valve though.
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From: Oneida Lake NY
My manual pump gets water from the lake at bottom of the boat, there is an inlet between the keel and the first strake. There is a ball valve on that inlet.
I have a fresh water system as well, but it is not hooked to the potty.....why flush with clean water
I have a fresh water system as well, but it is not hooked to the potty.....why flush with clean water




