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Old 04-13-2024, 07:39 PM   #1
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Sani-Con upgrade to "Sani-Steve-Remote"

So, in May of 2023 I traded my 2015 Dutch Star in on a brand new 2023 Essex. I had so many problems with the Spartan chassis that my wife and I made the really hard decision to trade this brand-new coach in for another new 2023 Newmar Dutch Star in November of 2023. Now after having owned and experienced this beautiful and enchanting Newmar Essex with its deep seating furniture and huge bonded windows the Dutch Star interior just wasn't comfortable and did not pop visually. So, I contacted Ryan Sutter at the Newmar service center and ask if we could have the exact furniture that was in the Essex installed in our new Dutch Star. Ryan said yes and proceeded to prepare us a quote which we approved, and we were scheduled for April 8th for installation of the new furniture along with additional upgrades. About 2 weeks before our scheduled appointment I had mentioned to Ryan that after using the Sani-Con and electric gates valves that was on the Essex I had an ideal I wanted him to explore. I proposed that they install the electric gate valve switches along with Sani-Con switch on a panel located in the sewage hose compartment (which is located above the rear wheels and easily accessible with the slide out) without having to duck down under the slide and open the water compartment. This way once you hooked up you could leave the gray open, the black closed and when the black needed to be dumped, you would simply walk to the compartment, open it, close the gray, open the black (sewage) and turn on the Sani-Con. Once the black was empty you would simply reverse the procedure. All of this from a comfortable standing position without having to bend over or go under the slide. Ryan and the techs thought this was a really good idea and couldn't believe no one had previously thought of it before. I made the joke it took and old fat man with a bad back and knees to make this procedure easy. Anyway, Ryan priced it and I Approved the inaugural first generation installation. I have enclosed pictures of the controls. THEY WORK GREAT! SO EASY! If you would like to have these installed send Ryan Sutter an email at (rsutter@newmarcorp.com) and tell him (Sani-Steve) sent you. LOL, I have also enclosed a picture of the new Essex furniture in the Dutch Star. WOW what a difference it has made in comfort and aesthetics. I would also like to thank all of the service techs and good people I encountered at the service center. They were the nicest and some of the most professional people I have ever dealt with.
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Old 04-13-2024, 09:02 PM   #2
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Nice upgrade!

I know many think it's a waste, but when you have a bad back, the FWS is out, the campsite is high on that side and there is a hedge along the coach (perfect storm ) its a bear to crawl under there and dump the tanks.

On my 2014 DS, I ran the wiring from the wet bay to the half bath fuse cabinet so I could dump from inside the coach.

On my 2019 DS, Newmar did a special and ran the wiring to the half bath and I finished it when we took delivery. What's nice is to be able to dump prior to departing from inside the coach. I open the black tank valve, shower, close the valve and the tanks are empty and the hose is clean.

Here's something I've learned.....since the macerating toilets turn the waste into a slurry, you don't even need to run the SaniCon, just open the black tank and will drain pretty much like the grey tank.

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Old 04-14-2024, 05:25 AM   #3
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I did the same thing. At 6'5" I got tired of being a contortionist and hitting my head on the FWS when dumping so I installed Barker electric dump valves.

I installed them with the dual switch option so I can operate them from the wet bay and the half bath. And as DS Don said, with the macerator toilets both tanks flow nicely without having to turn the Sanicon on. I think it's the best upgrade I ever did.
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Old 04-14-2024, 05:23 PM   #4
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Agreed crawling under an open slide is no fun.
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What was the cost to upgrade the furniture?? send you a PM..
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20k cost of replacing furniture and recovering captain chairs with Villa made covers.
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is the back of the theater seat/recliner in the Exxex furniture higher than the Dutch Star theater seat/recliner?? looks like it is.. thats our biggest complaint about the DS theater seating...
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Me and the girls enjoying the new Essex furniture.

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