EricGT
PA
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I hooked everything up last night and the macerator only spun for about a second and stopped.
I have it wired directly to the battery terminals and the batteries have a full charge.
I also left the R.V. plugged in during this to help keep the batteries peaked.
The fuse is good and nothing went through it but water.
Faulty macerator?
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1995brave
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Could be. Is this a new or used macerator? If used you may have to take it apart and clean it.
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dks
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When you say the fuse is good are you talking about the one in the control handle? I've blown a few fuses, and it sounds like your fuse blew in the handle (Flojet).
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tvman44
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Did you check the 20 amp fuse in the on-off switch? Also remove the macerator and look at the impeller and see if something jammed it up.
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Bert-64
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Hair around the cutters does it with mine. I have to take it apart once a season to clean it. The wife blames me but since I have no hair I thinking must be hers.
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phillyg
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Macerators (at least on boats) don't last more than a couple of years. They don't get used a lot and the impellers get stuck or wear out.
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Bobbo
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When that happened to me, it was the fuse in the on/off switch.
Until then I didn't even know there was a fuse in there.
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YC 1
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Mine is four years old but I take it apart annually to clean. I found a piece of plastic last time that was reducing the water flow.
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Odessa Grandma
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We got one of those this year and it works great. For future reference.......how o you take it apart to clean it???
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nalcon
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Depending on the brand of pump, most have a screw on the back with a rubber plug over it. You can remove the rubber cap and turn the macerator with screwdriver or a quarter to see if its jammed. You should be able to see into the inlet of the macerator and see the metal cutter.
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