Macerator Pump
Have you used a macerator pump to empty the waste tanks on your RV into the sewer at your home? Has this been a satisfactory way to empty the tanks?
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hedgehopper wrote:
Have you used a macerator pump to empty the waste tanks on your RV into the sewer at your home? Has this been a satisfactory way to empty the tanks?
SoundGuy wrote:
Wouldn't do it any other way ... series of pics starts here. :B
Bucky Badger wrote:
What size wire did you run for the macerator? Did you run it right from the battery?
Most would recommend 10 gauge but I used ~ 20' of 12 gauge and have been using it for years with no issues at all. I ran it through a length of black hose I happened to have in the workshop to protect the cable as it runs back from the battery on the tongue to the 7-pin Bargman I mounted near the waste gates. Power comes from the battery but I ran the positive through a 20 amp rated toggle switch so I can control the pump either from the waste gate location (using the switch on the macerator) OR when camping from the tongue area (using the toggle switch) in cases where I might be off loading macerated black water into waste water Aquatainers in the back of my truck. Controlling the pump from this location allows me to monitor the tanks as they fill, without overflowing. ;)
