Black water leaking at macerator

[Alex AVI]

Originally Posted by Boxster1971

The older models had brass bolts/studs holding the pump together. .

MIKE - Not smart of Flojet to use soft metal for containment bolts. . . or very smart but tacky, guaranteed failure & sale every few years. What were they thinking? Sorry you had to go through multiple replacements

[Boxster1971]

Originally Posted by Alex AVI

MIKE - Not smart of Flojet to use soft metal for containment bolts. . . or very smart but tacky, guaranteed failure & sale every few years. What were they thinking? Sorry you had to go through multiple replacements

I only did one repair to my macerator pump. Replaced bolts with upgraded SS now used by Flowjet.

[Alex AVI]

Originally Posted by Boxster1971

I only did one repair to my macerator pump. Replaced bolts with upgraded SS now used by Flowjet.

MIKE - Ooops, confused you with GMILLEROK1 (3 replacements in 7 yrs, that has to be the record macerator MTBF, not a record I want )

[nateallen80]

Originally Posted by Alex AVI

GMILLEROK1 - Also the hose reel fitting elbow(s). And white pvc elbow at exit valve And for those who do not fully unwind entire hose. All 4 combined will cause lots premature failure. The best setup would be 1" hose, all straight elbows, and no hose reel.

ALEX AVI has it right here. When I replaced my macerator with the portable version, I connected up the tubing to the reel and I couldn't get ANY flow out of the macerator hose at all. Once I disconnected that and connected up a garden hose directly to the outlet, all worked perfectly. The pump itself appears to be identical, with the only difference being the barbed outlet vs. male garden hose. Too much vertical elevation change over a short span when going to and through the reel.