In another issue related to the SANICON Systems remote control feature, I notice that on my unit, the Waste Tank Block Valves audibly strain the motors during the open/close process. Concerned the gate valve operation is in excess of the motor load rating, I have tried lubricating the valves. And as part of the effort to free their movement, I exercised the valves manually. The effort included application of kinetic energy (hammer) and resulted in little change, if any.
Replacement of the block valves is the obvious next step. I plan on accomplishing that later this month when I return to the unit for a planned cross-country trip. Illustrated as an easy process in Online Videos, I wonder if the "sticky" operation is indicating more severe problems.
I wonder which valve model is the proper replacement. I would like to pre order and have the parts available immediately upon my arrival
This is a change of subject, from macerator hoses, to tank valves, but here I go.
Our 2007 2350 is the year Phoenix introduced a macerator system into all PCs, the original Sanicon. I call it "First Generation Sanicon." It has electro-mechanical valve controls.
As the years passed, I noticed the black tank valve straining worse and worse. Lubicating it from the outside never made a difference. 4 years ago, it got to the point of concern so I took apart the black waste line to replace the valve which revealed the problem. The round rubber gasket that the waste gate passes adjacent to, was deformed. I could have cleaned the valve and replace the deformed gasket, but I already had in-hand, a new valve of another brand. The installation went without issues, and the results solved the original problem.
I cannot speak for newer model years, but our 2007 Sanicon system uses generic manual waste gates (valves) like this. The electro-mechanical mechanism around it attaches to the "T" handle.
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