Macerator Pro&Con
Are they worth having? Do they empty faster? Thanks
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bpounds wrote:br549 wrote:
Mostly positive stuff here so I will post a situation a friend had last year. He was using his and a wad of "something" hung up just ahead of the blender and nothing would pass. He tried moving the MH, a plunger, already near full tank, etc with no success. He had to call a mobile serviceman and it was a messy and expensive job to remove and replace the unit in order to remove the clog.
Just one situation I would prefer to avoid. I guess they do have advantages as many have stated if you have a need for lengthy or uphill disposal.
Avoiding that would be as simple as using a twist-on blade valve right on the outlet, ahead of the macerator. Lots of us have added those valves for a variety of reasons. So I would not make that a factor in the decision.
Twist on valve is a good idea -
We have been using our 5th wheel for a back yard residence this summer. Because it is not moving prior to tank dumps I flood the black tank with a few gallons of water from the grey tank by opening the valves at the same time which gives the bottom of the black tank a stir prior to commencing pumping operations. I do this at the end to get any paper residues. Then I will run the tank flush as well.
The pump out option allows us to give the sani dump line ups a miss.
