Want to stay on a relatives property in the comfort of your RV but can’t because your holding tanks won’t let you? Want to stay at a pristine campground for more than a few days but can’t because your holding tanks won’t let you? Well, perhaps it’s time you purchased a macerator. 
A macerator connects to your RV sewer drain. You open the valve and turn on the macerator and it chews up the sewage with blades (kind of like a blender) and then sends the small particles out a garden hose.
I’ve used mine as far as 150 feet up a small incline. I use it to empty both the black water and grey water tanks. This allows us to stay at campgrounds that do not have full hook-ups for longer periods of time. It’s not as convenient as full hook-ups, but it much faster and more efficient than using a blue boy. The trick is to park close enough to the dump station to do this. I’ve also run the hose into a bathroom window and down into the toilet – it works great! Here, I’m dumping my grey water into a grey water drain – notice the great water pressure this unit has. 
This unit operates on 12 volts DC and has a handy plunger style switch. It comes with its own carrying case and is easy to use
A macerator connects to your RV sewer drain. You open the valve and turn on the macerator and it chews up the sewage with blades (kind of like a blender) and then sends the small particles out a garden hose.I’ve used mine as far as 150 feet up a small incline. I use it to empty both the black water and grey water tanks. This allows us to stay at campgrounds that do not have full hook-ups for longer periods of time. It’s not as convenient as full hook-ups, but it much faster and more efficient than using a blue boy. The trick is to park close enough to the dump station to do this. I’ve also run the hose into a bathroom window and down into the toilet – it works great! Here, I’m dumping my grey water into a grey water drain – notice the great water pressure this unit has. This unit operates on 12 volts DC and has a handy plunger style switch. It comes with its own carrying case and is easy to use
7 comments:
I have a macerator that I use at home, when I can't empty my tanks elsewhere. I empty into a clean-out in my sewersystem. It is almost 100 ft from my motor home
I've been using a macareator for 4 yrs now and it works great, I buried a 1" line from my RV pad to the septic clean out about 100' away and only have to dump the black water once a month and it only takes about 10 min to dump and flush. Greatest item i've ever found for long tern stays. Dale
My wife and I travel in a 190 Road Trek and it was hard for me to get down on my knees to drain the tanks. I looked on the internet and found the macerator pumps. I had one installed on my Trek and boy, let me tell you, it is now simple and I do not have to get down on my knees. I had the plumber add a stack to my house drain out by the street with a cap. Now all I do is pull up to the front on my house, remove the cap to my house drain, and let her rip. It is a wonderful invention.
The pump shown in the picture is a Flojet. As a full-timer I have used the product for over two years and it has performed admirably with one exception. The unit has a rather intricate seal between the pump and the motor. The seal can malfunction and drip waste. Although the manufacturer designates a specific part number to replace the seal, I cannot find anyone who stocks it. Flojet is big and does not return inquiries. Any suggestions would be appreciated.......Jack
There are many RV Parks set up for back in only, basically for fifth wheel etc. If the view is out the back of the space, motorhome owners can't see it. We use a macerator along with a 50 amp extension and extra fresh water hose to allow us to go nose in and enjoy the view. The macerator works great.
We are fulltimers and bought a macerator last year when we were staying at my brother's in Ohio. We just hook it up and into his septic system it goes. We've also used it on several occasions at state parks when we've stayed in a non-sewer site across the road from a sewered site. Ran the hose across the street and dumped into the othere site's system.
We camp most often in national forest parks that don't have dump stations. Having our own mascerator allows us to dump once we get home into our own septic tank, rather than driving out of our way and paying a dump station fee at some other campground on the way home.
And I also agree with many camp sites have a great view out the back, and with a motorhome we like to pull in face first. Having the mascerator helps in those situations too.
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