Owner`s manual

CHAPTER 2: COMPONENTS/SYSTEMS Ciera 22’ to 28’ Cruisers • Owner’s Manual Supplement
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Portable toilet
Your boat may come equipped with a portable toilet. Be sure to read and carefully follow the manufacturer’s operat-
ing instructions included in your boat’s owner’s packet.
Marine Head with Holding Tank
Your boat may come equipped with with a marine head and holding tank. Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s oper-
ating instructions included in the boat’s owner’s packet.
Seawater is used to flush waste from the toilet into the holding tank. The holding tank is plumbed to a waste fitting on
the deck for use at a dockside pump-out station, and to a macerator pump so that waste may be pumped overboard
(where regulations permit). The switch for the macerator is usually located at the helm station.
If at any time you are unable to pump water into the bowl, the probable cause is debris in the pump diaphragm. To
remedy this, shut the inlet seacock and dismantle the pump. The pump is generally held together with six screws. The
design is simple and the problem will be obvious when the pump body is split open.
To winterize the toilet, shut off the intake valve and pump until the bowl is dry. Remove the drain plug in the base and
pump again to remove all water. Do not fill the bowl with antifreeze. The inlet seacock should be left closed while the
boat is underway, or whenever the boat is left moored in the water.