Toilet Talk

Anatomy of the Marine Vacuum Toilet

The All Important Throne

Dismantled Throne

New Gasket and Ball Installed

After a good night’s sleep, we were ready to tackle our list of maintenance items to be completed over the next two weeks.  What’s the most critical piece of equipment that needs to be kept in good running order?  That’s right, The Toilet or Throne; it’s an important piece of equipment that would be hard to do without.  You certainly don’t want to be caught without all the spare parts necessary for the toilet system.  Our vacuum flush toilet was in need of a new rubber gasket and ball; the ball had worn and was not sealing properly.  Good thing Leonard is mechanically inclined and was a plumber through his college days.  Yes, some things don’t change; college days to retirement days, Leonard can't seem to stay away from fixing toilets.  After shutting off the water and dismantling the working parts of the toilet, Leonard replaced the rubber gasket and installed a new ball.  We turned the water back on and tested the flush action; no leaks and the new ball functioned as expected.  I could include all sorts of puns on this one, but I’ll spare my readers the pain.

Dismantled Parts

From College Days to Retirement Days