Re: [BlindHandyMan] Flushing Upwards.
I sure would not want any part of rebuilding the pump on this thing..Don - Original Message - From: Ray Boyce To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 11:12 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Flushing Upwards. Hi All Flushing Upward When you have no drain system in your basement. : Use a macerating toilet. A macerator looks very much like a standard toilet and occupies about the same amount of floor space. But instead of draining the flushed water down into the floor, the system transports it through a pump contained in a small box, typically located behind the toilet and against the wall. Much like a garbage disposal, the system uses a spinning macerating blade that liquefies the solid waste. The liquid waste is then forced through the discharge pipes by the pressure of the pump. The discharge pipes tie into the soil stack and voila! - you have a fully operational flushing toilet with no need to tear up the concrete slab. While the macerating toilets do cost more than a conventional toilet, the money saved over a conventional plumbing installation easily justifies the cost. Much like a garbage disposal, a macerating toilet uses a spinning blade to liquefiy solid waste. Macerating toilets can be installed on any finished floor in the home, wherever it is most convenient for the homeowner. These fixtures will pump up to 12 feet vertically or up to 150 feet horizontally (with minimum 1/4-inch per foot gravity fall). Install a macerator in a spare bedroom, a garage, inside a closet, or in this case, beneath a staircase in the basement. In fact, thanks to the quick work of MR Plumbing, in less than four hours we had a fully operational flushing toilet installed where there was none before. Plus, there is no need to leave accessible space, as required by an in-floor sump system. And a properly sized macerating system can handle all the fixtures in a bathroom, including the sink, shower, tub and toilet, even on a septic-tank system. How it Works The unit installed in this case was the Saniplus model from SFA Saniflo Inc., which corners the market on macerating toilets. Saniflo is the only company currently manufacturing the macerating units, which the company pioneered nearly a half-century ago. The Saniplus model arrived at the house as three major components: the macerator pump, the toilet bowl and the toilet tank. Just assemble the toilet as you would most standard models and attach the macerator to the rear of the bowl via a rubber connection gasket. The macerator also consists of three major parts: the container, which houses the operating mechanism; a pressure chamber that automatically activates and deactivates; and the induction motor that drives the cutter blade and the impeller pump. The tank and bowl of a macerating unit fit together and operate just like most standard toilets. The Saniplus system can simultaneously receive wastewater from several sanitary fixtures, such as a shower, bathtub or hand basin, but only one toilet per unit. As the flush is operated, or as the bath or shower discharges, the water and waste matter enter the unit and the water level begins to rise, triggering the micro-switch in the pressure chamber. This in turn activates the motor and pump. The shredder blade rotates at 3,600 RPM, shredding the solid waste and passing on to the impeller pump. The impeller pump discharges the waste through a 3/4-inch outlet pipe to a sewer or soil stack. While this may sound a bit complicated, the pump itself comes as a fully assembled and enclosed unit, so there's no need to worry about putting that together. Assembling a Macerating Toilet Michael Martin and Brent Adkins, the plumbers that installed the Saniplus unit, began by assembling the bowl and tank. The unit comes complete with a tank-to-bowl kit that includes all the necessary fasteners. Their first step was to place the foam gasket on the spud of the flush valve and over the nut. Then, as with any conventional toilet, place the tank on top of the bowl. Insert the screws and the gasket through the tank and tighten nuts to the screws on the underside of the tank. Do not overtighten. Next step is to prep the macerator. Fit the supplied adjustable discharge elbow to the top of the macerator by pressing the elbow in the round opening of the lid and turning it at the same time. The Saniplus macerating unit has a PVC hose connection. Use the supplied gear clamp to fasten the hose to the elbow, making sure not to kink or twist it, as this will restrict the flow. The other side of the hose will be connected to the discharge pipe system. At the lower corner of the macerator, Martin installed the supplied 1-1/2-inch gravity feed inlet to accept the drainage of the sink
[BlindHandyMan] Flushing Upwards.
Hi All Flushing Upward When you have no drain system in your basement. : Use a macerating toilet. A macerator looks very much like a standard toilet and occupies about the same amount of floor space. But instead of draining the flushed water down into the floor, the system transports it through a pump contained in a small box, typically located behind the toilet and against the wall. Much like a garbage disposal, the system uses a spinning macerating blade that liquefies the solid waste. The liquid waste is then forced through the discharge pipes by the pressure of the pump. The discharge pipes tie into the soil stack and voila! - you have a fully operational flushing toilet with no need to tear up the concrete slab. While the macerating toilets do cost more than a conventional toilet, the money saved over a conventional plumbing installation easily justifies the cost. Much like a garbage disposal, a macerating toilet uses a spinning blade to liquefiy solid waste. Macerating toilets can be installed on any finished floor in the home, wherever it is most convenient for the homeowner. These fixtures will pump up to 12 feet vertically or up to 150 feet horizontally (with minimum 1/4-inch per foot gravity fall). Install a macerator in a spare bedroom, a garage, inside a closet, or in this case, beneath a staircase in the basement. In fact, thanks to the quick work of MR Plumbing, in less than four hours we had a fully operational flushing toilet installed where there was none before. Plus, there is no need to leave accessible space, as required by an in-floor sump system. And a properly sized macerating system can handle all the fixtures in a bathroom, including the sink, shower, tub and toilet, even on a septic-tank system. How it Works The unit installed in this case was the Saniplus model from SFA Saniflo Inc., which corners the market on macerating toilets. Saniflo is the only company currently manufacturing the macerating units, which the company pioneered nearly a half-century ago. The Saniplus model arrived at the house as three major components: the macerator pump, the toilet bowl and the toilet tank. Just assemble the toilet as you would most standard models and attach the macerator to the rear of the bowl via a rubber connection gasket. The macerator also consists of three major parts: the container, which houses the operating mechanism; a pressure chamber that automatically activates and deactivates; and the induction motor that drives the cutter blade and the impeller pump. The tank and bowl of a macerating unit fit together and operate just like most standard toilets. The Saniplus system can simultaneously receive wastewater from several sanitary fixtures, such as a shower, bathtub or hand basin, but only one toilet per unit. As the flush is operated, or as the bath or shower discharges, the water and waste matter enter the unit and the water level begins to rise, triggering the micro-switch in the pressure chamber. This in turn activates the motor and pump. The shredder blade rotates at 3,600 RPM, shredding the solid waste and passing on to the impeller pump. The impeller pump discharges the waste through a 3/4-inch outlet pipe to a sewer or soil stack. While this may sound a bit complicated, the pump itself comes as a fully assembled and enclosed unit, so there's no need to worry about putting that together. Assembling a Macerating Toilet Michael Martin and Brent Adkins, the plumbers that installed the Saniplus unit, began by assembling the bowl and tank. The unit comes complete with a tank-to-bowl kit that includes all the necessary fasteners. Their first step was to place the foam gasket on the spud of the flush valve and over the nut. Then, as with any conventional toilet, place the tank on top of the bowl. Insert the screws and the gasket through the tank and tighten nuts to the screws on the underside of the tank. Do not overtighten. Next step is to prep the macerator. Fit the supplied adjustable discharge elbow to the top of the macerator by pressing the elbow in the round opening of the lid and turning it at the same time. The Saniplus macerating unit has a PVC hose connection. Use the supplied gear clamp to fasten the hose to the elbow, making sure not to kink or twist it, as this will restrict the flow. The other side of the hose will be connected to the discharge pipe system. At the lower corner of the macerator, Martin installed the supplied 1-1/2-inch gravity feed inlet to accept the drainage of the sink that was to be installed in the bathroom. Fit the adjustable discharge elbow to the top of the macerator. Install the gravity feed inlet to accept the drainage of the sink, bath, etc. Martin connected the toilet to the macerator by placing the supplied stainless steel band onto the spigot outlet of the toilet bowl. He then placed the bowl in front of the macerator and pulled the accordion gasket all the way onto the
