Macerator Pro&Con

The real answer to this question is so user specific, that there is no single answer. The dump pipe of our coach is so low that often the dump is higher. When this is the case, you have no choice.

If I do a straight gravity dump (I can do this in my driveway), I can be dumped and cleared away in one minute. (Literally, 60 seconds) If I am doing to do the rinse and clean for storage, that takes somewhat longer, but a macerator won't help that.

If the macerator is an installed type, be ready to deal with it when it fails. Macerators are slower. If it is not an installed type, you have to clean it up to store it.

It is all a question of compromises.

Matt

Try the sewer solution. If you have a water supply you can push your poop long distance and up hill. A lot cheaper then a Macerator and not as messy.
Good Luck

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

much cleaner/easier/handier than using a stinky slinky.
bumpy

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.

If you plan to stay at CGs often enough that only have a dump station and you want to use a tote tank, a tote inlet can sometimes be too high relative to the RV's outlet to be able to drain into the tote tank. Or you may want to have the tote tank in the back of a pickup so you won't have to tow it any distance over rough ground. That's another use for a macerator pump.

I have macerator toilets... Best of both worlds; grinds up everything going to the black tank. No pyramids, fast dump using the standard three inch hose, but, it won't pump uphill...no pump. Since I've never had to pump uphill, I don't miss that feature, however, I'll never go back to a standard RV gravity toilet. I was a little worried when we first started using them (we have two bathrooms), but, they have been absolutely trouble free since there isn't a foot valve involved.

Thank you all ?? That's all I need

I have one. Handy when you need to pump up hill or over 20' to sewer connection. Other wise I use the standard 3" hose
3" dumps faster and leaves the tank cleaner.

I have one and only use it at home. My cleanout is 65' from where I can get the RV. I use the stinky slinky whenever possible.

However, when I need to dump at home, it is indispensable.