How Does an Upflush Toilet Work?

This page will breakdown how the upflush toilet system works and give you a simple overview of the quick and painless, DIY install process. 

As you can see, an upflush toilet has been engineered to eliminate installing expensive plumbing. Yet, while their interiors are hardworking machinery, their exteriors are a fashionable complement to any decor.

The main difference of upflush toilets from standard fixtures is the discharge system, whose key components are a macerator/pump and a small-diameter pipe. The powerful macerator has a rotating blade that shreds and grinds solid material like human waste and toilet paper. When mixed with flushing water, solid material changes to a fine slurry which moves easily through a narrow pipe upward. A quiet electric-powered pump moves the fine slurry upward under pressure. The small-diameter discharge pipe (as small as 3/4" across), solves many structural problems as it can be run virtually anywhere. The fine slurry moves easily through this pipe to the normal sewage system, septic tank or holding tank.

This is what's happening on the inside of the Saniflo pump:

And these are the 4 connections you need to make on the outside:

1. The macerating/pump is connected to the spigot of a horizontal outlet toilet. 
2. The toilet tank is connected to the water supply. 
3. The macerating/pump is connected to the small diameter discharge pipe work. 
4. The macerating/pump is connected to the electrical supply. 

What do you need to install an upflush toilet?

You only need four basic connections:

1. A top rated SaniFlo upflush toilet pump system
2. A supply of water
3. A small discharge pipe (3/4 to 1")
4. A source of electricity with a GFI breaker.

and someone skilled in installing plumbing/venting.

You don't need to drop a ceiling!
You don't need custom equipment!
You don't need to break up the floor!