Toilet holding tank

[Brummie]

Hi,

A year ago I bought a 45' narrow boat that had been stored and unattended at a marina for two years due to previous owners illness.

I moved the boat to a marina nearer my home about ten mile trip just as the lockdown started.

The boat has a macerator toilet with a plastic holding tank, on inspection I found the tank is just over half full (yuk).

As this has now been stood for two plus years do you think it would still be liquid enough to pump out or would it have solidified. should I top the tank up with water and leave for a short while, any suggestions please.

 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Brummie said:

Hi,

A year ago I bought a 45' narrow boat that had been stored and unattended at a marina for two years due to previous owners illness.

I moved the boat to a marina nearer my home about ten mile trip just as the lockdown started.

The boat has a macerator toilet with a plastic holding tank, on inspection I found the tank is just over half full (yuk).

As this has now been stood for two plus years do you think it would still be liquid enough to pump out or would it have solidified. should I top the tank up with water and leave for a short while, any suggestions please.

 

At least some of the solids will be difficult to remove yes.

 

Probably best to add some water. Agitate by rocking the boat and pump out what you can. You may have to repeat over several pump out cycles.

 

A quick google brings up several possible solutions suggested for septic tanks which you could apply to your boat tank.

Edited June 28, 2020 by The Happy Nomad

[Alan de Enfield]

5 minutes ago, The Happy Nomad said:

A quick google brings up several possible solutions suggested for septic tanks

 

A dead Pheasant is a good 'activator' to keep septic tanks working well.

(Other carcases are available)

[Tracy D'arth]

Pump it out, add a bottle of liquid biological washing detergent, use till full and pump out. It will be as clean as a whistle after.

TD'

[OldGoat]

23 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

A dead Pheasant is a good 'activator' to keep septic tanks working well.

(Other carcases are available)

Now that's posh...

Down here we have to make do  with a dead pigeon

 

(or mebe a dead parrot - cue for video clip......)

Edited June 28, 2020 by OldGoat

[Alan de Enfield]

25 minutes ago, OldGoat said:

Now that's posh...

Down here we have to make do  with a dead pigeon

 

(or mebe a dead parrot - cue for video clip......)

Would that be equivalent to the Norwegian toilet Blue ? (lovely plumage)

[Tracy D'arth]

A Phoenix will work very well.

[system 4-50]

7 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:

A Phoenix will work very well.

No it won't. It'll just be a flash in the pan.

[Tracy D'arth]

Well, that shot me down in flames....................................

[Chewbacka]

Tip a bottle of this in 

https://www.toolstation.com/knock-out-biological-drain-treatment/p74134

leave for a week, then pump-out and see if it worked.........

[ditchcrawler]

6 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

A dead Pheasant is a good 'activator' to keep septic tanks working well.

(Other carcases are available)

We are cheapskates here on the East coast and just use a rat

[Alan de Enfield]

4 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

We are cheapskates here on the East coast and just use a rat

It must be all the 'Estate Shoots' around us - if you travel a couple of miles in any direction you can pick up half a dozen any day.