Macerator question
Wife and I are looking at smaller RV for our next purchase. Some of these units have a Macerator some have them as options. Are they worth it? I know macerator pump up hill but what are the other g...
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AAFD.....I've had the SaniCon version for over 10 years. A lot of Monaco coaches came with them as a standard. When I sold my Monaco, the first thing I did was install a SaniCon in my new coach.
The SaniCon does take longer to dump, but when you're done, you just cap the end of the very flexible/portable 1" hose and stuff it into your water bay....you're done. Often the time it takes to get out a 3" hose, dump, clean the 3" hose, try not spill on your shoes and then store it away isn't much quicker than a 3" hose.
Because the grey tank and black tank are sealed to the macerator, you can dump the black tank, open the grey tank and let the soapy water fill and equalize with the black. Close the grey and dump the black tank that has now been rinsed out with soapy water. This is handy when you may not have rinse water to use.
The SaniCon has a bypass hose that lets you leave the grey tank open and draining at all times. The drain hose does not need to be rinsed. Typically, running the grey water last is all you need to do. Once done, cap the end of the hose and put in the wet bay....very compact.
In 10 years of use, I had a clog the first year because we threw one of the wipes in the tank which will clog the impeller. After that, I rebuilt the unit twice in 10 years. Rebuilding is just a disassembly and install of a new rubber impeller, just like boats use for water pumps.
The SaniCon does take longer to dump, but when you're done, you just cap the end of the very flexible/portable 1" hose and stuff it into your water bay....you're done. Often the time it takes to get out a 3" hose, dump, clean the 3" hose, try not spill on your shoes and then store it away isn't much quicker than a 3" hose.
Because the grey tank and black tank are sealed to the macerator, you can dump the black tank, open the grey tank and let the soapy water fill and equalize with the black. Close the grey and dump the black tank that has now been rinsed out with soapy water. This is handy when you may not have rinse water to use.
The SaniCon has a bypass hose that lets you leave the grey tank open and draining at all times. The drain hose does not need to be rinsed. Typically, running the grey water last is all you need to do. Once done, cap the end of the hose and put in the wet bay....very compact.
In 10 years of use, I had a clog the first year because we threw one of the wipes in the tank which will clog the impeller. After that, I rebuilt the unit twice in 10 years. Rebuilding is just a disassembly and install of a new rubber impeller, just like boats use for water pumps.
