Yes he did. I am going to try and get some pictures of it. I can't believe
he would pay $159 for the valve however. Must be another one out there.
Nice thing about this installation, everything can be done standing up
without any danger of getting goup dumped into your shoe.
>> dump valve was probably a TWIS-loc gate valve, air powered and only
>$33.75.
>> See it at
www.dupreeproducts.com
>>
>
>Thanks for the link.
>$159 is probably the one he used then, i.e. the power one. I'm going to keep
>this one in mind the next time mine needs replacing or the fixing (again).
>Had to do some extra supporting/fixing due to the Onan enclosure being gone.
>
>Heinz
>
>P.S. Re the installation you saw, did he have a hitch installed?
>
>
>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >> Heinz I saw a fantastic mascerator pump installation this last weekend
>at
>> >> our club rally. The guy used an air powered waste gate at the tank and
>> >> mounted the mascerator and and another waste gate at the very end of
>the
>> >3"
>> >> pipe near the rear of the coach. In other words cut the fitting off
>the
>> >> very end of the 3" pipe and install a street Y. One end has a waste
>gate
>> >> and the other the mascerator pump mounted on top of the Y. had a
>> >stainless
>> >> steel rope and pully attached to the Y so he could lower it to the
>ground,
>> >> activate the air powered inner waste gate and turn on the mascerator.
>> >> Wonderful and very
simple.If for some reason the mascerator fails,
>connect
>> >> your 3" flexible hose to the other part of the Y and its waste gate and
>> >dump
>> >> normally.
>> >
>> >That sounds too complicated
>> >I don't want to have to lower anything, work with pulleys, etc.
>> >I did away with the regular outlet when I first changed to macerator,
>> >intentionally.
>> >
>> >I had it setup pretty good, but "pretty good" wasn't good enough. My
>> >original setup would leave about 5 gallons of waste in the tank and I'm
>> >trying to improve on that... I want it all out
>> >
>> >Just being fussy I guess... must be the programmer part in me [g].
>> >
>> >Heinz
>> >
>> >P.S. Any idea what he used to open the gatevalve, i.e. what kind of
>> >piston/actuator? Did it fit onto the gatevalve in it's original position,
>> >I.e. squished close to the crossmember?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >Hi folks.
>> >> >
>> >> >I'm halfway into reshuffling my macerator pump location and am having
>> >second
>> >> >thoughts about what seemed a good idea a few hours ago.
>> >> >
>> >> >Any pics somewhere to help me get some fresh ideas? I checked Gene's
>site
>> >> >but didn't find any and gmcmotorhome doesn't answer.
>> >> >
>> >> >My original installation left about 5 gallons in the tank. I'm
>currently
>> >> >trying to mount it closer to the tank but a little lower so that the
>> >intake
>> >> >of the macerator will 'fill up' better.
>> >> >
>> >> >TIA - Heinz
>> >> >in the middle of Yuk!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> Tom & Marg Warner
>> >> Vernon Center NY
>> >> 1976 palmbeach
>> >> "The beautiful Mohawk Vally"
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> Tom & Marg Warner
>> Vernon Center NY
>> 1976 palmbeach
>> "The beautiful Mohawk Vally"
>>
>>
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>
>
Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach
"The beautiful Mohawk Vally"
