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The fact is, digging is unpredictable and, quite frankly, easier said than done. So what do you do?
There's a solution that requires no expensive renovation or breaking through floors, concrete or otherwise.
Whenever it seems impractical or impossible to install conventional plumbing fixtures, this is your
answer: a macerating pump system — a straightforward, affordable solution to creating a complete or half
bathroom practically anywhere.
What’s a macerator? Instead of routing flush water through below-floor drainage lines to sewage access
or a sewage ejector, the wastewater from the fixture drains through gravity into a macerator. The term
"macerate" means to soften or break up. The macerator pump uses a stainless steel fast-rotating cutting
blade to convert solids and fluids into a fine slurry that is discharged under pressure through small-
diameter piping (¾-inch or 1-inch) and expelled into the sewage line or septic tank.
The primary advantage of a macerating system? It can be installed on top of any finished floor in the
home. This allows you to place a new bathroom wherever it is most convenient. Whatever the placement,
it can be accomplished without the need for costly excavation of the floor to install a drain line. Walls and
floors remain intact, and installation is performed quickly and economically with minimal disturbance to
room layout. A complete bathroom can be operational in half a day. Also, the installer need not leave
accessible space, as required by an in-floor sump system. Since the macerator itself, connected to the rear
of the toilet, can be neatly concealed inside the wall behind the toilet, it’s highly recommended to leave
access to the pump and water valves for servicing.
Saniflo’s rear discharge toilet looks very much like a conventional toilet and commands the same amount
of floor space. Appropriately sized, a macerating system can handle all the fixtures in a bathroom,
including the sink, tub-shower and toilet, even on a septic system. What's more, the macerator can be
installed 15 ft below the sewer line and as far away as 150 feet from a septic tank or sewage access.
The macerator itself, connected to the rear of the toilet, can be neatly concealed inside the wall behind the
toilet.
This video demonstrates how a macerating pump works.
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Saniflo offers a wide range of macerating, grinding pump systems, and lift stations, as well as drain and
condensate pumps. With Saniflo above-floor plumbing technology, you decide where your new
bathroom, kitchen or laundry room goes. You are no longer limited to locations where downhill drainage
or gravity evacuates waste. You don't even need to be near the main waste pipe (soil stack). A macerating
pump system is a smarter, faster and cleaner way to create a bathroom.
The picture you have in mind of transforming your unused space into a bathroom is now easier than ever,
and without breaking the floor or the bank.