Optimum macerator hose length
Just installed a macerator on my 5th wheeler and wondering how long to make the dump hose(s). I haven't spent much time in rv parks around the country and don't know the average length usually requir...
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Big Katuna wrote:
I wouldnt use a macerator in a park with hookups. Macerators wear out and need rebuilding and cleaned periodically. It also takes much longer and requires more rinsing as the tanks drain so slowly.
I only use mine to dump far away and uphill.
To answer your question; probably a 15 and a 35.
I carry a 100' 1" hose.
Agree on the periodic cleaning, although I've not had to rebuild mine in six years of light use only for dumping at home in to our septic tank cleanout. I have to use a 100 ft. hose for that and it runs slightly up hill, but the macerator handles it very well.
