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Our macerator is always off and I’ve never used it (Chesapeake Bay). A few minutes ago I was cleaning out the AC strainer and with my head right next to it, and it cycled like 4-5 times. I double checked the breaker was off (it was). Any thoughts as to why it would cycle like that?
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Is there a float switch anywhere for it? I am assuming you mean the black water maceration system? If so there should be no way for it to run with the breaker off.
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A macerator pump (like what was running) wouldn’t have anything to do with my grey water tank, would it? I thought that only used traditional bilge pumps.
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What type of pump was it. Most gray and black water pumps are maceration pumps (especially black water). On my old 41 the gray water had a tank with two of the large T Series discharge pumps while the black water tank used one.
On a different boat it used the shurflo maceration pump.
I know my gray water pumps worked off a float switch in the holding tank while every boat I have owned had a dedicated breaker for the black water pump.
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