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Aug-04-2014 09:37 PM
gonetothedogs1 wrote:
Karsty: I feel your pain. I have replaced the macerator pump twice in my 2007 RT. I checked with RT after the second pump died to see if there was a way to modify my van to a gravity feed dump system. RT said they didn't have any way to do that, but suggested I check with local RV repair folks to see if they could come up with something. So far, this 3rd pump has continued to work, but I always am waiting for another failure, each time I use the macerator. Haven't found a solution to convert to gravity yet. Barb
PS: Had autopsies on both macerators that failed-- no obvious problem was ever found.
Aug-04-2014 08:37 PM
Aug-04-2014 01:46 PM
PeteCo wrote:
See if there is a way to modify the plumbing so you can also have a way to attach a drain hose if the macerator fails. I have made a new 4-way wye fitting for my 2006 Roadtrek that I will install when the macerator goes out. The newer Roadtreks have a 4-way wye so you can drain the tanks in an emergency.
Also, I have used screens in the shower drain and bathroom sink to minimize the amount of hair entering the gray water tank. Walmart has a 2-pack with different sizes of stainless screens that fit the drains perfectly, though yours may be different. So far so good in the 3-1/2 years I have had the Roadtrek.
Aug-04-2014 01:22 PM
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Aug-04-2014 10:49 AM
pickerel cove wrote:
Karsty - I'm anxious to hear what your solution was. We have a 2010 ERA and the macerator stopped working when we were on a 3 week vacation. My husband couldn't fit under ours either. I took it to an RV shop and they didn't have a pit or lift (I should have asked first), and they used 4 stacked 2X10s of graduating lengths and beveled edges to help smooth drive on.
Our pump was actually making pump noises and was not blocked on the inlet side. We also use the correct paper and no flushing anything other than that.
Once replaced the pitch and sound was totally different than it had been and all is working now. Unfortunately I didn't ask for the old one so I can't tell if it was hair inside the macerator or a power issue. Not happy to know that this may be a never ending issue.
Aug-04-2014 10:19 AM
Jun-21-2014 04:28 AM
Jun-21-2014 04:13 AM
Gene in NE wrote:Karsty wrote:I have used the curb in front of my house. Drive either the left wheels or the right wheels up on the curb depending the side that needs to be crawled under. Not very dangerous, provides quite a bit more crawling room, and always available. 🙂
...snip...Just have to find a way to get under the darn thing. Looks like a set of DIY ramps are in order to get this thing up off the ground enough to get under and see what is what...snip...
Jun-20-2014 09:57 AM
Gene in NE wrote:Karsty wrote:I have used the curb in front of my house. Drive either the left wheels or the right wheels up on the curb depending the side that needs to be crawled under. Not very dangerous, provides quite a bit more crawling room, and always available. 🙂
...snip...Just have to find a way to get under the darn thing. Looks like a set of DIY ramps are in order to get this thing up off the ground enough to get under and see what is what...snip...
Jun-19-2014 04:26 AM