I just did this project last week. Used SuperLube. (and yes, as Marek says this is what Peggy Hall recommends - I borrowed her book from the library a few weeks ago). The pump is smooth as butter now. You should be able to push the handle with 2 fingers. I've used bowl additives before (oil or West Marine toilet lube) and they weren't as effective and didn't last more than a week or so.
The hardest part is getting the lube in. On a Raritan toilet you can't open the pump from the top like the Jabsco. A Google search has tips on how to do it: https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=super+lube+raritan+toilet The first result was useful to me: http://commutercruiser.com/lubricating-a-raritan-phii-head/ -Patrick On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 3:53 AM, <cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 3:32 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> If you listen to what Peggy Hall says, use Teflon-based thick grease >> (SuperLube). Don’t put it into the bowl; rather, unscrew the pump and put >> it there from the back end. It should last a year or so. >> >> >> >> Any oil in your holding tank would only create clogs. >> >> >> >> Compare e.g. this: https://forums.sailboatowners. >> com/index.php?threads/peggy-using-canola-oil-in-marine-toile >> t.187676/#post-1402530 >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forums.sailboatowners.com_index.php-3Fthreads_peggy-2Dusing-2Dcanola-2Doil-2Din-2Dmarine-2Dtoilet.187676_-23post-2D1402530&d=DwMGaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=kjdfZjIpugr106gynhrj2xZ3d0vHRPDpMvxyPb1sZL0&s=MLu5R-Pqq11g1GytV7RLre9Wt8QhHEJYQOZ2CK2ziKI&e=> >> >> >> >> Marek >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Fred >> Hazzard via CnC-List >> *Sent:* Thursday, September 28, 2017 18:25 >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Cc:* Fred Hazzard <fshazz...@gmail.com> >> *Subject:* Stus-List Toilet lubrecation >> >> >> >> What are listers using to keep their toilets pumping freely? The >> manufacturer sells something, but suspect there is a generic cheaper >> alternative. I've used vegetable oil in the past, but that seems gum up >> the pump. A friend uses motor oil but I worry about it not being >> compatible with the rubber parts. >> >> >> >> Fred Hazzard >> >> S/V Fury >> >> C&C 44 >> >> Portland, Or >> >>
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