Flojet Macerator Pump

I assembled 215' of 1" PVC pipe to pump off our fifth wheel while we lived in it last winter, worked extremely well!

I have a FloJet that I have never used. I bought it three years ago when I was going to host at a state park without sewer hookup, but they told me it was 100' from a bathhouse where I could pump into a sewer access. When I arrived I found that it was actually 205' with about a 3' vertical rise. Not only did I not have enough hose, I could just see me with 200' of hose full of black tank "stuff" when the pump would inform me it could go no further.

I never bought extra hose and have never used the FloJet, but I have it if I ever need it.

I pump mine with 100' of 3/4" hose. It does OK, but as others have mentioned, there is no substitute for opening that valve and WHOOOSH, letting it quickly drain into a short 3" hose. The pump is too slow to get the solids moving good. I usually have to do about 3 fill-pump cycles to get it reasonable clean. Also, if you are going to dump into a septic tank, you will have to use the green tank chemicals. The blue formaldehyde based chemicals will kill a septic tank in short order.

I have been using the same pump for about 6 years now. Initially I had 100' of 3/4" hose which ran about half level and half of it slightly downhill. When I built a storage pad for the camper next to my garage, I buried a 1" HDPE line from the septic tank to right next to the outlet on the camper. That line drops about 2 feet in its 60' run and the pump barely seems to make an effort.

Even when I had 100' of 3/4" I never had any problems with the pump getting hot. I never pumped more than 50 gallons at one time though. Really the duty cycle is more important than how much head the pump has. Unless you were pumping up to an elevation 20' higher than the pump, you should not have any issues at all. If you are worried about it, limit the pump to 3 minutes on with a 5 minute break between cycles. My pump never gets so hot that I can't hold my hand on it and it will definitely take more heat than your hand can stand before you damage the pump. Enjoy your Flojet, it is probably the best purchase I ever made in camping accessories!

I have 100' of 5/8" house and it has no problem pumping through that distance on level ground to my sewer clean out

MNRon wrote:
they suggested using a 1" hose. They also commented that the concern would be overheating so I watch to make sure the motor doesn't get too hot (it doesn't pumping through the 1" hose).

Ok, thanks! It does sound like the overheating is the issue, and a larger diameter hose is a good idea. I'll look into that! Being able to dump at home from my current spot would be great!!

I use mine to pump 75' with a 2' incline.......use a 25' & 50' 3/4" hose.

Typically pump 100 gallons (black & grey).

I also have a 100' run to pump, but it's level not downhill. When I got the flojet a few years ago I talked with their technical services and they suggested using a 1" hose. They also commented that the concern would be overheating so I watch to make sure the motor doesn't get too hot (it doesn't pumping through the 1" hose).

I've gone through a couple instantiations of hose and have ended up with 2 50' 1" hoses I purchased from factoryhosedirect.com

Good luck, you'll love the ability to pump out at home.

Ron