I prefer the macerator and have been using it in this coach for 14 years with no issues except to clean the impeller and replace it every so often. It is so nice not to deal with a dripping slinky, and having the ability to dump uphill, and have a closed system, wouldn't trade it for the world. As to the clog in the hose, it is important that the last thing to go through that hose before packing up or storing is gray water, never just dump the black and put it away. Always run gray through it, either by just bypassing the macerator with normal use with the gray tank open, or after dumping the black and having filled your gray, by running the gray tank down through the hose.