I've given up on Sanicon

[LeslieGary]

I’m a fan of Sanicon—mine is a turbo model. It is simple to use, fast, and clean. Yes, I had to replace the hose a couple of years ago (had a sleeve on it but believe it got rubbed in a few places before I put the sleeve on). Otherwise, no issues in 7 years.

The hose is somewhat short, so I try to make sure the wet bay stays in range of the sewer connection when parking. I made an adapter to allow me to connect the Sanicon hose to a standard 3” hose for the rare occasions I have a long run. I haven’t had to use it in several years.

I would definitely get a Sanicon on a future coach and would most likely repair this one if it were to fail rather than go back to the 3” hose.

 

[flyboy013]

Mine went out again. It’s been six months. I’ve been using gravity with 1.5” hose just fine, but will fix it later this month while parked for the winter. My thought is that it’s only needed for pumping uphill which is very rare. I’m wondering if I can just use an external pump when needed. If I had to do it again, I’m not sure I would get it.

 

[Chuggs]

If they were 100% reliable, or it was just drinking water...that's one thing. But when they quit...I can't imagine the job is a fun one to take things apart after a failed black tank transfer ...

The portable flojet macerator instructions recommend removing hair from the impeller blade. An easy job on a portable model...just take it off the dump connection...look down inside the cone where you'll see the impeller, and use a long needle nose plier to grab any hair that wraps itself around the impeller shaft. I haven't ever looked inside the sanicon...but if I find hair on a macerator that is only used once in a blue moon... I suspect a built-in model that get's used a couple of times a week, may be more of an issue. Of course, there are many moving parts ...so its always possible that something else is wrong.

3" hose, and Sir Isaac Newton for the win!!!