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Macerator Upgrade for Renegade & Other RV's - Mike Mas




Hello all - Since our new Renegade Verona came equipped with a macerator toilet, I was somewhat disappointed to find out there was no macerator on the dump valve. Since my last 3 RV’s were all equipped with a macerator pumps, I’ll have to admit I’m spoiled. Once you have one of these systems on your RV, you won’t be able to live without it.



Having the ability to pump uphill or even pump into a household toilet in an emergency, is priceless. Generally when we’re heading home from a trip, we seldom stop at campgrounds, so I’ll deal with the tank when we get home, using my own 4” dump station which goes to the septic field.

To remedy the problem - I ordered a RecPro 12 volt Macerator Pump which sells for $129, available at a number of online stores. The pump assembly is unique since it comes fully assembled with a dump flange, so it instantly mounts to the renegades sewer hose connection. All you’ll need ito be operational is a 1” 20-ft hose and a 12 volt supply and you’re good to go.








The RecPro Pump Assembly - Comes with a 10’ power cord equipped with a switch and cigar lighter plug which you clip off. Since the switch needed to be by the pump instead of the end of the wire, I rewired it around 12” from the pump then secured with some tie-wraps. Next, ran the 12 volt provided wire from the third tank compartment forward through a hole on the Renegade’s battery compartment firewall, then made my connection using a fused connection on the slide power feed in the battery bay compartment.








One of the nice features of the Renegade is they (almost) separate the fresh water compartment from the sewer connection. Regretfully, the tank flush and sewer hose is stored in the same fresh water compartment bay, so I removed the server hose holder and I’ll now use the flusher on the RecPro pump instead of my fresh water bay, totally separating the fresh water from the black water tank system.





Since the RecPro does not come with a 1” dump hose /w sewer fittings, you’ll need to purchase it separately. I happened to have an extra Thertford hose (# 70424) shown in the image, or you can opt for a Clean-Dump Macerator hose with fittings generally sells for around $50-60. Anyhow, the entire job only takes a few hours and cost less than $200 and I guarantee it makes this horrible job super easy, you’ll never regret having it on your coach!

Stay Safe - Mike Mas