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Forum: Welcome Wagon - New Member Intros 06-08-2016, 06:16 PM
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Posted By avanti
There are really three levels of aspiration wrt...

There are really three levels of aspiration wrt power in a B-van (1) be resigned to always using a hookup; (2) support limited dry camping/boondocking; and (3) try to "have it all" and support all...
Forum: Welcome Wagon - New Member Intros 06-08-2016, 05:55 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 19,706
Posted By avanti
Since you asked: What is incredible is that you...

Since you asked:
What is incredible is that you accuse me of being an "armchair expert" in response to a post on a system that I personally researched, installed, instrumented, observed and tweaked....
Forum: Welcome Wagon - New Member Intros 06-08-2016, 05:32 AM
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Views: 19,706
Posted By avanti
Just incredible. I don't know why I even...

Just incredible.
I don't know why I even bother.
Forum: Welcome Wagon - New Member Intros 06-07-2016, 10:43 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 19,706
Posted By avanti
Advice from an "armchair expert" who has with his...

Advice from an "armchair expert" who has with his bare hands installed exactly the above-described setup and observed its behavior for almost a year of very active camping:

Ignore this advice. If...
Forum: Welcome Wagon - New Member Intros 06-07-2016, 05:11 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 19,706
Posted By avanti
That is a good question. I don't see how there...

That is a good question. I don't see how there possibly could be, given that long idling is not mentioned in the warranty text, as far as I have been able to see. If they don't clearly proscribe some...
Forum: Welcome Wagon - New Member Intros 06-07-2016, 12:06 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 19,706
Posted By avanti
Carrying around an extra 125 lbs every mile you...

Carrying around an extra 125 lbs every mile you drive is a different kind of wear and tear. Which is worse? I have no idea.
Forum: Welcome Wagon - New Member Intros 06-07-2016, 12:02 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 19,706
Posted By avanti
I know that thread very well, having paid close...

I know that thread very well, having paid close attention to it. I quickly reviewed it now (as well as some but not all of the referenced threads). Plenty of talk about DPF issues plus more hearsay,...
Forum: Welcome Wagon - New Member Intros 06-06-2016, 10:26 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 19,706
Posted By avanti
Well, as I say, I would love to see something...

Well, as I say, I would love to see something definitive (or even credible) on this topic. There is a lot of chatter, but almost everything I have found is hearsay. The opinions of random MB...
Forum: Welcome Wagon - New Member Intros 06-06-2016, 08:31 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 19,706
Posted By avanti
Agree. I would be very interested in written...

Agree. I would be very interested in written confirmation from MB of the "information" you received about idle times.
Forum: Welcome Wagon - New Member Intros 06-04-2016, 06:31 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 19,706
Posted By avanti
I'm not certain, but I suspect that a lot of...

I'm not certain, but I suspect that a lot of people who have never used a proper macerator setup don't realize how much more sanitary and pleasant such a system really is. As stated above, the pump,...
Forum: Welcome Wagon - New Member Intros 06-03-2016, 10:15 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 19,706
Posted By avanti
Haven't had a failure in 11 years of active...

Haven't had a failure in 11 years of active B-vanning, and I have a dual-dump backup if it ever happens. From what I hear second hand, most failures are stuck impellers that can be fixed by turning...
Forum: Welcome Wagon - New Member Intros 06-02-2016, 10:51 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 19,706
Posted By avanti
I strenuously disagree about a blackwater...

I strenuously disagree about a blackwater macerator pump. I would never even consider owning a rig without one. A proper macerator system is completely sealed--you just remove a little cap at the end...
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