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Title: Macerator Rebuild kits?
Post by: pyrthkr on July 13, 2011, 07:45:38 pm

Anyone know of such a thing?  Mine's leaking like a sieve again.  I rebuilt it earlier this year & used a marine sealant - maybe that was wrong - and reused the paper washer already in the unit.  I've really tightened the 2 accessible outside nuts but hesitate to take it apart again.  Worked fine on our March Fayetteville/Fredericksburg trip after the rebuild & now - I hide by the community dump and have the hose ready.  Would hate to have to go to a new one just to eliminate the leaks.

Title: Re: Macerator Rebuild kits?
Post by: mciai2000 on July 13, 2011, 10:31:24 pm

Hi:

Have you tried contacting the manufacturer directly?

DJM

Title: Re: Macerator Rebuild kits?
Post by: pyrthkr on July 15, 2011, 07:35:35 pm

Not yet DJM.  Frankly, I get better ideas & responses from this forum. but I will give it a try as it seems the sensible thing 2 do.
 :cool

Title: Re: Macerator Rebuild kits?
Post by: gradygal on July 15, 2011, 07:52:19 pm

I know johnson pumps make a macerator service kit.

Title: Re: Macerator Rebuild kits?
Post by: pyrthkr on July 17, 2011, 11:40:05 pm

Thx Gradygal. 

Just returned from our Hood River Trip.  No more big ones this year - just a couple of weekend trips to Ventura, CA and Sedona, AZ so I have time to fiddle around again.  i look at the Johnson kit and see if it fills the bill!
 :cool

Title: Re: Macerator Rebuild kits?
Post by: JackD on July 18, 2011, 05:18:13 pm

I finally bit the bullet and replaced mine --- got it from PC for less than Thetford wanted, and it was an easy job...
Jack