445 Problems

Installed a Groco toilet in June and have used it extensively this summer without a single problem unlike the replaced Jabsco unit. Much better toilet - strong flushing and absolutely trouble free.

Hi,
The tubes (out of clear plastic with metal reinforcement) used by Hanse for the pressurized hot and cold water are not good quality and develop holes at random places.Most probably because the metal reinforcement is rusting.
We started to replace them last winter and gradually we  will change all of them.

Hi,

The black water tanks are on the sides of the boat behind the toilet furniture.  They are under their emptying hole which is on the deck.

There is no provision to read the black water level.
What we do is to count the uses: 2 liters for lite use and 4 liters for heavy use. So after about 8-9 uses the tank should be considered full.

If by mistake you overfill it, there is a spray of blackwater to the neighboring boat. If this happens do not forget to thoroughly clean the vent tube and hole by overfilling the tank with hot water and special detergent!! (after emptying the tank of course) else the vent tube blocks and there is a pressure buildup in the tank when you use the head which can lead to a reversal of flow.


Edited by panos - 20 September 2011 at 05:15

You can actually access the black water tanks.  Just use that same rubber thing (round) that you use to pull up the bilge doors. The one in the aft head is located just to the right of the sink - just place the rubber thing on and slide/pull the cover off.  For the aft, just place the rubber thing on the cover which is actually located above the port side seating, to the right of the hull long window - located in the MAIN salon.  Hope this make some sort of sense....  You can actually use a torch and see how full the tanks are.

We have exactly the same problem you have and "filled" our bilge with fresh water two times already because of loose pipe connection. In our case it happenend on the cold water pipes.