How do you use your Sani-con or Turbo-Sanicon-con

[Canuck53]

Thanks

[Norm Mac]

Originally Posted by Dutch Star Don

I leave the grey water drain open and then dump with my remote switches in the coach when the black tank gets full. You would have to leave the SaniCon running dry for awhile to ruin it.

Don, how do you know when the tank is empty to shut off the sanicon pump? Can you hear it change pitch from inside or do you use some other method?

I am thinking of adding the remote dump switches so I can drain from inside the coach.

[Dutch Star Don]

I can hear it change pitch and I'm half deaf. My switches are in the half bath, so I turn the overhead light on and leave the door open so I don't forget it's draining, while I'm doing other things.

[BBelanger]

I'm surprised that with a unit at this price point, Thetford doesn't add a liquid flow switch that would turn the unit off when it runs out of water to flush, especially if it has the potential to ruin the pump.

[Canuck53]

If I was to measure anything I would measure the amps. No or low amps no pumping shut pump off.

[NH Dave]

I hook it up to the site sewer pipe and leave only the gray water open so the gray tank stays empty.

When it's getting close to emptying the black tank, I close the gray valve until the gray gets a good amount of water in it (about 20% +/-). Once that happens, I use the Sani-Con to pump out the black water tank and once that's empty, I shut the Sani-Con off, close the black tank valve, open the gray and turn the Sani-Con back on again. This uses the gray water to 'rinse' the inside of the hose and the pump with soapy gray water.

When the gray is empty, I leave the gray open, throw a couple Walex Porta packs in the toilets (I find those work great!), flush the toilets until the black tank is at 2 or 3 % and then just repeat the process again when needed.

This is only while we're staying at a campground all hooked up.

On our departure, I do basically all the same process, but then I'll give the black tank a good flush/rinse and of course close both valves when done...and away we go.

This seems to work for us anyway...

(In my experiences with the Sani-Con...when the tank is getting empty, I can clearly hear the 'pitch' change in the pump noise and the small hose will 'recoil' a little bit when there's no flow through it. I lift the large slinky a couple times a little bit between the drain outlet and the pump box which gets the last of it out. Then I immediately shut the pump. I always stay there while it's running. I don't involve myself in other things while doing this, so I don't get distracted and forget the pump is on.)

[BBelanger]

Dave, no worry about the paks and the macerator toilet? I gave all mine away because I was told the plastic wouldn't have time to dissolve and would end up spinning around and get tangled in the macerator pump of the toilet.

[NH Dave]

Originally Posted by BBelanger

Dave, no worry about the paks and the macerator toilet? I gave all mine away because I was told the plastic wouldn't have time to dissolve and would end up spinning around and get tangled in the macerator pump of the toilet.

Good point and yes it was a worry for me. Most of the time, I just fill the bowl, drop them in and they dissolve and turn the water deep blue. Then I will flush them down. They dissolve pretty quickly. I used to cut them open and dump them in, but that gets old and sure can be messy.

I have found that those work the best and you don't get that ol' horribly strong formaldehyde smell the old liquids used to give off. I always hated that smell. These things, IMO, work great and actually eliminate the odor rather than mask it in a strong chemical smell. So far anyway...

[Dutch Star Don]

"NH Dave".....Try Happy Camper. It's a GREAT product and you just add a scoop of dry powder to the bowl and you're done. We've been RVing for over 45 years and it's the best working and smelling chemical I've ever used.

[96 Wideglide]

Originally Posted by BBelanger

Dave, no worry about the paks and the macerator toilet? I gave all mine away because I was told the plastic wouldn't have time to dissolve and would end up spinning around and get tangled in the macerator pump of the toilet.

In the Monaco Owners Forum, a member posted a pic of one of those sacs, wrapped around the chopping blades. He found it while going in to replace impeller.
I also use Happy Camper.

[NH Dave]

Originally Posted by Dutch Star Don

"NH Dave".....Try Happy Camper. It's a GREAT product and you just add a scoop of dry powder to the bowl and you're done. We've been RVing for over 45 years and it's the best working and smelling chemical I've ever used.

Thank you for the tip, I will look into that stuff. If it works as good or better without the plastic or any formaldehyde, I'm in!

Thanks again!

[BBelanger]

I use the Campa Chem by thetford. Love the smell.

[NH Dave]

Looked at that Happy Camper stuff online...seems like a great product and exactly what we'd want to use. We're camping up in Maine now, I'm going to pick some up tomorrow and give it a try!

Thanks again!

[BBelanger]

Originally Posted by NH Dave

Looked at that Happy Camper stuff online...seems like a great product and exactly what we'd want to use. We're camping up in Maine now, I'm going to pick some up tomorrow and give it a try!

Thanks again!

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