Maceators

gbopp wrote:
You could build your own Macerator Pump :)

What a great and creative idea

Dusty R wrote:
When you are pumping up hill, what happens to the liqued in the hose when you are done pumping and roll it up?

of course if you use a stinky slinky, you will always, regardless whether you are draining down hill, up hill, or sideways, will have at least a cup of "stuff" in the slinky corrugations that has to be disposed of anyway.
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:

Dusty R wrote:
When you are pumping up hill, what happens to the liqued in the hose when you are done pumping and roll it up?

you do exactly like you have to do if you are using a stinky slinky only it is much easier and cleaner to do it with a 1 inch hose.
bumpy

What is not being said is that the process is much slower. The macerator does work however it takes a lot longer for the stuff to flow through the smaller hose.
There is also not a strong flow or rush of stuff leaving the tank through the 3" stinky slinky.. Instead stuff slowly leaves the tank which results in lots of residuals left behind.
In the end the entire process takes a lot longer with a macerator.
Macerators can be worthwhile and are invaluable if there is no place to dump via gravity close by. Macerators are also useful for pumping waste into a tote located in the back of a truck.
Nevertheless the stinky slinky is a more effective,simpler solution when a typical gravity fed sewer connection is available.

Dusty R wrote:
When you are pumping up hill, what happens to the liqued in the hose when you are done pumping and roll it up?

you do exactly like you have to do if you are using a stinky slinky only it is much easier and cleaner to do it with a 1 inch hose.
bumpy

When you are pumping up hill, what happens to the liqued in the hose when you are done pumping and roll it up?

beachcomber_1 wrote:
Main problem I have with ours is lack of fast flow from tank. Need to do extra back flush to make sure everything solid leaves the tank.

that is why they invented black tank sprayers. I could dump at my convenience, not limited to time or place.
bumpy

Main problem I have with ours is lack of fast flow from tank. Need to do extra back flush to make sure everything solid leaves the tank.

We had a 2007 Roadtrek 210 Popular for six plus years & the Macerator worked great all those years, never a problem other than going with a different more flexible hose. Bought a 2013 LTV Unity TB last June & came standard with 3" slinky, we opted to go with the optional Macerator Pump & have never used the slinky which is available should we ever need it. Have never used the 3" slinky & would be a new experience for me should the situation ever come up. We love the Macerator.

Had one on my Roadtrek (179...B Class). It was the worse feature on the rig...figured it was just a matter of time (little time) before that motor was going to burn up. Had my new rig (Class C, 24' Born Free) had one, I probably wouldn't have bought it!

Our rig has a macerator pump "setup" like this one. I like it because the entire setup is very convenient. The hose storage, the control buttons, etc. it's a very clean and friendly way to dump. Coming up on 7 years with no troubles.