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Open Roads Forum  >  Travel Trailers  > Cikira 18CC grey water pump? Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Mac89 • View posts PNW New Member Joined: 09/26/2022 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/26/22 05:47pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I'm the owner of a new to me 2006 Cikira Classic Cruiser 18FD. I noticed under the sink in the bathroom there is a keyed switch for, labeled in marker, a grey water pump. I've never heard of such a thing and I don't hear anything when I turn it to the on position. Is anyone familiar with this in their RV? I just got the trailer this weekend and have yet to figure out what all the other two keyed switches up under the left side bench seat are for. I believe they're battery disconnect switches but why two of them? There's not much about these trailers on the web, well other than the typical people either love them or hate them that is. Any help is appreciated! nickthehunter • View posts Midwest Senior Member Joined: 07/18/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/27/22 04:02pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator No idea what a gray water pump would be. In all likelihood the switches were something installed by the original owner for pumps or whatever that he later took out before selling it. Grit dog • View posts Black Diamond, WA Senior Member Joined: 05/06/2013 View Profile Online Posted: 09/27/22 04:33pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Sounds like the gray water tank may not be gravity drain? Sounds like a little investigating is in order. Most campers have gravity drain waste tanks. 2016 Ram 2500, MotorOps.ca EFIlive tuned, 5” turbo back, 6" lift on 37s 2017 Heartland Torque T29 - Sold. Couple of Arctic Fox TCs - Sold Mac89 • View posts PNW New Member Joined: 09/26/2022 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/28/22 12:46pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Thanks for the thoughts. I believe I'm the third owner so I have no idea what the previous owners might have done. The switch does look like factory install like the battery switches, not sure why there are two, so I will definitely keep looking into this. Kind of wondering if the person who labeled the switch mislabeled it and it is actually for the black water. The joys of buying used! Boon Docker • View posts Mountain Foothills of Southern Alberta Senior Member Joined: 10/30/2015 View Profile Posted: 09/28/22 03:05pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Could possibly be a switch for a macerator with a plugin somewhere close to the holding tank outlets. I don't have a switch for my pump, but I do have a live plugin close to the holding tanks behind the outer access cover to the fridge. Mac89 • View posts PNW New Member Joined: 09/26/2022 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/29/22 11:20am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Well last night I dug a little deeper and found two wires, one from the switch disconnected and wire nutted off. I connected the wires, turned on the switch and instantly blew a 20amp fuse in the power distribution box. One of the wires runs into a closed off area under the fridge so I will have to do some disassembly to see where it goes. I looked under the trailer and found no pump or extra wires running to either of the holding tanks. Only level sensor wires. Ran out of daylight so maybe a little more investigation today. Boon Docker • View posts Mountain Foothills of Southern Alberta Senior Member Joined: 10/30/2015 View Profile Posted: 09/29/22 12:34pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Do you have a outer access cover to the fridge? If so, check there for a plugin that might have been used for portable macerator. Grit dog • View posts Black Diamond, WA Senior Member Joined: 05/06/2013 View Profile Online Posted: 09/29/22 12:49pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Do your gray and black tanks drain normally or not? Check the easy stuff first. Mac89 • View posts PNW New Member Joined: 09/26/2022 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/30/22 01:37pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Great Idea. I do have an outer access cover for the fridge so I'll try to get into that today and see what there is to see, daylight permitting. The tanks do drain normally. I agree, easy stuff first. Not sure why a macerator pump would be necessary on such a simple system. The mystery continues. Thanks for the feedback Gdetrailer • View posts PA Senior Member Joined: 01/05/2007 View Profile Posted: 09/30/22 01:46pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Some folks would rather use a macerator pump with a small 3/4" diameter garden size hose instead of a large 3" stinky slinky. Sometimes it may also come down to the previous owner didn't have a sewer clean out, easy access to a sewer clean out or clean out was above the trailer height and a macerator pump was the only way to empty the tanks at home. But from the sounds of your posts the previous owner disconnected and took it with them instead of leaving behind. Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Travel Trailers  > Cikira 18CC grey water pump?

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