Do it yourself Pumpout?

Eischman

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Okay, the public marina in Fish Creek, WI has raised prices once again and now it's like paying $6 for every gallon of pee water, (wish I lived in MI) has anyone come up with a way to pump it out themselves?
I have a septic system at home I can put it in just need a way to extract it.
 

Scott Danforth

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its safer to pay to pump out.

its unlawful to discharge any black water tank in the great lakes no mater what state you live in.

if you had a removable porta-potty, you could dump it yourself easily.
 

airshot

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A large shopvac will suck it out
As long as I am not going to clean that out after !!! With all the new laws on human waste making it a hazardous material with special handling requirements, it us only going to get more expensive. Pay the big bucks or switch over to a small porta potty.
 

alldodge

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As long as I am not going to clean that out after !!! With all the new laws on human waste making it a hazardous material with special handling requirements, it us only going to get more expensive. Pay the big bucks or switch over to a small porta potty.
A question was asked and I answered it
If you go for a porta potty then you have the "same" issue just in a different container, so "what is your point"?
 

redneck joe

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A question was asked and I answered it
If you go for a porta potty then you have the "same" issue just in a different container, so "what is your point"?
a portapotty does not need sucking out, has its own tank and he said he had a septic at the house. So transport and disposal are taken care of.
 

airshot

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A question was asked and I answered it
If you go for a porta potty then you have the "same" issue just in a different container, so "what is your point"?
That porta Potty can be dumped at any restroom by pouring it in the toilet rather than having to pump it out. Most people can carry the waste holding tank into a toilet or over to a dump outlet....no paying anyone to pump it out! That is my point.....
 

Pmt133

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Most are when you buy fuel from their fuel docks, some are not.
We have several public pump outs at transient slips around me that are no charge and maintained by the towns/county. Pump out boats are no charge as well. Obviously I'm paying taxes towards that but still... it's one nice perk I suppose.
 
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