Toilet types · Macerator toiletMacerator toilet
Macerator toilet
A toilet almost anywhere.
A toilet with a unit that grinds and pumps the waste through small pipes, so a toilet can go where a standard drain is hard to reach, such as a basement or under the stairs.
- Pumps
- Waste through small pipes
- Best for
- Basements, under stairs
- Needs
- Power
- Noise
- When it runs
What it is
A pump unit behind or beside the toilet macerates waste and pumps it up or along to the drain.
Good for
Flexibility
Adds a toilet where gravity drainage can't easily reach.
What to weigh up
Noise
Audible when it runs.
Care
Only toilet paper and waste should go in; anything else can block it.
Power
Needs an electrical supply, and won't work in a power cut.
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