T&T: re Rebuild kit for Jabsco/PAR Brydon Head

[Peggie]

> The seals on my Brydon heads are starting to leak. I'm guessing the other
> internals may be getting ready to go too. Does anyone have a source for
> rebuild kits for these pumps? 

No longer available. The Brydon Boy was a version of the Jabsco manual 
toilet, made in Canada under a licensing agreement. Brydon went out of 
business in the mid '80s. No hardware parts have been available for at 
least 15 years...Jabsco continued to offer a 'universal' rebuild kit 
that fit it through the mid-late '90s, but finally discontinued it too.

So I'm afraid it's time for a new toilet.

> Or does anyone have experience with the
> electric conversion kit for same.

If you're referring to the 209200 conversion shown here 
http://www.jabsco.com/products/marine/toilet_waste_systems/conversion_kits/electric_conversions_29200/iid_1968/index.htm
It will fit your Brydon toilet base. However, it draws 50% more power 
than most electric macerating toilets, costs more than several other 
complete toilets that are much higher quality, and makes enough noise to 
wake the dead.

> Do the any of the parts for the new Jabsco
> heads fit, i.e., joker valve, valve gaskets etc.

The only part that's interchangeable with it or any other electric 
toilet is the joker valve.

Have you definitely decided to "upgrade" to electric? Or are you also 
considering another manual toilet?

-- 
Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and 
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://shop.sailboatowners.com/boat_odors/