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dpgerson's avatar
dpgerson
Explorer
Apr 26, 2015

black water disposal

Hi Folks,

I need some guidance. Just acquired a nice piece of land in a remote spot. I'm going to leave my camper on the land, and use it for a getaway place. Going to take it off the truck and leave it.

I'm going to get one of those blue portable tanks to empty the black water into and then take it to a dump station periodically to dump it. The problem of course is when the portable tank is full, it will be far to heavy to lift.

I thought I might put the empty portable tank in the back of the truck and then use a macerator pump to pump into it. Will that work? Can you attach the macerator pump directly to the black water release on the camper and just pump from there into the portable tank?

Any other ideas.

thanks in advance,

Dan
Truck Campers
  • korbe's avatar
    korbe
    Explorer
    Apr 26, 2015
    dpgerson wrote:
    Thanks for that suggestion, Korbe. I have considered that, especially since I might one day build a cabin on the site. Any idea how much that would cost, ballpark. I wouldn't be able to do any of the work myself. Would have to pay to have it done.

    AS far as using the macerator pump. I see some with 1 1/2 inch intakes. I think the sewer hose that I dump with is larger than that. Do I need an adadpter?

    I would go into the office of the County Health dept ( County Sanitarian) and find out the local requirements. One nice benefit for this type of system is that you don't need power for the system - and it is always a nice selling point, or for the future cabin.
  • HMS_Beagle's avatar
    HMS_Beagle
    Explorer
    Apr 26, 2015
    You can find adapters to make a standard 1 1/2" macerator work, or there are pre-made kits for this (CW, etc.). It will work fine, I used to do that all the time. If you want the macerator to last, you have to disconnect it and clean it up and let it dry between uses, don't just leave it connected and soaking in sewage all the time.
  • Dog_Folks's avatar
    Dog_Folks
    Explorer
    Apr 26, 2015
    Also with the macerator pump make sure it has enough lift capability.

    To the tailgate on truck is about 30 inches of lift in a short run.
  • dpgerson's avatar
    dpgerson
    Explorer
    Apr 26, 2015
    Thanks for that suggestion, Korbe. I have considered that, especially since I might one day build a cabin on the site. Any idea how much that would cost, ballpark. I wouldn't be able to do any of the work myself. Would have to pay to have it done.

    AS far as using the macerator pump. I see some with 1 1/2 inch intakes. I think the sewer hose that I dump with is larger than that. Do I need an adadpter?
  • korbe's avatar
    korbe
    Explorer
    Apr 26, 2015
    How about a small septic tank and leachfield system?
  • Wildwilly101's avatar
    Wildwilly101
    Explorer
    Apr 26, 2015
    Yes, I have one that I use at home and feed directly from the tank discharge on the RV to the septic tank.

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