Electroscan Toilet System

[BrenMyster]

Hey Folks

 

Pretty new to canal boating, actually just looking in to getting my first boat.

 

I lived on a power boat when I was living in Hawaii and it had one of these toilets. It seemed like am amazing system.

 

I was wondering if they are legal over here and if anyone has every installed one on a Canal boat.

 

http://raritaneng.com/raritan-product-line/waste-treatment/electroscan/

 

Cheers

 

B

[bottle]

Welcome.

 

Canals are not salty.

 

Two usual systems on canals are cassette ( think caravans, small motor homes) or pump out, ( large 'black' tank on board) there is also composting system , that do not actually compost.

Edited September 5, 2016 by bottle

[BrenMyster]

I believe you can add salt to the toilet each time to flush to simulate salt water. Or at least that's why my friend who installed it on my old boat said,

[bizzard]

Probably just a flush in the pan.

[Lysander]

It seems to discharge into the surrounding water and not into any kind of holding tank so I would not have thought it would be acceptable on any waterway where discharge from a sea toilet is not permitted. If it discharges into a holding tank then there doesn't seem to be any particular advantage in what is probably a very expensive system (I haven't located the price).

[Lampyrichard]

 

electro scan™ is a U. S. Coast Guard Certified Type I Marine Sanitation Device for use on inspected and uninspected vessels 65 feet (19.7 Meters) and under. It must be operated within areas that are not declared a Federal No Discharge Zone (NDZ) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is applicable for all U.S. territorial waters inside the three mile limit. Other countries - check with local authorities

 

Their own manual specifically prohibits use in US inshore waters, so yes it could only be used where a standard sea toilet could be as far as I can see.

 

The same site also says it can be plumbed into a holding tank, but as Lysander has said, this doesn't seem to offer any advantage over the standard UK (untreated) system.

 

edit - they do supply a salt feed system for use in brackish / fresh water, but I still can't see where one would be allowed to discharge this overboard?

Edited September 5, 2016 by Lampyrichard