Purasan & vacuflush

[4mula owner]

I have a vacuflush system and am interested in installing a purasan system. Can you use a purasan with a vacuflush system or would I have to use the hold n' treat system? thanks

 

[Vic Willman]

It can be done but it's a rather complicated installation. Hold 'N Treat System might be a better choice.

 

[4mula owner]

Can you explain a little about the complications? I have the vacuflush sw series pump and vacuum generator. Also, with the purasan do you have to plumb the chlorine container water supply line into the water supply to the toilet, so that the container is refilled every time you activate the water supply to the toilet or does it work off of some type of float controlled/demand system called for by the purasan itself thus requiring the container to be tapped into any fresh water line?

 

[Vic Willman]

When connected to a VacuFlush toilet, you may only use Purasan model PST1203 - other Purasan models won't work. The Purasan is installed completely independent from the VacuFlush toilet. A solenoid valve is supplied with it, that taps into your pressurized water system, to provide water to the halogen canister, and is wired to the Purasan's printed circuit board. When the button is pressed to turn on the Purasan, the Purasan's printed circuit board causes the electrically-operated valve to open for a pre-set period of time, to allow pressure water into the canister. This water dissolves a small amount of the chemical inside the canister, and then drains into the Purasan treatment box by gravity, carrying the chemical with it. The canister must be mounted a minimum of 15" above the treatment box proper (higher is OK, but it must not be lower than 15"). Then you install the rest of the Purasan system, with a control panel in the head. You press the button on the control panel to start the Purasan, then flush the VacuFlush toilet (step on the pedal or press the switch button on the VacuFlush, depending on the model). The Purasan will then run for 2 minutes and shut off.

Or, it can be made a completely automatic operation by splicing into the switched wire on the vacuum pump's motor. From there you run a wire to one of the terminals on the Purasan's printed circuit board. Then, when the vacuum pump comes on, it sends a 12 volt pulse to the Purasan, starting it. That is the only physical wiring connection that needs to be done to the VacuFlush; the rest of the Purasan system is wired independently of the VacuFlush. The solenoid valve and the canister are mounted and operate the same as described above.

 

[4mula owner]

thanks so much for the info. sounds like a great system.

 

[Vic Willman]

I forgot to mention that the Purasan treatment box must be installed within a six foot hose run of the vacuum pump from the VacuFlush system - not from the toilet pedestal itself. When connected to conventional marine toilets, the treatment box must be installed within a six foot hose run of the toilet.