Macerator setup

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tom geiger

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Been reading and looking at pics on the macerator setup and I have a question on the hose that is stored next to the generator. Is that separate and
needs to be hooked up to the one that runs from the pump?
 
Different people have different ways to store the macerator hose. I use a 10ft piece of PCV conduit fastened along the frame under the driver's side.
I just pull it out when dumping and then push it back down the conduit when done. No winding and unwinding the hose. Takes less than 10 seconds to
pull the hose out and about 20 seconds to put it back in.

JWID
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Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.1 ton front end
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
 
The pump does not allow fluid to flow past, so there is no need to
disconnect it.
If yor looking to empy as much as possible, you need to have the Lynn Clark
reducer as it will pick up 30-40% more lower level fluid.
Using the wrong style pump will not be bennificial as it will address only
the first half of a full tank.
Also never use a stand on/off switch as one never know when you need to
shut off. We use the intermitent switch so it will shut off when one
releases the switch.
Should you need help, contact me.

> Different people have different ways to store the macerator hose. I use a
> 10ft piece of PCV conduit fastened along the frame under the driver's side.
> I just pull it out when dumping and then push it back down the conduit
> when done. No winding and unwinding the hose. Takes less than 10 seconds to
> pull the hose out and about 20 seconds to put it back in.
>
> JWID
> --
> Bruce Hislop
> ON Canada
> 77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.1 ton front end
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
> My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
>
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> Different people have different ways to store the macerator hose. I use a 10ft piece of PCV conduit fastened along the frame under the driver's
> side. I just pull it out when dumping and then push it back down the conduit when done. No winding and unwinding the hose. Takes less than 10
> seconds to pull the hose out and about 20 seconds to put it back in.
>
> JWID

That is what I do and it could not be easier to dump. Less than 5 minutes to empty a full black tank after parking next to the dump station. Plus
little to no clean up.

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Richard
76 Palm Beach
SE Michigan
www.PalmBeachGMC.com


Coop Roller Cam 455, Howell TBI + EBL, 3.42 FD, Quadra Bag, Macerator, Manny Tranny etc.
 
I’m with Richard. Grey conduit under the coach. (I painted mine black)

I’m thrilled with the “Poop-Shooter”, and the reducer makes it work that much better.

Every year, I fill the tank with ice and go for a ride. It knocks anything that might be sticking loose.

The macerator handles it with aplomb.

Dolph

DE AD0LF

Wheeling, West Virginia

1977 26’ ex-PalmBeach
1-Ton, Sullybilt Bags, Reaction Arms, Manny Transmission, Howell EFI & EBL

“The Aluminum and Fiberglass Mistress"

>

>> Different people have different ways to store the macerator hose. I use a 10ft piece of PCV conduit fastened along the frame under the driver's
>> side. I just pull it out when dumping and then push it back down the conduit when done. No winding and unwinding the hose. Takes less than 10
>> seconds to pull the hose out and about 20 seconds to put it back in.
>>
>> JWID
>
> That is what I do and it could not be easier to dump. Less than 5 minutes to empty a full black tank after parking next to the dump station. Plus
> little to no clean up.
>
>
>
> --
> Richard
> 76 Palm Beach
> SE Michigan
> www.PalmBeachGMC.com
>
>
> Coop Roller Cam 455, Howell TBI + EBL, 3.42 FD, Quadra Bag, Macerator, Manny Tranny etc.
>
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tgieger:
One thing to note when mounting your pump:

The black tank is mounted to the body of the coach, not the frame. Therefore you should be sure your pump is also mounted to the body of the coach.
Otherwise the slight movement between the frame and the body is likely to weaken and break some part of the plumbing between the pump and tank. You
don't want this to happen.

JWID

--
Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.1 ton front end
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
 
Bruce has a good point about relative motion. OR, you can do as I do:
Mount the macerator to the frame and connect it to the tank and its
plumbing with a flexible hose, such as a heavy duty sewer hose (I use a
heavier duty agricultural hose).

Ken H

> tgieger:
> One thing to note when mounting your pump:
>
> The black tank is mounted to the body of the coach, not the frame.
> Therefore you should be sure your pump is also mounted to the body of the
> coach.
> Otherwise the slight movement between the frame and the body is likely to
> weaken and break some part of the plumbing between the pump and tank. You
> don't want this to happen.
>
>
 
I found the PO had mounted the macerator using only some rubber connections. Which failed. I mounted it to a floor rail, using two pieces of 1/32
sheet metal sandwiched together. They have a small amount of flexibility, as does the rubber connection to the outlet pipe. There's a piece of PVC
inside the rear bumber that the hose slides into. I may replace it with a longer hose and run it along the frame. When I get in from a trip, next
day I run the water tank empty which pretty much fills the black tank. Run the coach up to the gas station and back - along a couple of short steep
hills - and the pull the rear close to my dump and lower the airbags and let 'er rip. This seems to get the tank pretty empty.

--johnny
--
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
"I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
 
I have a piece of flexible hose from the plumbing mounted to the tank to the macerator which is mounted the the frame rail.

That relieves much of the stress on the plumbing and the tank.

Dolph

DE AD0LF

Wheeling, West Virginia

1977 26’ ex-PalmBeach
Howell EFI & EBL, Reaction Arms, Sullybilt Bags, Manny Transmission

“The Aluminum and Fiberglass Mistress"

>
> I found the PO had mounted the macerator using only some rubber connections. Which failed. I mounted it to a floor rail, using two pieces of 1/32
> sheet metal sandwiched together. They have a small amount of flexibility, as does the rubber connection to the outlet pipe. There's a piece of PVC
> inside the rear bumber that the hose slides into. I may replace it with a longer hose and run it along the frame. When I get in from a trip, next
> day I run the water tank empty which pretty much fills the black tank. Run the coach up to the gas station and back - along a couple of short steep
> hills - and the pull the rear close to my dump and lower the airbags and let 'er rip. This seems to get the tank pretty empty.
>
> --johnny
> --
> Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
> Braselton, Ga.
> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
>
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Interestingly, mine came loose on the way home from a show. Held up by a scrap of rubber connector and the wiring. No skid marks on the unit, but I
have to assume I dumped tank coming down I 75. Nobody honked or hollered....

--johnny
--
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
"I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
 
Good info guys. Yikes, did not realize the black tank is not attached to the frame. At first read I had a image of my tank dropping off its mounts
when traveling down the road. I know this is not true but still had the image.

So I guess I'm not clear how the hose in the conduit is connected to the hose coming from the pump? Or is it all one hose. Could be still thinking
like the old dump hose where you disconnect it and rinse it before you put it back in storage.

Tom
 
Tom,
The macerator hose is not connected to the conduit. The conduit is fastened to the frame and is used as a storage space for the macerator hose.

See photo here:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/macerator-install/p52805-view-facing-forward.html

The macerator hose is permanently connected to the pump. The hose is pulled out of the conduit during dumping, then pushed back inside the conduit
for storage. The conduit inner size is larger than the hose to permit easy removal and storage.

JWID

--
Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.1 ton front end
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
 
Ok got it Bruce, thanks. So do you just rinse out that hose as best as you can before storing it away? I always kept one end of the old dump hose in
the dump hole and rinsed diwn the hose with the water hose they provide. Guess you just back rinse this hose when its finish dumping then?
 
Tom,
I use an agricultural grade 1" rubber hose. It is smooth on the inside so there is no ribs for stuff to catch on.

I do pick the hose up at the coach end, then continue to raise the hose along to the end to chase the remaining liquid out of the hose. Then I just
stuff it back down the conduit for storage. There is likely to be far less stuff inside my small smooth hose than is left in most large slinky hoses
even after a thorough cleaning.

JWID

--
Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.1 ton front end
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
 
So many good jokes about this….. all cliche.

Johnny, we should have outgrown poop jokes by now, but hey!

I’m soooo happy that I don’t have to deal with the “stinky slinky”

Dolph

DE AD0LF

Wheeling, West Virginia

1977 26’ ex-PalmBeach
Howell EFI & EBL, Reaction Arms, Sullybilt Bags, Manny Transmission

“The Aluminum and Fiberglass Mistress"

>
> Interestingly, mine came loose on the way home from a show. Held up by a scrap of rubber connector and the wiring. No skid marks on the unit, but I
> have to assume I dumped tank coming down I 75. Nobody honked or hollered....
>
> --johnny
> --
> Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
> Braselton, Ga.
> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
>
>
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Oh we all our stories in dealing with this stuff. Mine was a time when some friends we were camping with had pulled up and were trying to take a
picture of me doing the big dump. I kept telling her she better not, but she kept clicking away with her phone, so I started shooting a water stream
from my water hose I was using to rinse to which she paniced thinking it was turd wster and screamed at her driver to GO Go Go! They pealed out with
gravel flying everywhere. God my stomache hurt from laughing so hard. Anyhow, will look foreard to this improvement!

Tom
 
I use industrial 3/4” hose with garden hose fittings, and screw a gasketed
brass cap on the end before sliding it into the PVC pipe I strapped under
the coach. Mine extends all the way to the angled strut under the front
clip—about 18 feet.

I pull it out, hold the end high, unscrew the cap, insert into dump
station, run macerator until empty, hold the hose high end again, replace
cap, and slide back into storage. That keeps the nasty stuff inside the
hose.

Rick “driving the coach down 81 this afternoon” Denney

> Ok got it Bruce, thanks. So do you just rinse out that hose as best as you
> can before storing it away? I always kept one end of the old dump hose in
> the dump hole and rinsed diwn the hose with the water hose they provide.
> Guess you just back rinse this hose when its finish dumping then?
>
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About the same as what I have, except I use a 25 foot 3/4” garden hose with a 20 foot piece of 1-1/4” PVC alongside of the frame.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/macerator-and-storage-for-hose/p3559.htm http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/macerator-and-storage-for-hose/p3559.htm

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO

>
> Different people have different ways to store the macerator hose. I use a 10ft piece of PCV conduit fastened along the frame under the driver's side.
> I just pull it out when dumping and then push it back down the conduit when done. No winding and unwinding the hose. Takes less than 10 seconds to
> pull the hose out and about 20 seconds to put it back in.
>
> JWID
> --
> Bruce Hislop
> ON Canada
> 77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.1 ton front end
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
> My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
>
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Emory, your link shows a 404 error.

> About the same as what I have, except I use a 25 foot 3/4" garden hose with a 20 foot piece of 1-1/4" PVC alongside of the frame.
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/macerator-and-storage-for-hose/p3559.htm
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Frederick, CO
>

> >
> > Different people have different ways to store the macerator hose. I use a 10ft piece of PCV conduit fastened along the frame under the
> > driver's side.
> > I just pull it out when dumping and then push it back down the conduit when done. No winding and unwinding the hose. Takes less than 10
> > seconds to
> > pull the hose out and about 20 seconds to put it back in.
> >
> > JWID
> > --
> > Bruce Hislop
> > ON Canada
> > 77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.1 ton front end
> > http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
> > My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
> >
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73 Gmc 26' Canyon Lands -
77 Palm Beach
Members: FMCA - GMCMI - GMCWS - 49ers
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
 
I’ll send it again

Emery

>
> Emory, your link shows a 404 error.
>

>> About the same as what I have, except I use a 25 foot 3/4" garden hose with a 20 foot piece of 1-1/4" PVC alongside of the frame.
>> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/macerator-and-storage-for-hose/p3559.htm
>>
>> Emery Stora
>> 77 Kingsley
>> Frederick, CO
>>

>>>
>>> Different people have different ways to store the macerator hose. I use a 10ft piece of PCV conduit fastened along the frame under the
>>> driver's side.
>>> I just pull it out when dumping and then push it back down the conduit when done. No winding and unwinding the hose. Takes less than 10
>>> seconds to
>>> pull the hose out and about 20 seconds to put it back in.
>>>
>>> JWID
>>> --
>>> Bruce Hislop
>>> ON Canada
>>> 77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.1 ton front end
>>> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
>>> My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>
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>
> --
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> 73 Gmc 26' Canyon Lands -
> 77 Palm Beach
> Members: FMCA - GMCMI - GMCWS - 49ers
> A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
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