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Long distance tank disposal

DJGreg
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Hi everyone! I am new to the forum and new to RV life. I have a 24' travel trailer that is on my property as a temporary housing solution for my daughter. I'm trying to find the best way to empty the waste tanks without having to take it to a dump site every week. I've been researching macerators and the one problem I'm finding is the distance from the trailer to our sewer outlet is about 150 feet. I'm not sure if the Valtera Sewer Solution will be able to push the waste that far. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance!
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powellmj
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I'm currently just over 185 feet to the sewer connection with just a slight downward slope. We use the FloJet Portable Macerator and 2 cheap 5/8" water hose. Used it like this for just over a year and once you have the process figured out, it's a pretty simple procedure. My first method was the blue tote; but now it's my backup that I hope I don't need. Good Luck!

afidel
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camperdave wrote:
If it's flat, the Sewer Solution instructions say you can go up to 100' if you use 1" pvc. If it's downhill, you can go as far as you want.

Personally I used to use a Sewer Solution to pump into a sewer cleanout about 2' above tank level, and it worked great. From there of course it just gravity fed all the way down to the street (and eventually the sanitation department...) I'd think if it IS a flat run, you could build a ramp at the trailer of 2-3 feet and used the sewer solution to pump the contents up to a 1-1/2" pvc pipe. From there it should make it the 150 feet to your cleanout via gravity. By the time it all gets past the nozzle, it's pretty pulverized and liquidy, there's no chunks to push through the pipe.


If it's a flat run, and you're actually going to rely on gravity then it needs to be just over 3' high (37.5", 1/4" of slope per linear foot of run)
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bucky
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Move the trailer closer.
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Edd505
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ItsyRV wrote:
joebedford wrote:
What's a "Mercer raider pump"?

A macerator pump that underwent a spell-check make-over. 🙂


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ItsyRV
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joebedford wrote:
What's a "Mercer raider pump"?

A macerator pump that underwent a spell-check make-over. 🙂
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joebedford
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What's a "Mercer raider pump"?

ItsyRV
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The problem with longer runs with hose size discharge is not having enough slope to overcome any potential blockage. It's not so much if everything goes as plan with not hitch, it's what happens when things are not always perfect? That's when people start to overthink and the project gets scrubbed.

My situation is my sewer clean-out plug is 40 feet from the closest spot I can get the RV. The slope was only 1 inch per 12 feet, way under the recommended pitch for 1" or less pipes or hoses. The issue my plumber warned me about was if too little water or too much hard solids (regardless the size), dams can form in the small diameter line.

Although you can use a macerator to push the waster uphill, think about the potential for problems. The solutions he gave were these. I could use a larger diameter pipe (3") and with sheer water volume, use that to propel all waste to the sewer line. He seriously doubt a properly functioning RV black tank could create a blockage under the force of large amount of water proportionate to solids. However, this requires you to have the black tank filled with a large amount of liquids and or use a flush king or sewer solution type device when dumping.

If using the sewer solution, he said just elevate the waste line so you have the proper natural pitch on the long run and have the sewer solution just getting it up to the required height at the RV. No need to try and have it force waste through a narrow pipe over a long distance uphill, level, or low slope when you can have it do the hard part for only a few feet at the RV and let gravity do what it does. He said the sewer solution is more than capable of pushing waste a couple feet up to a sloping pipe if need be.

Regardless what you do, my takeaway from is talk was use a larger diameter pipe with extra water and pretty much let physics handle the hard part.
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ependydad
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edbehnke wrote:
blue tote what else is there unless you want to hire a truck each time for $100+ each time.


Macerator pump should cover the distance easily.

Otherwise, if I was pumping regularly- I'd look at alternatives to blue totes. Something with higher capacity like a sewer bladder or taking an IBC Tote and installing it onto a trailer.
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maillemaker
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I've been researching macerators and the one problem I'm finding is the distance from the trailer to our sewer outlet is about 150 feet.


I'm not sure what you mean by your "sewer outlet". Is this your cleanout access to your sewer line?

It may be possible to trench and install a PVC run to tee into your sewer line. Depending on how long the trailer will be there, this might be a good option.
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Cummins12V98
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shum02
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Flojet should easily do 150' on level ground. I do over 50' uphill with no issue at all.
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edbehnke
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blue tote what else is there unless you want to hire a truck each time for $100+ each time.
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goff1256
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Make a Mercer raider pump out of an old garbage disposal hook a hose to it and it will pump the long ways up hill or down they work great too and they’re cheap
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