Macerators: SaniCon vs Others
Will be parked on a private site that is about 50' away from the sewer inlet and slightly upgrade, therefore we will need to add a macerator more for it's pumping ability than anything else. After res...
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tkcas01 wrote:JohnG3 wrote:
Bought a Flo-jet a couple years ago as we camped where there was a sewer dump about 120 feet and maybe 1 ft. rise. Use the 1 1/2 inch lightweight swimingpool hose. Dumped one holding tank, took a while due to start and stop because of overheating of pump. Needed to burnish the armature and replace the brushes. Not worth the trouble. Went back to the blue dump tank and several trips. Much easier and cheaper.
Of course these things have their limits. That's a pretty long run, especially with a rise. I've had no problems with an 80' horizontal run in 1" hose. It also helps to make sure the wire you use to feed it is heavy enough gauge based on how long the wire run is.
Had heavier than required wire and the rise was a "hump" part way to the dump station. I believe if the run had been even slightly down hill there would not have been a problem.
