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Posted by Jan Stevenson
on September 8, 2009, 11:24 am, in reply to "Re: Holding tank vent odor"
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We had a great Labor Day away on the boat for four days. We have a 2004 330 Signature Chaparral which we love and keep meticulously clean and professionally maintained. Coming to home port yesterday, we stopped at a local marina to get pumped out before docking. Upon opening the tank cover outside, it spewed 10 feet in every direction all over us and others. It was very embarassing and shocking. We do not think the tank was full. Do you think it was the vent being clogged and is this dangerous? Could the boat actually explode? We were never expecting anything like this nor have our marina mates heard of it?
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: An excellent Idea, Just be care full not to
: plug the vent line and check/replace the
: filter, I have seen holding tanks ready to
: explode due to plugged vent lines, because
: of the gasses which human waste produce.
: When working at a marina up north, the tank
: couldn't be pumped out so someone un-did the
: deck suction line and it gushed in great
: quantities all over two people : ) glad i
: wasn't there to learn that lesson. I was a
: carpenter at the time... But I will try it,
: thanks again. Bob Mann
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: Joe, that is a great tip!
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: I wonder how it would work with bringing in
: the saltwater flush.
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: The odor from our holding tank vent was
: getting pretty bad and the cost of a
: commercial vent line filter stank as well;
: $80+ and $65+ replacement elements. I found
: a simple, effective, and cheap soloution.
: Taking a length of 1.5" PVC and adding
: end caps with 5/8" nipples, I put a
: small wad of polyesther aquarium filter
: material on either end and about 12 ounces
: of activated charcoal in the middle. I
: simply put the filter in line and the odor
: is GONE! The entire cost was less than $20.
: I used 24" of PVC but I think half that
: length would work. I also left one end cap
: unglued so as to be able to change the
: charcoal. Both the charcoal and filter
: material are available from the local pet
: store and the rest came from Home Depot
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