Toilet hose-which is best?

You're confusing two separate problems, Cantata...intake odor, and permeated hoses.

Intake odor is caused by trapped stagnant sea water IN the inlet hose when the boat sits for a while. It's usually confined to the head, goes away when cleared out by the first few flushes...it can permeate the intake hose, but rarely does.

The hoses that become permeated with odor are those that carry sewage--the head and tank discharge hoses, and sometimes the tank vent hose. That odor can permeate the whole boat and does NOT go way with a few flushes because the hose has soaked the waste that produces the odor. The only cure is new hoses.

However, wet dirty sumps and bilges can also make a boat smell like a sewer...I've heard from many people who've replaced their entire sanitation systems to get rid of what they thought was "head" odor...when all they really needed to do was clean--really CLEAN, and flush all the dirty water out--their sumps and bilges.

To know whether a hose has become permeated with odor, wet a clean rag in hot water...wring it out and wrap it around a low section of the hose...let it reman till it cools, then remove it and smell it. If you can smell the same odor on the rag, that hose has become permeated with odor...if you can't, it's fine. Test every section of every hose, using a clean rag for each.

<hr width=100% size=1>Peggie Hall
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Often the easiest way to replace hoses is by connecting the old hose to the new and pulling the new hose through as you pull the old hose out. Use a male-male connector...cut the ends of both hoses as smoothly as possible, butt them together as tightly as you can to get the smoothest unbroken surface possible...."glue" the hoses onto it (duct tape won't hold if you have to pull hard, clamps can get caught). Cut the new hose off behind the connector.

Before you start, pump out and thoroughly rinse out the tank...flush gallons of water through the toilet and hoses to get them as clean as possible. Put plastic kitchen can liners under hose connections to catch any spills. Start with the highest connections to minimize spills.

--Peggie

Raritan SaniFlex hose RaritanSaniFlex hose has proven to be 100% odor permeation resistant and has the added advantage of being so flexible it can be bent like a hairpin without kinking. Defender currently has it on sale for the lowest price I've eve seen: <$8/ft.Often the easiest way to replace hoses is by connecting the old hose to the new and pulling the new hose through as you pull the old hose out. Use a male-male connector...cut the ends of both hoses as smoothly as possible, butt them together as tightly as you can to get the smoothest unbroken surface possible...."glue" the hoses onto it (duct tape won't hold if you have to pull hard, clamps can get caught). Cut the new hose off behind the connector.Before you start, pump out and thoroughly rinse out the tank...flush gallons of water through the toilet and hoses to get them as clean as possible. Put plastic kitchen can liners under hose connections to catch any spills. Start with the highest connections to minimize spills.--Peggie

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