Mascerator pump

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Whoever is in charge of stupid questions today, would you give this
one a go.........

Last year, when wandering around ( I'm short) under my '77 Kingsley,
I discovered this pump looking thing attached to my holding tank by a
rubber hose. One end was held by the hose and the other by a
combination of a coat hanger and a knotted tube. No electrical wires
dangled in the immediate vicinity. As it didn't drip, drag, or
spark, and being no relation to Sherlock Holmes, I left well enough
alone ! It appears the mystery has been solved !!
OK...now the questions..
Assuming, like everything else, it needs a total rebuild; how many
different manufacturers were there and what is part availability?
What was the usual set-up? Where was the power switch generally
located, where was the hose connection, and what size and length
discharge hose is required ?
And now for the best....Under what circumstances would one use such a
"device"?

Thanks
Mike B

Just as an afterthought, and being a Scotsman, what are these things
worth? ( Imagine a Scotsman interested in costs and driving a GMC!)

 

[rich and dottie major]

>
> Remember you can pick your friends but not your GMCnet'ers !
>
> Whoever is in charge of stupid questions today, would you give this
> one a go.........
>
> Last year, when wandering around ( I'm short) under my '77 Kingsley,
> I discovered this pump looking thing attached to my holding tank by a
> rubber hose. One end was held by the hose and the other by a
> combination of a coat hanger and a knotted tube. No electrical wires
> dangled in the immediate vicinity. As it didn't drip, drag, or
> spark, and being no relation to Sherlock Holmes, I left well enough
> alone ! It appears the mystery has been solved !!
> OK...now the questions..
> Assuming, like everything else, it needs a total rebuild; how many
> different manufacturers were there and what is part availability?
> What was the usual set-up? Where was the power switch generally
> located, where was the hose connection, and what size and length
> discharge hose is required ?
> And now for the best....Under what circumstances would one use such a
> "device"?
>
> Thanks
> Mike B
>
> Just as an afterthought, and being a Scotsman, what are these things
> worth? ( Imagine a Scotsman interested in costs and driving a GMC!)I
just completed an install on a macerator pump this weekend. I bought
mine (JABSCO) through a Marine supplier in Houston (about $130). If you
don't see any wires coming out of the electric motor end then they were
probably cut off. It may not be worth while fixing.

I feel a macerator is the most convenient and cleanest process of
emptying the holding tank. You attach a 3/4" garden hose to the output
end and press a button to empty it. I intalled the switch in the shore
power compartment of my "78 Kingsley.

Rich Major
'78 Kingsley
Sugar Land (Tara) Texas.

 

[william d. minor]

There is always the possibility that the attachment you found on Your
Motorhome was NOT a mascerator pump, but it could have been a
Thermo-San. They were an option on some years. I had portions of one
attached to my holding tank, as well as the controller attached under the
dash.

Just a possibility!!

> Remember you can pick your friends but not your GMCnet'ers !
>
> Whoever is in charge of stupid questions today, would you give this
> one a go.........
>
> Last year, when wandering around ( I'm short) under my '77 Kingsley,
> I discovered this pump looking thing attached to my holding tank by a
> rubber hose. One end was held by the hose and the other by a
> combination of a coat hanger and a knotted tube. No electrical wires
> dangled in the immediate vicinity. As it didn't drip, drag, or
> spark, and being no relation to Sherlock Holmes, I left well enough
> alone ! It appears the mystery has been solved !!
> OK...now the questions..
> Assuming, like everything else, it needs a total rebuild; how many
> different manufacturers were there and what is part availability?
> What was the usual set-up? Where was the power switch generally
> located, where was the hose connection, and what size and length
> discharge hose is required ?
> And now for the best....Under what circumstances would one use such a
> "device"?
>
> Thanks
> Mike B
>
> Just as an afterthought, and being a Scotsman, what are these things
> worth? ( Imagine a Scotsman interested in costs and driving a GMC!)