SeaLand Vacuflush Issues

I recently had one that I put a new pump on and did the same thing, where the pvc 90 on the bottom of the toilet slid right around with my hand and had broken free and that was where the vaccuum leak was. I bet that's where yours is leaking also......you wouldn't even know it until I put my hand on the hose and noticed it turn. Do yourself a HUGE favor. Buy a brand new complete Raritan marine elegance toilet for about the same price as a vaccuuflush pump/box, hook the drain hose to it, hook power to it, and hook the supply hose to it and mount the touch pad on the wall. Super easy install and super reliable and trash the vaccuuflush or save it for spares for your others. Just make sure you get the tall one with elongated bowl.

$829-1099 list for the complete toilet and system and done.....

https://www.raritaneng.com/en/product-categories/marine-toilets/electric-marine-toilet?type=F

This. Much easier and works great.

Headhunter uses a jet type nozzle to flush/break up and shoot the stuff down the pipe.

Raritan has a S/S macerator that is built into the bowl and also uses a jet style nozzle to shoot the stuff down the hose to the tank.

With both heads all you do is hook the 1.5" waste hose and run it directly to the holding tank or in your case directly overboard. Raritan is best bang for the buck. Headhunter is good, but have to get the adjustment right on the jet nozzle flush disc mechanism or it won't flush properly which is easy, but if trim of the boat changes quite a bit so do their flushing habits sometimes. I've NEVER had to fix a Raritan marine elegance in all of the years.

MY BET, is the 90 pvc fitting at the bottom of the toilet came unglued (the 1.5" hose connects to it) and it's sucking vaccuum there, which is EXACTLY what my customers boat did. It kept cycling and staying on for minutes at a time, he insisted I install a new VG4 pump assembly and I did and it was doing the same thing. I started double checking hose clamps and saw that fitting move as I was tightening the hose clamps......pulled it off and put 5200 on it and slapped it back on, it's all I had and he said to.....it fixed it.

Yes, right to the WYE valve. Easy peasy. Mount the flush panel and has a telephone cord/connection. Hook power, water supply and drain hose and screw it to the floor.......Super easy install and can pull 100 lbs of crap out of the bilge........

If you need any convincing about doing business with Raritan call them,,, they will answer. It threw me off-guard at first. They were helpful too. kind of a surreal experience. If I found a better head I probably wouldn't buy it knowing the service I have had buying Raritan products. its like Shurhold -why buy anything else.

Every once in a while someone comes up with a new product.......that revolutionizes the industry while the big guy sits on their laurels.....Shurhold is still #1 overall, but these 2 products blow them away in that area.

These carbon fiber poles are a REAL treat from Yot Stick, they're incredibly lightweight compared to Shurhold
https://www.yotstik.com/shop-yotstiks/yotstik-carbon

And this brush head from TD Mop is an awesome improvement and gets in corners great compared to the Shurhold:
https://www.tdmops.com/product-page/360-yellow-brush-soft

Just putting in another thumbs up for the Raritan Marine Elegance. I put one in to replace the raw water electric Jabsco in one of my heads. Install was pretty easy and it has functioned perfectly for 3 season. I had a vacuflush on my last boat and, while it functioned fine, the simplicity of the Raritan head in terms of fewer moving parts and lack of need for service makes me wonder why anyone would install a Vacuflush or any other head for that matter.