Vacuum Toilet Pump - Toilet system on ships

The mystery of how vacuum is generated in our vacuum system is explained!
But sadly because of a clog! 😓
Check out the awesome vacuumator along with the engine newbie, as always step by step.
Awaiting new adventures of the engine room.
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[@andreikurzin8621]

Nice!!! But, What will you do if there is no vacuum in the toilet, but it is everything ok with the pump?

[@ShrimptoShark]

My mental mentor! It's so nice to see a comment from you.. Well if the pump and suction chamber are OK, then there are a few reasons why I can think of a lack of vacuum in the system. 1)if it's localized in port or starboard then maybe some smart newbie forgot to open port or starboard sewage inlet valves or engine room overhead pipelines are clogged because no one flushed it. 2)if it's localized to a few cabins I'd have to check on the deck pipeline diagram and see if they share a vacuum accumulator (I want to show that in my gamazyne video)... Maybe some smart guy flushed a rag or something and clogged it. Could you put some other ideas Prof. Andrei? Haha

[@ibrahimmubarak9035]

We need you back on KZbin man ,you’re videos are extremely impactful and helpful

[@ShrimptoShark]

God bless thank you my bro, haha KZbin is a passion due to it making it easy to share knowledge. Just got to get in the habit of editing.

[@stacymiller594]

Loved the video! I'm going to show it to my class tonight.

[@ShrimptoShark]

I appreciate the support! Thank you

[@rx7chip]

I just found your channel and I find it to be great . Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work.

[@ShrimptoShark]

Thank you for the support dude! And of course sharing knowledge is a passion.. I just hope to do it carefully. Suceess my friend

[@mommuhimalam5039]

Hi Rafael, I really appreciate your work......these videos are really interesting to watch and also makes your boring sailing time enjoyable I guess. Thanks again.

[@ShrimptoShark]

Indeed mi amigo! These videos make time fly a little faster though work is always top priority..the key point is always being curious. Thank you for your kind message, success to you!

[@boyjortt]

Clear and precise explanation sir indeed great job

[@ShrimptoShark]

Success and nothing else Card, keep up the good work and keep on learning.

[@jitukewat2743]

Thanks sir to make me better understanding about this pump......👍👍👍

[@ShrimptoShark]

I'm happy to read that bro! Success and nothing else, we gotta keep on studying.

[@DaLHunt44]

Haven't experienced such system. Very helpful!

[@ShrimptoShark]

Hahaha the first System I had as a responsability on board, it was very different that what I know from home!

[@dinopotocnjak795]

Keep going my friend,you are doing great job!

[@ShrimptoShark]

Thank you very much Dino, this is a small protect that will last many years haha. I appreciate your support

[@aviaaryan6096]

Really appreciate it bro

[@andrewhenderson433]

Very good and informative videos. Will be recommending this to my cadets!

[@ShrimptoShark]

Thank you Andrew as a future engineer officer I hope to have a good relationship with my cadets as well and to keep sharing next contact! Success my friend

[@chiefengineer3135]

Thanks for the video!

[@leon5676]

Amazing videos. Keep it up! Would love to see more of these, especially concerning Main Engine and Aux. Engines overhauling or general maintenance. Just as long as the explanation is as clear as in all your videos so far.

[@ShrimptoShark]

As I grow and become more knowledge and am granted those high responsibility jobs I'm sure I'll make those videos. Thanks for the support Leon, success and nothing else

[@leon5676]

@@ShrimptoShark They are well anticipated! Success to you as well brother, may we meet on board!

[@aimanalhattami3882]

Hi Raffael, many thanks for your videos, i hope next time we get an explained video on the stern tube operation and maintenance.

[@ShrimptoShark]

Ufff in theory it's easy but many vessels use different systems. Maybe a theoretical approach could be done.. Let's see. Success and nothing else dude

[@Truly24]

More power to you keep sharing... God bless you... You are great...

[@ShrimptoShark]

God bless you too friend! Success and nothing else, thank you for the support

[@paulofernandes1638]

Awesome @Shrimp to Shark! Keep it up, mate. Very instructive movies, for everybody!

[@ShrimptoShark]

Thank you amigo, yeah these videos are fun little moments of everyday engine life.

[@BrunoCrisostomo]

Man, good job with this video‼️

[@ShrimptoShark]

Thank you Bruno, I try to make them all with care

[@user-fd4sp6bn5r]

Cool! You explained it very clear. Even non english people as me can understood this. But i still think that yuo should burn that rag on your arm on 2:14.

[@ShrimptoShark]

😂Its a small treasure from my first second engineer boss

[@mohammadtazbidurrahman785]

Your explanations are very nice, informative and clears every single confusions. Thank you.

[@ShrimptoShark]

Comments like yours motivate me to study and share more and more, thank you Mohammad, success to your adventures!

[@zohebbuksh9542]

Awesome video....very well explained i gonna share this video to all my mariner friends 👍🏼 from #INDIA🇮🇳

[@ShrimptoShark]

Lots of love to India bro amazing seafarers. Suceess and nothing else

[@monugupta9362]

Your videos bro awesome . I'm big fan of you. Keep going on bro✌👍

[@ShrimptoShark]

Wow its shocking to think I would have a fan, Thank you Monu, I'll keep sharing what little knowledge this newbie has! Success my friend!

[@dennissenit9675]

interesting and very helpful videos, keep the good work sir

[@ShrimptoShark]

Thank you Dennis! Take care and success

[@shakerrahman1656]

Nice job, Keep it up bro.

[@ShrimptoShark]

I'll try my best dude, thank you.

[@zezonroni]

Venezuelan proud of another Venezuelan...

[@dunesurfermt5004]

One thing that all engineers can agree on - None want to work on a sewage plant.

[@ShrimptoShark]

Hahahaha I guess so bro! However that same repulsion made me want to try to explain it better to newbies so they are not so afraid.. And thankfully if everyone uses bacteria even in toilets (like Gamazyme or other aerobic bacteria in my other video) then the smells are not so bad! Rotten food in the grease traps are a lot worse than in the sewage system believe it or not!

[@craigwithrage]

Nice video thanks

[@ShrimptoShark]

Thank you for your nice comment! Success Craig

[@raynaldi2540]

Nice!! i hope you make a video about f.o purifier, good luck bro..

[@ShrimptoShark]

Hello my friend, although it's more difficult to film jobs for things I'm not responsible for.. I'll do my best to explain the theory and operation of it as I did with the fresh water generator. Hopefully as I become an engineer I'll have more flexibility to showcase these specific jobs

[@dysonfranklin728]

Hi frd I am Dyson tr wiper ur videos are very nice I can learn more.after seeing ur updates I would like to be a marine engr

[@ShrimptoShark]

Hello Dyson! The wipers I had onboard were the nicest and coolest guys..we would always help and learn from each other. Hope you keep growing my friend success!

[@amu301]

Thanks brother

[@ShrimptoShark]

It is my pleasure my brother seafarer

[@ilhamknot3672]

I was in BSM, as cadet too from MV gustav schulte

[@ShrimptoShark]

I'm happy to meet a fellow seafarer that was a cadet in bsm 😊💪🏾

[@reyazmariner9885]

Some things are there in ur video rather than others... Again u provided ur best

[@ShrimptoShark]

Hahah Im just having fun and putting some love in the videos, but thank you for your words Rayaz.. You rock!

[@reyazmariner9885]

@@ShrimptoShark I'm not rocking.. You r rocking

[@ShrimptoShark]

REYAZ MARINER 🔧💪😁🤘 Success my friend

[@oguguaemmanuel9669]

I love the way you explain. Good job 👍. But I have a question and I hope I get a reply in the next 5-6hrs. My question is, does the waste water from the bathroom of the vessel work with the vacuum system.

[@ShrimptoShark]

Sorry for the late reply but yes from the toilet it goes to the vacuum system however shower and sink to the grey water lines

[@jankrusat2150]

I'm a licenced aircraft maintenance engineer with more than 25 years on the job, so I probably am the equivalent of your chief engineer. But I see man similarities between marine and aeronautical engineering (this is why I'm watching channels like yours). It seems that in both fields the most junior ones get the most disgusting and dirty jobs. E.g. maintenance of the toilet system of an aircraft is usually also the job of the most junior techs, as is lubrication (of flight controls and landing gear with a grease gun, another job where you usually end up covered in stinking grease). 😀😁

[@ShrimptoShark]

Hahahaha yeahhh but with tough work comes good experience. Always work with a smile and good additude and of course learning all the way. I'm glad all our branches have these similar stories.

[@mithileshramteke3882]

Thank u sir

[@ShrimptoShark]

Always happy to share bro!

[@tapellenard6744]

please make videos about basic calculations every marine engineer must know . im just a new seafarer

[@rajatchandran2958]

Awesome video bro … what rank are you now brother ?

[@ShrimptoShark]

Thank you brother, I'm a 3rd engineer now on cruise ships.

[@geraldgeraldo4833]

Did you close the sewage inlet valve while performing priming of the vacumator?and did you manually start the pump after the suction and pressure chamber filled of water?

[@ShrimptoShark]

Yes I closed the inlet valve (no incoming sewage 😂) however after flushing I closed the pump inlet valve and allowed sewage to flow to the second pump. I manually stated the pump as soon as fresh water started to flow to ensure anything stuck is flushed out too.

[@md.mahmudulhasan1304]

What could be the reasons for vacuum toilet pump' s motor overload trip?

[@ShrimptoShark]

Sorry for the late reply! But to trouble shoot it would probably be something impeding the rotor from moving such as stuck bearing or something jamming the impeller

[@oa7057]

👍👍👍

[@sreenathkadangot6059]

could you explain how the arrangement is of the push button in the toilet and how the passage is opened?.. also how is the passage closed when u release the button and how is the push button opening the passage??

[@ShrimptoShark]

Greetings seafarer! I explain everything about how this vacuum toilet valve operates in part 2 of the vaccum toilet valve video I made. It's a 3 part series about a newbies adventure with toilets hahah

[@justin_leyson]

We have this one onboard and it's really horrible. A lot of maintenance. Someone flushes solids and soap. There will be no Vacuum. Also most problem is control valve sets and VPvalve

[@ShrimptoShark]

Yeahhh hahah lots of stress need to make the crew more conscious of their actions.. It's good experience though

[@sughoshsawant4930]

Bro can you give a overview of your engine room and explain every machinery maintenance

[@sughoshsawant4930]

Most importantly purifier overhauling

[@ShrimptoShark]

I'll try to do that but step by step and not in one video.. My goal is to show more and more machinery as I grow in this career.. I'm just an engine cadet therefore I'm still not yet responsible for purifier overhauls and I don't think I will be for a long while. But some day I will do just that for all the engine room.

[@soksokkg6587]

Nice video but can i know where did u take your COC certificate from??

[@ShrimptoShark]

Thanks for the comment, and if you mean where I graduated from, my COC is Venezuelan, I am a Venezuelan merchant marine engineer officer.

[@mymusika6679]

I feel a little bit misterious in our vaccum system....sometimes the pressure was dropping down to zero that leads to the engr to close some valves going to accomodation,but when we open the closed valve again, we see that the pressure is stable enough....then after 6 to 10 hrs or 24 hrs the pressure dropped again....we inspected all the lines and the toilets but we have not found any leaks,..we cannot understand why the pressure is dropping down.....

[@ShrimptoShark]

that is very strange amigo, I really hate the fact that in the vaccum system one must be like a detective and search all over for the solution..maybe it could be the flap that sometimes does not seal properly on the vacuum pump however the real source can be many things.

[@rukkus151]

Having same issue basically we had one pump that loses vaccum and seems like the flap keeps getter stuck shut we replaced to new pump and still getting same issue

[@kreator_abal13]

May i ask to you about this vacum jet, my vacum jet has a little bit trouble, the automatic vacum jet can not stop if water in glass not reach of mark, so how to repair this pump? Thank you.

[@ShrimptoShark]

If the water in glass does not reach a mark...? The pump should stop when vaccum cut point of the pressure transmitter is reached. From what you tell me that water level will cause the pump to stop MAYBE means that the water reaches the rubber flap and creates a SEAL.. Which then means the RUBBER FLAP non return valve is not sealing correctly and you should change or clean/smooth. I hope this is the case because it is an easy fix, success and nothing else

[@denizci75]

There is no water left in the pump glass and it cannot create vacuum. What do you think is the reason?

[@ShrimptoShark]

It could be various things, does it lose all water suddenly or is it something gradual? If there are standby pumps does this happen to all pumps or just one is specific? Do the pumps run frequently due to suspected vacuum leak?

[@ShrimptoShark]

This is because if it is just one pump you can check the flap in case it is clogged with something, if there is a vacuum leak in the acomodation it will cause the vacuum pumps to run without the toilets giving new water to the line causing the pipeline to be dry (there may be a connection to connect a hose and prime the line for flush the toilets full of water various times. Just some ideas, remote troubleshooting is always difficult.

[@connarbexon2994]

Where do you get the O-rings and rubber from?

[@ShrimptoShark]

Greetings Connar! All spare parts (not just for this pump for about all equipment in the engine room) are ordered by part number (found in manual) to the company and the company orders requisitions from shore (by the manufacturer or shipyard, etc)

[@ShrimptoShark]

Something important to note is that it's the engineers duty and responsability to order enough spares for the voyage.. If you run out of spares make a requisition and if the company does not supply.. Then you either make a creative solution or hopefully there is a spare pump/equipment (usallly all things on the vessel come in pairs for non stop operation even when in maintance.)

[@dunesurfermt5004]

mate, when is your next video? haven't seen any for the past year, are you still sailing or retired due to your fame and fortune:)

[@ShrimptoShark]

Hahaha I've graduated and am sailing as an officer in the Caribbean! The route is very bad though and Internet slow and expensive, cannot afford the luxury of uploading while navigating here! Thank you for the kind wishes though 😂 no fame nor fortune yet

[@dunesurfermt5004]

Shrimp to Shark stay safe mate and look forward to your next video release.

[@legendsaid888]

I wonder what your 4th engg does..🤔😅

[@ShrimptoShark]

They are usually mentors to cadets sharing valuable knowledge and usually are the first to allow you to really do jobs.. I'm forever grateful for my 4th engineer and I hope to be an awesome one to many cadets I the future.. Success my friend!

[@princesuaco5606]

U don't upload anymore??

[@ShrimptoShark]

I'm working onboard as an officer with lots of new things to learn, share and work.. But unfortunately less time and lot more stress to edit aboard. When I sign off I'll upload more videos

[@princesuaco5606]

@@ShrimptoShark thanks for replying! Take care and stay safe

[@ShrimptoShark]

You too! Bro stay healthy and safe

[@johnnytietz4327]

Found you

[@ShrimptoShark]

Hahah indeed, I hope its a little interesting for you if you have any passion for engineering.