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  1. D

    Saniflow pump running continuously

    Saniflow toilet pumps ok but doesn’t empty, l think external pipe may have frozen, has anyone else had this problem?
  2. C

    Macerator / saniflow query

    Hi all, hopefully someone will be able to help me with this question. I have already done a lot of digging around this site and others and not found an answer.... Yes a macerator pump is needed (absolutely no room to get a normal waste pipe back to the soil pipe) I appreciate all the associated...
    • Cpaulc
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    • america macerator query saniflow usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: USA
  3. D

    Saniflow plus - Possibly serviced improperly - Not sealed properly to soil pipe

    Hi from a householder amateur! I have a saniflow plus for over 5 years. For the last 2 years it "gets blocked" about every 6 months. I then call a guy to fix it. I am aware of what should not be put in saniflow etc. For the first time - I decided to open it up and investigate. I removed...
  4. Chalked

    Smelly saniflow Problem

    got a customer complaint of sewage smell from a saniflow I fitted ( hate them!) . Was fitted 12 months ago and all fine until lately. It take wc, shower from one end and basin from the other. Trap is probably getting pulled out on the shower. But why? Run is only 1m, with no bends and it’s a...
  5. D

    Saniflow Toilet System - wastepipes and manhole cover

    Hello Does anyone know what size and width a saniflow toilet waste pipe should be? Also is it normal to drill a hole in the outside wall of the bathroom to feed the waste pipe through the hole and stick the wastepipe directly into the manhole without a cover so folk can see directly into your...
    • DeborahSmyth
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    • bathroom cover manhole oil plumber saniflow should system toilet
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  6. W

    Soil pipe run of 8m - possible?

    Hello I'm wondering if I can replace a Saniflow in a loft shower-room using 110mm soil pipe. The soil pipe run would be: 135deg bend at back of toilet. 1.5m straight. 90deg bend (I could do this as 2x 135degs) 5.5m straight. then a 90deg turn to the outside stack. Total length ~8m, with...
  7. J

    Saniflow system

    Hi there, I was wondering if someone could advise me on a problem with a saniflow toilet? The tenant has told me that there is a backflow to the shower when the toilet is flushed along with a very loud noise. She said the same thing happens at the shower when she runs the tap on the sink. I...
  8. R

    Advice requested for Saniflow 'leak'.

    Hi, i have a Sanitop maceratorwhich has worked fine for the 5 yrs it has been fitted. I recently noticed wet around the base of the unit and discovered that when the toilet is flushed that the liquid during the initial discharge from the unit, bubbles up through the charcoal filter cap. Can...
  9. hammers4spanner

    discharge issue

    Is there any other other option of discharging waste other than a saniflow when one is required? Looked at a job and previous plumbs has a massive run of soil with not quite enough fall on it so bog is not clearing properly . Also would have to run a new discharge pipe for saniflow if have to...
  10. V

    waste pump help

    Customer just bought one of those wrap round baths (where waste is UNDER bath) . Was going to be on a saniflow ...but doesnt want a step into bath..:32: Any suggestions for a bath waste pump ??? Saniflow dont make them and NO place to get waste across. Head now hurting from trying to figure this...
  11. T

    Anyone with saniflow knowledge??

    Just had a call about a saniflow that is blocked and he said the sewage is coming up thru the bath, said ill come n sort it but after a little searching on the net I've read that there dangerous so I know ill be isolating from power before I touch it but anyone come across this before and give...
  12. hammers4spanner

    saniflow

    got a job to price where running a waste from a basin is going to be a nightmare as its basin on one side of building and stack on other the other option is that their is existing saniflow in room next door but unsure if i put a saniflow under new basin can i tee in downstream ofthe saniflow...
  13. A

    Sulphur smell in bedroom of basement flat when upstairs use their Saniflow

    We recently bought a one bed basement flat in a 3 storey 1900's building (one flat on each floor), and discovered when moving in that the flat directly upstairs from us have a Saniflow system fitted in their bathroom, which is at the other side of the building to our bedroom. The odd thing is...
  14. cr0ft

    Saniflow Problem?

    Hi all, Installed a sani-shower waste pump on the job before last (finished it 2 weeks ago). All installed to correct gradients etc, i.e. as per manufacturer's instructions. Customer rang while I was on holiday to say shower is draining slowly and now not at all. It's a short (0.9m run) of...
  15. D

    do i need to have a vent on saniflow installation?

    hi do i need to add a air vent on a saniflow installation? downstairs has a just has kitchen sink next to it is a saniflow unit and goes vertically up to the next flow and goes up again into the roof space and runs to the soil stack. (i haven't been in the loft space yet but it must go to the...
  16. G

    saniflow fill valve

    Hi, the fill valve on my saniflow toilet needs replacing but I, m not sure if I can get the part as the system is quite old using the old ballcock method. Also the overflow pipe is external going under the floorboardsvto outside rather than going back into the toilet. The overflow also has a...
  17. hammers4spanner

    saniflow

    Have to put in a saniflow and waste will be overflow , the big issue i have is that wont be able to use obtuse fittings to take the radius on the bends due to lack of space i have top operate in will a couple elbows in the run actually make a difference in the discharge??
  18. P

    Saniflow repairs yes or no?

    I have searched through all posts on Saniflow toilets and can't find an answer. Customer phoned today to say her saniflow has been making more noise than usual recently and the pump seems intermitent. Have any of you guys had experience of stripping one of these down? I have agreed to have a...
  19. B

    Saniflow New Installation

    I have have a job that involves installing a toilet in a hallway cupboard, looked at installing with new waste to the stack which is 6m away but 1) not enough fall 2) needs 3 bends 3) cant get a new branch t installed low enough. So will have to go down the route of a saniflow. The question is...
  20. P

    Saniflow Macerator has flooded my bathroom

    Hey/help, The saniflow macerator on the basement floor of my house has flooded the bathroom. Think it is due to one of the pipes being frozen (from the recent weather), but cannot be sure. Was out of town for a weekend and came home, used the toilet, flushed and the toilet began to run...
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