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02-04-2014, 03:06 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wheatland
Posts: 675
M.O.C. #10623
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FloJet Portable Self-Priming RV Macerator
We've been thinking about getting a FloJet Portable Self-Priming RV Macerator Waste Pump Kit from Amazon. Can anyone recommend one over the other. Also will the gray water flow thru it without running the motor? Also, are they worth the time and money?
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02-04-2014, 03:10 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wheatland
Posts: 675
M.O.C. #10623
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Never mind. I found a good thread about them, but I haven't found an answer to my question about the grey water.
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02-04-2014, 05:57 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
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Keep the answers coming, Alan's not the only one who is interested in this subject.
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2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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02-05-2014, 12:04 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Corpus christi
Posts: 117
M.O.C. #6844
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I use one to pump waste into a blue boy in the back of my truck. works great. never tried to let gray flow thru, wouldn't help me.
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02-05-2014, 12:43 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Hanover
Posts: 1,471
M.O.C. #13325
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The macerator doesn't just macerate, it works as a pump too, and grey water wouldn't flow very fast without it running.
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02-05-2014, 03:25 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Siloam Springs
Posts: 2,206
M.O.C. #8890
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We pump the black tank over 200 feet with the Flo-Jet, never had a problem.
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02-05-2014, 03:56 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wheatland
Posts: 675
M.O.C. #10623
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Ok, I guess I need to explain what I want to do. We stay for at least 3 months at a time where ever we go and we are looking at our next place that has no sewer capabilities, but has said it is ok to dump our gray water either on the ground or into a retention pond they have set up. We leave the grey tank open when using the washer as it dumps into it. In other words, we leave the grey tank open most of the time and have been doing this on all 4 of our RV's, (2 motorhomes, a bumper pull and a 5th wheel), over the last 30yrs with no problems. We do not 'leave' the black tank open ever!
My question is, if we leave the macerator hooked up all the time we are at this site, (because it would be a real pain in the butt to crawl under the slide to hook it up when I need to empty the black tank), will the grey water flow through it without turning on the motor?
We will pump the black water into a tank in the pickup bed to take to a dump site.
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02-05-2014, 05:38 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
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That question was asked, on Amazon, here's a like to the various answers: http://www.amazon.com/water-bypass-l...sin=B001HKZHIW Basically the way I read it the answer is no, not really.
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Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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02-05-2014, 06:08 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wheatland
Posts: 675
M.O.C. #10623
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Thanks Dick, I must have missed that. After more research, it looks like I may have to go with SaniCon as they do have a grey water bypass on one of their twist on models. http://www.amazon.com/Thetford-70224...sim_sbs_auto_3
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02-05-2014, 07:39 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arroyo City
Posts: 3,110
M.O.C. #13395
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I use a flow jet macerator when I am at Camp Swampy. Grey water will not flow thru it unless it is running. I think you could open the flush valve and run grey water thru a garden hose, but I never tried
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02-05-2014, 09:33 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Land O Lakes
Posts: 2,751
M.O.C. #7753
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I also have one and no it won't let gray water flow through unless it is running.
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02-12-2014, 09:56 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wheatland
Posts: 675
M.O.C. #10623
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Well, it came in yesterday and WOW am I impressed. Went to Walmart and bought a plastic box with a lockable lid that it, the hose and 12 volt cord all fit in very nicely. Wired up a switch and a 20 amp breaker and I hooked it all up. I waited a few days longer than normal to empty the black tank so it was very full. It took about 5 minutes to empty. A lot faster than I expected. Am also doing laundry today and our washer empties into the grey tank. Had the grey tank closed while hooking this up so the washer was filling the grey tank. When I got done emptying the black tank I opened the grey tank and let it flow gravity fed without turning the pump on. Worked like a charm. Empty in about 3 minutes.
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02-12-2014, 01:44 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Madison
Posts: 1,239
M.O.C. #5906
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We have a macerator from SewerSolutions.com. It has no moving parts and uses no electricity. It works with water that is delivered to the head on the sewer outlet via a second water hose. A water jet from the top of the head shoots down into the 1" discharge hose. The water jet blasts everything coming from the holding tanks to liquefy everything coming out of the tanks. We usually attach the outdoor shower to the black tank flush and let that run as we drain the black tank.
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02-13-2014, 03:23 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Oceanside
Posts: 534
M.O.C. #13378
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We have a sewer clean-out in our front lawn. When we arrive home from a trip where we didn't dump (like boondocking) we park in front of our home and and use our Flojet to pump about 30 feet, slight uphill, from Monte to the clean-out. Slicker than snot on a doorknob.
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