Motorhome with 2 toilets

[enf]

We are considering buying a 2010 Fleetwood Fiesta LX that has a mid and a rear bathroom. Anyone know what kind of sewer setup is used for two toilets? It appears from brochure there is only one black water tank. My experience has only been with gravity (straight drop down) type. Any comments are appreciated.

[Mile_High]

Mr.Mark wrote:

Mile High wrote:
Congratulations on you decision! Enjoy that coach (we really like the bath and a half). For us, if we are boondocking we just use the forward bathroom to reduce the water demand.

Here is some info on that Vacu-flush. Dometic vacuflush

We also have a bath and a half. Not sure using just one bathroom would reduce water demand.

It wouldn't matter which toilet you use, they both use the same amount of water, right?

MM.

No-no, not on ours or the OPs. Ours is a standard toilet over the tank in the forward bath that uses only a fraction of the water the rear macerator type does. If both of yours are the same type of toilets, then your right, it wouldn't make a difference.

[Mr_Mark1]

Mile High wrote:
Congratulations on you decision! Enjoy that coach (we really like the bath and a half). For us, if we are boondocking we just use the forward bathroom to reduce the water demand.

Here is some info on that Vacu-flush. Dometic vacuflush

We also have a bath and a half. Not sure using just one bathroom would reduce water demand.

It wouldn't matter which toilet you use, they both use the same amount of water, right?

MM.

[Mile_High]

Congratulations on you decision! Enjoy that coach (we really like the bath and a half). For us, if we are boondocking we just use the forward bathroom to reduce the water demand.

Here is some info on that Vacu-flush. Dometic vacuflush

[enf]

Thanks again for the replies. We looked at the unit again yesterday and it appears the rear toilet is the one with the macerator. There were buttons on the wall to operate the toilet. The holding tanks are mid-coach, centered between basement storage. Great for load distribution. This post and another one we've followed on Chevy 8.1 vs. Ford V-10 helped with our decision to go with this unit. We pick it up in a week.

[jimroach]

We have a fleetwood southwind with the two toilet set up, going into one black water tank, it does use the Vacu-flush, and macerator.

BTW it is a pain in the b=backside....... I have had to have it replaced 3 times

[Two_Jayhawks]

Thunder Mountain wrote:

jorbill2or wrote:
One or both in some cases are electric macerator Toilets ( think of a kitchen sink garbage disposal ) that grinds up waste and pumps it to the remote tank.

Our Winnebago Journey has the rear full bath with a macerator toilet. The half bath is directly over the black tank and has a conventional toilet.

If you do a lot of boondocking or stay in campgrounds without a sewer connection, the macerator is a bit problematic because it does use a lot more water. In our old Holiday Rambler, we could get around 10 day on our black tank. The new Winnebago only goes about four days using the macerator.

Same here. Both toilets in our DS are macerator type and we have them set for .8 gal per flush. They can also be set for .4 gal per flush if that is your choice. Regardless not quite as good for boondocking as the old gravity toilet over the black tank.

[dturm]

chuckftboy wrote:
When Fleetwood does a bath and 1/2 they install a single black tank and a Sealand Vacu-flush system. I've had 2 coaches with the system and they work pretty good. They also use very little water.

This is what ours is and there is a macerator on the system. We're running on our 9th year problem free.

One benefit is that they can place the black tank just about anywhere which can really help weight distribution. We were recently weighed with good totals and wheel by wheel distribution.

Doug

[chuckftboy]

When Fleetwood does a bath and 1/2 they install a single black tank and a Sealand Vacu-flush system. I've had 2 coaches with the system and they work pretty good. They also use very little water.

[ljr869]

I know my rear commode is a vacu-flush. I don't believe it has a macerator on it.

[2gypsies1]

Bob & Ann wrote:
enf
We have two commodes in ours. Yes it uses a little more water but not that much. We have one gray and one 90 gallon black tank. we can get 6-7 day on our black tank.

Wow! We had a 45 gal black tank and it served us up to 3 weeks! I'd say, yes, yours uses more water.

[enf]

Thanks for the postings.

[Bob___Ann]

enf
We have two commodes in ours. The mid half bath has a conventional straight drop down Teffort Commode which is directly over the black tank. The full bath in the back has a commode with a macerator and pump which pumps directly to the black tank in the middle. We have had no problems in a little over three years. Yes it uses a little more water but not that much. We have one gray and one 90 gallon black tank. we can get 6-7 day on our black tank. We like the set up and we will get the same set up in our next coach.

[wa8yxm]

Well I have a 2005 Damon Intruder 377W and you described it.

Now this varies from RV to RV but here is how mine is set up
Front "half bath" toilet is a common Sea-Land Gravity Type Standard RV toilet
Rear "main Bath" has a nice Tetfored macerator unit that pumps it up to the black tank amid-ships

Front lav, and Kitchen have a gray tank, which for dumping is the standard RV Gray/Black setup like single bath RVs.. Rear Lavs and shower have a 2nd Gray tank, technically a "Wash" tank since the kitchen sink is not included, that I dump differently.

Other setups... Basically reverse the Gravity/Macerator toilets.. Some combine the gray tanks, some do not. But all in all I liked it.

In fact.. As a Single RVer, I do not need two toilets, but when my wife was alive more than once the phrase "2 holes no waiting" was a .... Well, let's just say it was great.. Cause with only one hole "We'd have had a situation".

[Thunder_Mountai]

jorbill2or wrote:
One or both in some cases are electric macerator Toilets ( think of a kitchen sink garbage disposal ) that grinds up waste and pumps it to the remote tank.

Our Winnebago Journey has the rear full bath with a macerator toilet. The half bath is directly over the black tank and has a conventional toilet.

If you do a lot of boondocking or stay in campgrounds without a sewer connection, the macerator is a bit problematic because it does use a lot more water. In our old Holiday Rambler, we could get around 10 day on our black tank. The new Winnebago only goes about four days using the macerator.