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Post by sunset on Jul 1, 2016 22:25:57 GMT
I hope to find out what the for and against are for pump out or cassette ,I haven't been boating long and now have the option to choose ,any help would be well received .
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Post by Delta9 on Jul 1, 2016 22:44:22 GMT
Cassette is always best. Toilets will always at some point break and plumbing will always at some point leak. Replacing a broken cassette is cheap and I don't want the chance of a sewage leak on my boat.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 2, 2016 7:57:10 GMT
You haven't suggested the simple option of dropping your trousers whilst steering and poo-ing from the stern.
That's what we do.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 2, 2016 14:01:57 GMT
I have a cassette toilet and here's my take on it...
Advantages- There's a lot more places to empty out a cassette and it's free, whereas a pump-out costs typically £12-£15 a time, and of course you have to take the boat to a pump-out point whereas you can take a cassette to an Elsan point in the boot of a car or walk down the towpath with it.
Disadvantages- A cassette needs emptying more often than a holding tank, and emptying one out isn't exactly the highlight of any boating trip.
Like most boaters I tend to take advantage of mains-connected toilets whenever possible, and tend not to fill up the cassette with liquid matter, for which an empty Sunny Delight bottle and a convenient field make a fine substitute.
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Post by canaldweller on Jul 2, 2016 14:16:12 GMT
I have a cassette toilet and here's my take on it... Advantages- There's a lot more places to empty out a cassette and it's free, whereas a pump-out costs typically £12-£15 a time, and of course you have to take the boat to a pump-out point whereas you can take a cassette to an Elsan point in the boot of a car or walk down the towpath with it. Disadvantages- A cassette needs emptying more often than a holding tank, and emptying one out isn't exactly the highlight of any boating trip. Like most boaters I tend to take advantage of mains-connected toilets whenever possible, and tend not to fill up the cassette with liquid matter, for which an empty Sunny Delight bottle and a convenient field make a fine substitute. Also if, like our boat, it's an integral waste tank then it's likely to eat its way to the outside (like ours did!!). |
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Post by quaysider on Jul 2, 2016 15:24:59 GMT
for what it's worth, we're putting 1 of each on Ellis... the lined additions boat being built, comes with the thetford c200 (or equivalent) which is going to be installed in a very small closet and I've bought a Sanimarin macerator which I intend to fit in the main bathroom.
My plan is to try and use the cassette as much as possible and save the pumpout for guests/special occasions.
We'll see how that "pans" out ;-)
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 2, 2016 17:34:06 GMT
Wee-ing in a wide-mouthed Hello Kitty cup and pouring it down the kitchen sink works too - and how many people wee in the shower?
Think on this next time you've fell in the cut!
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Post by Saltysplash on Jul 2, 2016 18:04:35 GMT
We used to have two pump out toilets on our boat. We live aboard with 2 young children.
We had to pump out every 3 weeks and often the flush was poor on both toilets.
So I ripped one out and replaced with a cassette which needs emptying every 3 days.
The 2nd pump out was used as emergency for when the other was in use and the desparate child couldnt wait.
I have now also ripped out that pump out and replaced with a cassette. the kids now have their loo and we have ours.
The cassettes now only need emptying evry 5-6 days except for school holidays.
The Pump outs were just too unreliable. Great in theory but when they go wrong it always after you have a pan full of crap and not just urine. more trouble than they are worth and a damn sight more expensive just for the sake of being too squeemish to empty a cassette
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Post by peterboat on Jul 2, 2016 19:11:06 GMT
I have had both and both are crap!! Composting toilet now! brilliant, convenient, long lasting less moving parts than a cassette, pour wee on grass to get rid of it and mate puts solids in composting bin so much better than the other two methods.
Not expensive anymore either, I could never go back to the other methods {we have a cassette toilet in the camper] as they are just two much hard work.
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Post by loafer on Jul 3, 2016 20:36:02 GMT
We have a pumpout bog, but we also have our own pump gear, so that we can use cassette facilities with a quick 25 litres into a drum. Anywhere, anytime, free. We use a proper pumpout facility when it appears conveniently when we're full, which is about every 5 weeks. So it's a bit like a 5-week cassette.
I just couldn't get to like the idea of messing with toilets every 3-5 days! Nooooo!
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Post by JohnV on Jul 4, 2016 8:11:03 GMT
I have pumpout on the big boat, cassette on the yoghurt pot ....... it's a bit horses for courses.
The yoghurt pot is too small to have a pumpout tank of a respectable size so a cassette is the best option.
The barge has facilities for self pumpout (at sea) or shore system and lasts about 2 months.
Always having to find somewhere to empty cassettes is a pain
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 4, 2016 11:37:07 GMT
You can always take cassettes home in the car and empty them into your own house toilet/down the kitchen sink.
I was thinking of this but it might pong a bit somewhere around southern Denmark.
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Post by sunset on Jul 4, 2016 21:56:24 GMT
Wee-ing in a wide-mouthed Hello Kitty cup and pouring it down the kitchen sink works too - and how many people wee in the shower? Think on this next time you've fell in the cut! probably best to take advantage of falling in the cut ,and just have a wee while I am in the cut |
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Post by sunset on Jul 4, 2016 21:58:16 GMT
thank you all for your input ,I think the cassette gets it xx
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