Putting in an Airhead: How Hard to Rip out the Old Stuff

[Bobcat]

I am going to put a composting toilet on Leketoy. I have a holding tank, electric head, and thru hulls with the wiring and plumbing that goes with it.

How straightforward of a job is ripping the stuff out? Any hints from someone who has done so.

Does a used electric head have any resale value?

[bott]

A quick one I learned while taking out holding tanks:
Getting the exposed openings of the tank covered ASAP makes the whole job much more pleasurable. When taking the hoses off the holding tank, I found that after instantly covering the fitting with a gloved hand, one could take the glove off and wrap it inside-out around the hosebarb fitting then tape it quickly to minimize the gas escape. Same with the exposed hose, but there's generally less stink in there to worry about.

Hope this is useful.

[Bobcat]

A quick one I learned while taking out holding tanks:
Getting the exposed openings of the tank covered ASAP makes the whole job much more pleasurable. When taking the hoses off the holding tank, I found that after instantly covering the fitting with a gloved hand, one could take the glove off and wrap it inside-out around the hosebarb fitting then tape it quickly to minimize the gas escape. Same with the exposed hose, but there's generally less stink in there to worry about.

Hope this is useful.

Now that's the kind of info I wanted. I can't imagine it will be a pleasant job.

[Mike Vogdes]

Get yourself some heavy duty contractor trash bags and duct tape for closing up the bags. I use heavy duty rubber gloves when cutting the hoses and nowadays I use my knock off Harbor Freight 29 dollar multi saw for cutting out the hoses. It might be a good idea to leave the sea cocks and thru hulls alone until you make sure you love your composting toilet, seems like some people revert back to holding tanks after a stretch. Some electric heads have resale value, Raritans are usually in demand and can be factory rebuilt.

[Breakaway]

Agree with Mike. Leave the T-hulls, at least for a while. ( Service and close them, goes without saying


Kevin