Macerator in utility room. Will it Take WC toilet, basin sink and washing machine waste

[Alex evans]

Hi guys!!

Lemme paint you a picture!

Weve moved into a new house last week and on the list of things to do are turn half the garage into a utility area and also, a WC

AS you can imagine we needed washing machine set up fairly soon. So ive done that, i took the water in from the sink in the bathroom (straight upstairs) to feed washing machine and the waste is in 40mm pipe, going through the dining room, to outside, then under the patio doors over to the drain. Happy days, we can wash clothes.

This was just to get it all working, at least temporary. As we do plan on 2 things in the fairly near future. 1) a conservatory, out from that dining room i mentioned earlyer. But 2) a downstairs toilet, next to the utility area.

The soil pipe is too far to travel in "normal" pipe with a downwards. So a macerator is the obvious choice. Up, into the bathroom, chase around and behind the bath pannel, into the soil stack there.

Question: can i have the washing machine waste get pumped too? And so.. the 40mm pipe from earlyer that i fitted can be took out and the conservatory get fitted. Happily.

So, can a macerator take 3 inlets?
Washing machine
Toilet
Basin sink.

Thanks guys

 

[CBW]

Yes they can, as long as you get the correct one. Look at this.

@just pumps may know of a better alternative if there is one.

 

[Mottie]

So, can a macerator take 3 inlets?
Washing machine
Toilet
Basin sink.

Yes.

SANIFLO

www.saniflo.co.uk

 

[just pumps]

Yes.

SANIFLO

www.saniflo.co.uk

Sorry but none of those has cutting blades, grey water pumps only there.

 

[just pumps]

Yes they can, as long as you get the correct one. Look at this. @just pumps may know of a better alternative if there is one.

Thanks. Difficult one as most manufactures dont allow a wc & a bath but will allow a wc & shower unless they have relaxed this ruling.

 

[Madrab]

a wc & a bath

Not 2nd guessing @just pumps but the OP has a requirement for a toilet, basin and washing machine, not a bath??

Will a toilet macerator with extra inlets have the capacity to deal with a WM pumped outlet along with the toilet and basin?

 

[just pumps]

Not 2nd guessing @just pumps but the OP has a requirement for a toilet, basin and washing machine, not a bath??

Will a toilet macerator with extra inlets have the capacity to deal with a WM pumped outlet along with the toilet and basin?

Err, my error I read bath. The short answer is yes but I am a little concerned about the route described staying with limits so as always refer OP to the manufactures guide before buying one.

 

[Mottie]

Sorry but none of those has cutting blades, grey water pumps only there.

Ah, right. I thought the symbol of a bidet was a symbol of a WC.

 

[Alex evans]

Err, my error I read bath. The short answer is yes but I am a little concerned about the route described staying with limits so as always refer OP to the manufactures guide before buying one.

The route is as follows.
From the garage, up into the "roof" of the garage, (2.7 meters up) then, into the bathroom, around the room (or underfloorboards) to the soil stack, that is internal and boxed in. (Horizontal run of about max. 5mtres)

 

[just pumps]

The route is as follows.
From the garage, up into the "roof" of the garage, (2.7 meters up) then, into the bathroom, around the room (or underfloorboards) to the soil stack, that is internal and boxed in. (Horizontal run of about max. 5mtres)

Basically from the high point of the vertical you then need to fall by a minimum of 10mm per metre all the way with no sharp 90 degree corners to slow down the fall of the slurry. Check with manufacture instruction for size of pipe.

 

[Tigercubrider]

An ex lived in a basement flat and had some kind of macerator.
I assume that the bath also went into it, but certainly the basin did.
pit went wrong. A LOT and now and again I was tasked to fix it.
The installation was a bit iffy, by the landlord’s mate or someone
make sure that it is installed properly

 

[just pumps]

An ex lived in a basement flat and had some kind of macerator.
I assume that the bath also went into it, but certainly the basin did.
pit went wrong. A LOT and now and again I was tasked to fix it.
The installation was a bit iffy, by the landlord’s mate or someone
make sure that it is installed properly

Brave man there, many will install but few will fix.

 

[Tigercubrider]

I did have an “unfortunate incident” before I realised that the basin would set off the macerator

 

[just pumps]

I did have an “unfortunate incident” before I realised that the basin would set off the macerator

 

[Alex evans]

Basically from the high point of the vertical you then need to fall by a minimum of 10mm per metre all the way with no sharp 90 degree corners to slow down the fall of the slurry. Check with manufacture instruction for size of pipe.

Hey, thanks "justpumps" i emailed an online plumbers supply and this was there response. Seems like alot of conflicting information. Any model that you would recommend, that would suit the job?