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General Activities => Main Message Board => Topic started by: Lance Jones on September 26, 2013, 04:29:52 PM

Title: Electric head
Post by: Lance Jones on September 26, 2013, 04:29:52 PM
We are considering upgrading to an electric head. Happy wife happy life....... Is there a power out alternative or are you S O L if the electric part goes Tango Uniform?
Title: Re: Electric head
Post by: Stu Jackson on September 26, 2013, 04:37:58 PM
If it's a Raritan (Model PHE), the handle should still be available to you.
Title: Re: Electric head
Post by: Clay Greene on September 27, 2013, 08:36:57 AM
We have an electric head on the new boat and it is OK but really loud, as in so loud our slip neighbors know when someone has used the head.  Also it wakes up everyone on the boat in the middle of the night.  So, I would check out the operation of whatever model you prefer before buying it, 
Title: Re: Electric head
Post by: Roc on September 27, 2013, 08:59:10 AM
Although we don't have an electric head, I also have heard they are very LOUD.  So make sure you test the model you are buying and if the conversion is worth it.
Title: Re: Electric head
Post by: Ron Hill on September 27, 2013, 06:10:18 PM
Lance : The main problem that I've had with an electric Jabsco head is that it doesn't seem to pump much water for the time engaged.  It is a short stroke as compared to the manual stroke.

A thought
Title: Re: Electric head
Post by: chuck53 on September 27, 2013, 06:46:13 PM
On our previous powerboat, we had a Raritan Crown which is one of your better units.  Very loud.
Title: Re: Electric head
Post by: Hawk on October 14, 2013, 10:36:49 PM
Sailed on Mahina again, this time in the Coral sea with his new "quiet model". As he says, hate to hear the loud one. At night at sea everyone gets woken up by the head flush.....unless the weather drowned it out(:
Nice to have though, just not through the night.
Hawk
Title: Re: Electric head
Post by: Ken Juul on October 15, 2013, 08:51:33 AM
Great deal at defender on the raritan compact.  Manual but much superior to the jabsco/groco models.