Water line to toilet

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air0msw

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I have a headmate toilet in my boat. But I can not pump water up to it. I checked the fitting go threw the bilge area and it was open and not clogged. I disconnected it at the toilet and the fitting in the bilge and tried at both ends running water through it but it seems to be clogged. Is there usually a check valve in the line somewhere? I tried running an auger through it but will stop after about 6'? Any ideas on this? What would clog a fresh water line?
 
There is usually an off/on switch on the water line to the head. Make sure it is turned to the "on" position.
 
I had a check valve in a line stick over the winter. A couple of taps on it unstuck it successfully. Trace the line from the thru hull to the head - the check valve is likely next to the valve at the thru hull.

Delaware Jim
 
Also check the seal at the pump handle. If it's loose or worn the pump will suck air. The older ones could be tightened or repacked, I don't know about the current models.
 
If I pour water into the toilet, it pumps it out. I checked the valve located in the bilge that I assumes pulls up water from the lake to flush the toilet. Everything looks good there. I also confirmed the shut-off valve there is in the correct position. Is there a check valve in the line somewhere?
 
Could be a check valve but it should be where you can find it. "Assume" nothing on a boat; trace everything. You could be looking at the wrong valve.
 
You didn't fill out your profile, so we don't know how old the boat (and/or the head) is. It may simply be time to put a rebuild kit in it.

Head-Mates are generally considered to be consumer-grade, which means they need to be rebuilt every year or so, in order to keep them functioning properly.
 
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Originally posted by air0msw

I have a headmate toilet in my boat. But I can not pump water up to it. I checked the fitting go threw the bilge area and it was open and not clogged. I disconnected it at the toilet and the fitting in the bilge and tried at both ends running water through it but it seems to be clogged. Is there usually a check valve in the line somewhere? I tried running an auger through it but will stop after about 6'? Any ideas on this? What would clog a fresh water line?

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What would clog a fresh water line?
Mud, pebbles, etc.

I anchored too close to the shore not long ago and when the tide went out I was left with the stern on the beach. While waiting for the tow boat, the head was flushed a time or two. Of course that sucked mud and debris into the intake hose. I had to remove the hose at the connection to the head and back flush with a garden hose (at full pressure) to clear the clog. I also had to rebuild the head but it was about time anyway.
 
Sorry, I have a 2001 Glastron GS-249. I see you have one Ron, how do you like it?
 
Scott builders rarely, if ever, add a check valve to the water supply line that feeds the head. About the only time that is done, is when the same through-hull is being shared by more than one appliance (head and air conditioning cooling pump, as an example). Then, check valves are usually added to both lines, to stop air from being sucked in through the non-used product, and interfering with the operation of the appliance being used. So I seriously doubt that a check valve was installed by the builder.

However, if you bought the boat used, a former owner may have added one, to keep the toilet's pump primed. Sometimes when the boat is running, a partial vacuum is created at the through-hull, and the toilet pump own't want to prime. Adding a check valve in the line will hold water in the line at all times, aiding in the priming of the pump.
 
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