Search the forum,

macerator

Maceration is the process of preparing foods through the softening or breaking into pieces using a liquid.
Raw, dried or preserved fruit or vegetables are soaked in a liquid to soften the food, or absorb the flavor of the liquid into the food.In the case of fresh fruit, particularly soft fruit such as strawberries and raspberries, the fruit is often simply sprinkled with sugar (and sometimes a small amount of salt) and left to sit and release its own juices. This process makes the food more flavorful and easier to chew and digest.
Maceration is often confused with marination, which is the process of soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.
Some herbal preparations call for maceration, as it is one way to extract delicate or highly volatile herbal essences without applying heat.Sometimes a cooking oil is used as the liquid for maceration – especially olive or some other vegetable oil.
Maceration is the chief means of producing a flavored alcoholic beverage, such as cordials and liqueurs.Maceration of byproducts from food processing plants and other organic byproducts such as cooking oil, stubble, wood chips or manure can involve the use of a chopper pump to create a slurry which can be used to create compost or co-digestion feedstock in biogas plants (or both).

View More On Wikipedia.org
Recent contents Top users
  1. R

    Shower/ Sink very slow to drain to macerator

    I have a macerator which does a toilet, sink and shower in our basement, it has worked fine for 2 years then water started backing up into shower tray so I took the macerator out (3 hr job due to location) and the non-return valve had come a bit loose. Repaired that, gave it a good clean out...
  2. W

    Bath not draining thru macerator. Need a fix

    Hi, we have a bath that has been connected through a macerator and won't fully drain. Macerator is a Stuart Turner WC4C. It has been plumbed so that the sink and bath pipes go into a single connector on the macerator. WC on the other side. Bath drains most of the way then we are left with a few...
    • Weegee
    • Thread
    • america bath draining fix macerator usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: USA
  3. H

    Weird noise coming from Grundfos macerator

    Hey guys, hope you're all good My macerator is making a strange noise which is hard describe so below is a link to a video to make it easier to understand the noise. You can hear the noise at around 10 seconds! I've checked inside the tank and assessed the motor and everything seems clear. The...
    • hsadat
    • Thread
    • america coming grundfos macerator noise usa weird
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: USA
  4. B

    Advice Needed: Can I install gravity fed toilet, basin and shower in new en-suite location?

    Good morning all, -I would really appreciate your advice on whether it would be possible to have a gravity fed toilet, basin and shower installed in a my new layout upstairs? The detail: I currently own a two bed house (is actually a three bed on original plans) and want to covert it back to...
    • BettyP
    • Thread
    • advice america basin en-suite fed gravity gravity fed system install location macerator needed new pipe fitting shower toilet usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: USA
  5. H

    Grundfos macerator runs for a long time to flush waste

    Hi all I own a Grundfos Sololift 2 and today today the macerator has been behaving odd. It seems to run for a long time (at least a minute) to flush the waste after I used the toilet. Also it has become very sensitive and even turns on more often when I run the tap. I'm wondering if you guys...
    • hsadat
    • Thread
    • america flush grundfos macerator time usa waste
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: USA
  6. T

    Please help - Macerator exit pipe issue:

    I will attempt to describe the situation as tersely as possible The macerator serves a toilet, a shower and a basin. Old Sanipro up worked for ten years then started to run on without emptying. Motor was dead. Exit pipe runs down .5m then horizontally under the floor for 2m and turns 135...
    • thereus
    • Thread
    • america help issue macerator pipe please usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: USA
  7. E

    West Sussex -Looking for an expert to plumb in ........

    To connect existing macerator in downstairs wetroom (front of semi-detached) to soil pipe where the drain cover is at the back and inside a conservatory.
  8. H

    Smell from Macerator after flushing

    Hi everyone Around two months ago I got my old macerator replaced with a new Grundfos Sololift 2 WC-3 macerator. Its been working great without any problems except in the last two weeks every time I flush the toilet, the macerator emits a foul smell when the machine is operating. The unit...
    • hsadat
    • Thread
    • after america flushing macerator smell usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: USA
  9. R

    Removing broken 22mm waste pipe from elbow joint

    Hi All, I'm about to install a new Macerator unit in a downstairs cloakroom and was planning on using the waste pipe from the previous unit. The problem is the old UPVC 22mm has broken off inside the elbow joint that goes into the wall. Does anyone know the best way to remove the broken part...
    • rosedani
    • Thread
    • 22mm america broken elbow joint macerator pipe removing saniflo usa waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: USA
  10. H

    Cost of installing a SaniFlo macerator ?

    Hey guys My house has a ensuite with a broken SANIPLUS macerator which has been out of use for the past 5 years. Stupid I know, my parents haven't bothered to fix it lol Question is how much should I be looking at for installing a new one if I were to pay a plumber ? and secondly do you guys...
    • hsadat
    • Thread
    • america installing macerator saniflo usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: USA
  11. C

    Macerator / saniflow query

    Hi all, hopefully someone will be able to help me with this question. I have already done a lot of digging around this site and others and not found an answer.... Yes a macerator pump is needed (absolutely no room to get a normal waste pipe back to the soil pipe) I appreciate all the associated...
    • Cpaulc
    • Thread
    • america macerator query saniflow usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: USA
  12. R

    MACERATOR information pls

    I'm installing a bathroom with a macerator already in use, it works fine I'm just not so familiar with these smelly beasts. There are 2 waste connectors either side for sink and bath etc, can you just use one waste connector and cap off the other? They are motion activated aren't they so this...
    • Rob876
    • Thread
    • america information macerator pls usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: USA
  13. Pricklebob

    New compact ensuite: Concealed macerator needed to fit in stud wall

    We are renovating our house and after a lot of playing around I have worked out the best floorplan for upstairs. It means the only place I can fit our ensuite is in the middle of the house, the toilet will be 2.7m from the main soil stack in the family bathroom. It is in a straight line and I...
  14. A

    Macerator recommendations?

    Evening chaps. Got a job coming up involving converting part of a garage into a wetroom. Only option for the waste is a macerator. I've installed 2 macerators in my career with the last one around 10 years ago so I'm a little out of touch as to whats good and what isn't, so any help regarding...
  15. L

    Macerator advice for newbie

    Hi there, I’m having a new bathroom installed and the awkward shape of room means that the best option is to move the toilet and fit a macerator. I have chosen for a corner toilet as it’s the best space-saving option, but would appreciate some words of advice and wisdom when it comes to the...
  16. Jock Spanners

    Brand New Saniflo Macerator Won't Run

    Evening All, I went to fit a new macerator today - a job I usually try and avoid. After two hours of dismantling boxing and wrestling with an inaccessible fused spur I got it in, switched it on and nothing! It's got power and water. I've checked everything. What can it be? I assume there's a...
  17. D

    Saniflow plus - Possibly serviced improperly - Not sealed properly to soil pipe

    Hi from a householder amateur! I have a saniflow plus for over 5 years. For the last 2 years it "gets blocked" about every 6 months. I then call a guy to fix it. I am aware of what should not be put in saniflow etc. For the first time - I decided to open it up and investigate. I removed...
  18. J

    Macerator - swept bends on discharge?

    I wish to install a macerator for a ground floor toilet. I need to go out through the wall and around an external corner. Is something like this suitable Grey 32mm Solvent 90 Degree Swept Bend ? With maybe a swept tee such as this White 32mm Solvent 90 Degree Tee when it exits the wall? If...
  19. E

    I don't know what I need macerator or pump or somthing else

    Hi I read the thread below: Fitting a Saniflo....slightly off-spec. I have a very similar issue. I have an out house at the back of my garden and we want to install a toilet and basin in. To the nearest foul sewer is 60m with a slight bend and a gradual upward gradient of 1m. I saw the...
  20. B

    I need to find a macerator that can deal with bath...

    Help, I am trying to find a macerator that can deal with bath, wc, hand basin and washing machine, 32mm evacuation max. Distance to exit drain up 2 metres and horizontal 10 metres. The bath seems to be the problem when searching. Any advice welcome
Creating content since 2001. Untold Media.

Newest Plumbing Threads

UK Tiling Forums
Electrical Advice
Tiling Advice
British Standards in Tiling BS5389
Tiling Forum UK
Back
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.

I've Disabled AdBlock