How To Remove Marine Toilet Odor

By Jeremy Dyer


Clean lavatories are very important for maintaining good hygiene. When they are not maintained properly, they tend to cause a lot of discomfort especially by producing unpleasant smells. It gets even more annoying when one is in a surrounding that they cannot go far away to avoid the bad smell. For example in a boat, in the middle of a large water body. Such individuals should learn how to remove marine toilet odor.

A lot of people see this as a very hard task that demand so much work. This however is not the case as one would only need to make sure they follow strict regular cleaning schedules. It is also important to follow simple toilet using rules like sitting properly to avoid messing up the seat, as well as flashing after using every time. In fact, this is an important step to ensure it does not start stinking.

Odor from a marine toilet is caused by many reasons, one being the discharge hose. It might be permeable and thus allowing escape of bad smell coming from trapped effluents in the system. To know whether this is the problem, rub a clean rug across the hose jacket then sniff it. If it is the cause then one is advised to change it immediately and use impermeable hoses that are sanitation friendly.

Another common reason is leakages in the system. These leaks can also be detected by the same method of using a clean dry clothing by rubbing it around valves, hose fittings or sealed loops. Damping of the piece of cloth as well as presence of odor indicates leaks. One should therefore ensure that they tighten valves and fittings properly, and very well seal vented loops, or lose them completely since they trap effluents.

Odor also comes from marine life or grass which mostly get trapped under the rim of the bowl and flash water passages. To stop this, one can fix a strainer along the line of intake. It will also help to clean this area regularly using bleaches that are scented, or vinegar, to avoid the marine life accumulating. The scented bleach leaves the toilet with a very pleasant smell.

Scale deposits caused by the salty water accumulate in the discharge way. Flashing of the toilet then becomes almost impossible. Water in discharge pipes find their way in the bowl, and this becomes a reason for odor. One is therefore advised to apply potions of vinegar on a regular basis to get rid of salt deposits and make the water fresh.

One can also use an acidic flush to remove the odor coming from the lavatory head. A mild mixture of muriatic acid and water will most definitely do the trick. Follow the instructions as directed in the acid bottle when mixing, then pump the solution slowly into the head hose allowing for the dissolving of thick residues.

Doing everything necessary to stop toilet odor but never succeeding may mean that it is time to do an over haul of the toilet system. One can hire an expert to do this or decide to do it themselves while following good guidelines as the process is not difficult.




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