Steve Heaven wrote: > On Fri, 2009-12-18 at 15:29 +0000, David Cragg wrote: > >> >> >> Toilet tip of the day. An old metal shower hose is ideal for clearing >> the U-bend when the toilet is blocked. >> > > > Does any one know if a quick burst of reverse polarity on a macerator > motor would spin it the other way? > > Obviously it would only have to be very quick, say about a second, or > it could prove messy!. > The reason I ask is occasionally ours blocks, and it's almost always > guests putting something down there they shouldn't. > The impeller then jams and guess who has to take it apart and unblock > it? > I thought that if I could just reverse it a little bit that might > un-jam it. > > Steve
Sounds almost as risky as getting a kink in your self pump-out hose :-) I have never in ten years had to take our macerator pump apart. I do have a bit of heavy duty coat hanger to hand, for inexperienced operators. This always does the trick. -- Neil Arlidge Barge Maurice A - staying out of it NB Earnest - coming home Wilderness Beaver 23 Mini Me - for sale http://tiny.cc/oHcAD TNC http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour.html
