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xctraveler
Feb 20, 2015Explorer
Okay, had a couple of hours in a campsite with no one close on my driver side. So it was time to tackle the stuck macerator.
I disconnected the hose from the pump and then had some fun flushing the connections and the ground nearby, fortunately there was not to much "stuff" in the hose (it broke while pumping black tank, but as the job was almost done). As soon as I flushed the pump entrance I could see a part of a white plastic disk jammed into the impeller. Reached in with my needle nose and extracted it. bump the switch and saw (and heard) the impeller spin. Put it all back together. Total time including cleanup 15 minutes. Extra time to clean me thoroughly but that was not part of the project.
Still wondering where that debris came from. The coach is almost 3 years old and we are full time so have been using the system regularly. I am hoping it was construction debris that just took its time finding its way to the exit. Can't imagine what it might have broken off of to get where it was.
I disconnected the hose from the pump and then had some fun flushing the connections and the ground nearby, fortunately there was not to much "stuff" in the hose (it broke while pumping black tank, but as the job was almost done). As soon as I flushed the pump entrance I could see a part of a white plastic disk jammed into the impeller. Reached in with my needle nose and extracted it. bump the switch and saw (and heard) the impeller spin. Put it all back together. Total time including cleanup 15 minutes. Extra time to clean me thoroughly but that was not part of the project.
Still wondering where that debris came from. The coach is almost 3 years old and we are full time so have been using the system regularly. I am hoping it was construction debris that just took its time finding its way to the exit. Can't imagine what it might have broken off of to get where it was.
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