Macerator pump systems
Does anyone use or have used a macerator pump system on your RV sewage outlet? I am considering going that route.
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Have a FloJet, We camp at a place with water and electric and a sewer dump 150' away and maybe a couple inches higher than the trailer. So the first year we had 150' of 1" flat hose on reels. Ran the hose out, hooked up the pump and after a while burned up the pump. Spent the next couple hours replacing the brushes, cleaning the armiture and getting the pump running again. Put it away for a couple years.
This year I had the bright idea of using 1 1/2" swimong pool back flush hose. This time I'm another 25' away from the dump station so I need 175' of hose. Well, 50' of 1" first, then the 1 1/2". Well, the pump couldn't build enough pressure to unkink the pool hose so it was pump for a minute, then take out the kinks. Run again, new kinks. Finally after about 2 hours I have both tanks dumped, then comes the cleanup. Needless to say the tote tank may be a bit more physical labor but time wise much shorter time than the pump.
A marine grade pump I'm sure would work fine for most distance.
This year I had the bright idea of using 1 1/2" swimong pool back flush hose. This time I'm another 25' away from the dump station so I need 175' of hose. Well, 50' of 1" first, then the 1 1/2". Well, the pump couldn't build enough pressure to unkink the pool hose so it was pump for a minute, then take out the kinks. Run again, new kinks. Finally after about 2 hours I have both tanks dumped, then comes the cleanup. Needless to say the tote tank may be a bit more physical labor but time wise much shorter time than the pump.
A marine grade pump I'm sure would work fine for most distance.
