WHY CHOOSE MACERATING TOILETS?

A macerating toilet is ideal for households that want to install a bathroom where it may otherwise be difficult. Because they don’t require custom plumbing, it can be set up anywhere there is an electrical and water supply, macerator toilets go in simply, cleanly, and inexpensively, without the need to rip out floors or dump thousands of dollars into the bathroom.

HOW DO MACERATORS WORK?

The word macerate means "to soften" or "to break into pieces." Macerators use a rotating stainless steel cutting blade designed to liquefy waste and move it to a separate area. When you flush waste down a macerator toilet, the cutting blade engages and liquefies it in preparation to pump the waste into a sanitary sewer.

Because fine waste requires less power to move, it can be transported over a longer distance than larger blocks of waste can, which makes it easy to install a macerating system virtually anywhere you please.

What’s more, since most macerators are equipped with grinders, they’re also capable of grinding up accidentally flushed waste products, including feminine hygiene products, and transporting them to your sanitary sewer.

THE CASE FOR MACERATING TOILETS

While they’re relatively new in America, macerator toilets have been around for years, and they’re a valuable solution for homeowners facing placement issues in their new bathrooms.

By simplifying the process of adding a new bathroom to a home or office, a macerator toilet allows you to get the full or half bathroom you’ve always dreamed of without the hassle, expense, and large renovation.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT IS A MACERATING TOILET SYSTEM?

This type of toilet has a built-in macerator pump that liquefies human waste and then pushes it up to the sewer drain pipe. Macerator toilets, also called upflush toilets, are ideal for when homeowners wish to add a bathroom in an area where water pressure is low or in a location below the sewer drain pipe, such as a basement room or an outhouse.

An upflush toilet kit typically consists of an elongated bowl, a toilet seat, a macerator pump, a toilet tank, and an optional extension pipe for behind-the-wall installation. Our toilets come in two-piece and one-piece designs.

HOW DOES A MACERATING TOILET SYSTEM WORK?

An upflush toilet flushes waste to a macerator pump at the back of the toilet bowl. The unit has heavy-duty blades that grind waste into a slurry before pumping it through a pipe connected to the main sewer drain line.

The SaniPLUS macerating pump can be installed and connected to existing toilet systems to build a macerator toilet.

DO MACERATING TOILETS WORK WELL?

Yes, macerating upflush toilets have been tried and tested for decades. These toilets are standard fixtures in Europe and have recently found their way to North America.

Every upflush toilet is engineered for high performance in places with low water pressure or areas far away from the main drain line. We pride ourselves on offering the best macerating toilets.

HOW LONG DO MACERATING TOILETS LAST?

Our upflush toilets last about 10 to 15 years or longer. They have been flush tested up to 50,000 times as part of our standard test to ensure product quality.

HOW MUCH WATER DO OUR SYSTEMS USE?

With our upflush toilet systems, water consumption is kept to a minimum. Our models only use between 1 gallon (4 liters) and 1.28 gallons (4.8 liters) of water per flush