Tecma Electric Toilet fill question

[S. Todd]

2 days ago our Tecma electric toilet stopped filling as it originally did. The add water cycle now pulsates and adds only about a fourth as much water as it did before (which was not much). Our through hull is open and the strainer is clear. Holding tank is empty. Any ideas how to get the water flow back to normal? Boat is a 2021 R29S with 32 hours on the engine and just about two weeks in the water.

 

[Scottfree]

You could have an air lock especially if the boat has been out of the water with the through hull open. This happened to our 29. You can close the through hull and remove the clear dome on the strainer. Then put a garden hose into the strainer up against the opening leading to the toilet water line. On mine its white hose. The water will run over and into the bilge but you get enough pressure to help the toilet get water. You will need an assistant to flush the toilet while you hold the hose. OR I just discovered that there is an inline pump for your toilet raw water. Mine was behind my generator, under the Stove/oven completely inaccessible. Mine has not failed but I would have been pooping in a pail for some time as I had never heard of this pump.

Hopefully you only have an air lock.

Good luck, Leon