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Re: Grey water pump into portable waste tank
Just wanted to post a follow up message. I ended up buying a ryobi cordless pump, since I already had batteries. The only challenge I ran into is that both the pump and the valve cap had a male connection, which I could not connect the supplied water hose to. I only had a walmart close and I found a quick disconnect set that worked, but it had a strainer in it. The pump worked great, but when dumping the galley, the strainer would get clogged up with food particles. But that was easy to clean out. I appreciate all the feedback.923Views0likes0CommentsRe: Grey water pump into portable waste tank
Everyone, I appreciate all the feedback. I initially looked at a video of the macerator and they hooked up the water hose, but since then looked at the manual and it is indeed for cleanout only. Altough I like the idea of the macerator, I dont think I would use it a lot and it is just something else to carry and break down so I am going to look at the regular pumps.922Views0likes0CommentsGrey water pump into portable waste tank
We are going camping in a few weeks in a state park in Colorado. We have been there many times and there are no full hook ups, only electric and we take a portable waste tank that we pull to the dump station. It is actually quite a drive, hilly and has speed bumps to get to the dump station, but it works if you're really carefull. This year I dont know if the showers will be open when we go or if they are, if we feel comfortable using them. I was thinking about putting the waste tank in the back of the truck and then pump the grey water into it. The macerator pumps seem to need a water connection and would only generate more waste. Any recommendations for a similar pump that could pump it perhaps 4 feet up into the back of a truck and 25-30 ft distance wise?6.6KViews0likes15CommentsRe: Room slide out stops and starts
Just FYI, the battery was new. Replacing the breakers did resolve my problem and the slides operate smoothly again. Thanks everyone for helping me resolve this and especially for the picture of the breakers as I would never have recognized that!.535Views0likes0CommentsRe: Room slide out stops and starts
I wasn't able to locate the breaker or any hot spots. I am going to bring it in to the shop for this issue, but was able to fix a bunch of other little things since the last trip, but going to give up on this one. Thanks for everyone that tried to help!535Views0likes0CommentsRe: Room slide out stops and starts
Don't see anything that looks like a breaker/fuse between the battery and the pump. The positive cable runs to some studs before going to the battery, but this is where other wires are split off from as well (landing gear etc). The wires are just bolted together. The negative wire goes up into the trailer. Within the trailer there is an automotive 20A fuse (not self resetting) listed as Slide, although this is likely for the outlets/lights but this fuse is fine.537Views0likes0CommentsRe: Room slide out stops and starts
I did check the voltage, it is about 13.5v without running and runs just over 12v when the pump runs. When the slides stop the voltage drops to 0v and then comes right back up and the slides start moving again. Any recommendations on what I can try next to isolate this problem?537Views0likes0Comments
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