Macerator Pro&Con
Are they worth having? Do they empty faster? Thanks
Forum Discussion
Strabo wrote:
Totaly nasty just thinkin about grinding up a poop smoothie, then pumping it into a blue plastic tank.
Some dont mind this deal, i do.
So dumping "lumps o' stuff" by gravity is better? :h
I invested in a FloJet Waste Macerator years ago when we bought our first trailer with waste holding tanks as the LAST thing I ever want to do at the end of a great camping trip is line up at a campground dump station with a bunch of other dolts needing to empty their tanks also. :( It doesn't take a degree in rocket science to figure out there has to be a better way ... and for those of us who keep our rigs at home there is - a waste macerator that pumps into the house sewer system. In my case that was best accomplished by installing a T in the main house sewer stack ... to use, I simply stick the macerator's output hose into the intake stack and let 'er rip. How long the entire process may take is irrelevant since there's no one else lining up behind me as there often is at a dump station so I can take as much or as little time as I want. Usually I'm occupied with other tasks as the macerator does it's job so it's time I'd spend emptying / refreshing trailer supplies anyway. Gotta say, every time we're leaving a campground and see so many lining up at the campground dump station like mindless peons I just have to chuckle with pity, knowing there's a FAR better alternative that so many could employ and make their lives so much easier - a waste macerator. :B
Using a Waste Macerator Pump at Home (7 pics)
As noted with my pics, in the rare circumstance I might want to dispose of black water while still camping my waste macerator handles that easily as well, macerating and offloading the contents into portable waste containers that are already sitting in the back of my truck, ready for a trip to the dump station - no need for an expensive, heavy, difficult to store wheeled tote tank which I haven't owned in years. With a waste macerator on hand it's all just too easy. :)
Oh yeah, IRRC I do have a stinky slinky stuffed in the rear bumper but haven't seen it it years as I've never needed it, my waste macerator does it all - cleanly, quickly, no fuss, no muss. :B
