Recommendations on a Macerator?

[mattylad]

Apart from "no don't do it" "move house" and "C4 works better" lol
I'm shortly going to redo our downstairs loo, this has an ancient macerator in (must be 30yr+ old).

Toilet and basin.
32mm (ish) in/out Pipes from the left of the macerator.
Outlet goes up to under first floor, along back bedroom then out back wall to soil pipe, I expect to keep most of this piping and just redo the bottom bits to suit.
It will all be boxed in.

This one looks OK to me, but I don't know how good Flowmasta are?

https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-macerator-wc-bathroom-top-outlet-400w-220-240v/233ch

(Price is right too).

Any better recommendations that are not breaching £350 please?

 

[mattylad]

Is this one OK? Anyone familier with these?

https://www.plumbworld.co.uk/flo-force-ultra-macerator-pump-679-1252357

or this one even?

https://www.plumbworld.co.uk/flo-force-extra-macerator-pump-679-1252356

(getting cheaper)

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

@just pumps is the Authority on these matters, but for what its worth, my personal opinion, Saniflo or Grundfos, along with the old adages, 'You get what you pay for' and Buy Cheap. Buy Twice.'

Note Saniflo offer a 5 Year warranty, the Plumbworld offerings have 12 months and also state "Servicing and cleaning should be carried out once every 6 months. It is recommended that this is done by a qualified professional." I wouldn't be at all surprised if the second half of the Warranty would be voided if you didn't have this done by one of their recommended People.

 

[warey4life]

We used to have a saniflo in our downstairs toilet. Horrendous noisy thing. It sometimes couldn't cope either, especially when certain people were laying big cables if you know what I mean. The outlet pipe split once and sprayed minced up turd and wet bog roll on the toilet wall.
I paid a builder to dig a trench and run a new drain pipe up into the house. Cost me 2k but it was worth it to get rid of that turd mincer!

 

[warey4life]

@just pumps is the Authority on these matters, but for what its worth, my personal opinion, Saniflo or Grundfos, along with the old adages, 'You get what you pay for' and Buy Cheap. Buy Twice.'

Note Saniflo offer a 5 Year warranty, the Plumbworld offerings have 12 months and also state "Servicing and cleaning should be carried out once every 6 months. It is recommended that this is done by a qualified professional." I wouldn't be at all surprised if the second half of the Warranty would be voided if you didn't have this done by one of their recommended People.

I know a plumber who refuses to work on them.