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For the "average" person... The manual toilet itself breaks up solid waste reasonably well on its way to the holding tank. And since most macerator pumps aren't between the head and holding anyway, (most are on a Y-valve between the holding tank and the overboard drain).
Not to put too fine a point on it... But why would you care if the solid waste you're sending over the side 3+ miles out is pureed or extra-chunky? Isn't a macerator just a potential electrical failure that could eliminate having a working head onboard during a long trip? Whereas a manual pump is pretty fool proof and will do the job of draining the holding tank just as well?
Not to put too fine a point on it... But why would you care if the solid waste you're sending over the side 3+ miles out is pureed or extra-chunky? Isn't a macerator just a potential electrical failure that could eliminate having a working head onboard during a long trip? Whereas a manual pump is pretty fool proof and will do the job of draining the holding tank just as well?