Should I rebuild or replace my old Sealand Vacuflush Marine toilet? This is a question I get alot, after all vacuflush toilets are expensive. My best advise to a customer who, perhaps, has a 800 series vacuflush toilet made back in the 1980's is to replace the base.
What happens is, I get called out for an older toilet that leaks vacuum, water, sewage or all of the above. If I put a bowl seal and ball and shaft kit in an older toilet then add labor, you are at 3/4 the price of a brand new base assembly. Another problem that most don't realize is that, after a plastic Vacuflush toilet base has the porcelain bowl clamped to it for a period of time it takes that shape and probably won't revert back. After, say, 15 years of being in a position, then disassembled, parts replaced and reassembled, the base probably will not go back to the exact shape around the bowl. You will have spent money on parts, labor and had headaches. After all this, the problem has very a good chance of still existing or even getting worse. I've been through this so many times in my business that I can't guarantee the fix on 20 yr or older toilets.
Go to www.marinediscounters.com and go to the VACUFLUSH catagory. You will find the base assemblies for your vacuflush marine toilet there for sale at great pricing. Your existing toilet will have a sticker on the base(behind the decorative base surround). This sticker will have the model and serial number of your toilet. ALL VAUFLUSH TOILET BASES 500 SERIES, 800 SERIES, 1000 SERIES, 5000 SERIES USE THE SAME BASE. The screw holes as well as all other components are identical (except the 5000 series takes a different flush ball and spring cartridge as well as vacuum break).
To replace the base simply disconnect the discharge hose and fresh water hose. Then unbolt from the floor. Now just remove the bowl by removing the large hose clamp around the base of the bowl. To reassemble, simply set you new base on the floor, set the bowl on top(make sure the flush ball is centered in bowl). Install the 2 half clamps, roll the large hose clamp over them and tighten the hose clamp. Now reinstall your toilet. VERY SIMPLE. There is less labor involved to replace the vacuflush toilet base than there is to replace the bowl seal and ball and shaft kit. As always, feel free to call me at 419-625-0605 or email me at boatdoc@marinediscounters.com for free technical assistance or to order parts. Thank you for making www.marinediscounters.com your vacuflush parts source.
What happens is, I get called out for an older toilet that leaks vacuum, water, sewage or all of the above. If I put a bowl seal and ball and shaft kit in an older toilet then add labor, you are at 3/4 the price of a brand new base assembly. Another problem that most don't realize is that, after a plastic Vacuflush toilet base has the porcelain bowl clamped to it for a period of time it takes that shape and probably won't revert back. After, say, 15 years of being in a position, then disassembled, parts replaced and reassembled, the base probably will not go back to the exact shape around the bowl. You will have spent money on parts, labor and had headaches. After all this, the problem has very a good chance of still existing or even getting worse. I've been through this so many times in my business that I can't guarantee the fix on 20 yr or older toilets.
Go to www.marinediscounters.com and go to the VACUFLUSH catagory. You will find the base assemblies for your vacuflush marine toilet there for sale at great pricing. Your existing toilet will have a sticker on the base(behind the decorative base surround). This sticker will have the model and serial number of your toilet. ALL VAUFLUSH TOILET BASES 500 SERIES, 800 SERIES, 1000 SERIES, 5000 SERIES USE THE SAME BASE. The screw holes as well as all other components are identical (except the 5000 series takes a different flush ball and spring cartridge as well as vacuum break).
To replace the base simply disconnect the discharge hose and fresh water hose. Then unbolt from the floor. Now just remove the bowl by removing the large hose clamp around the base of the bowl. To reassemble, simply set you new base on the floor, set the bowl on top(make sure the flush ball is centered in bowl). Install the 2 half clamps, roll the large hose clamp over them and tighten the hose clamp. Now reinstall your toilet. VERY SIMPLE. There is less labor involved to replace the vacuflush toilet base than there is to replace the bowl seal and ball and shaft kit. As always, feel free to call me at 419-625-0605 or email me at boatdoc@marinediscounters.com for free technical assistance or to order parts. Thank you for making www.marinediscounters.com your vacuflush parts source.
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the pump motor on the vacuflush generator until next to the holding tank on my 38 sea ray runs for a long time (more than 5 min) after you flush the head. it eventually shuts off, but we recently noticed a gurgling back when the head is flushed, especially if the motor has not turned off. in the past, i don't recall the motor running that long. is there a problem? any suggestions on what is going on?
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