Strange mechanical toilet!

[itshutton]

After recently moving into my house I stupidly put a single face wipe down my toilet. It now makes a terrible sound whenever water is flushed down a drain anywhere in my flat.
This doesn't seem like an ordinary type toilet. Before my disaster whenever water was flushed there was a (quite loud) mechanical noise coming from below the toilet. It seems to be some kind of pump. Since I put a toilet wipe down there the noise has become more vicious, like grinding gears.
I have attempted to dissolve the face wipe using acid drain cleaners but that only seemed to make the problem worse.
Could anyone give me any idea what sort of system i'm dealing with or indeed how to fix the problem.

Many thanks,

itshutton

 

[muggles]

It sounds like you have a macerator, and these do not always deal well with face wipes and the like, they take wee, poo and loo roll and that's it. Your face wipe is probably stuck in there in which case the only option is to isolate the electrical supply and dismantle the macerator to clear the blockage. Acid cleaners may have done more damage however, and you might find you now need a new one. Dismantling and cleaning one of these is not for the faint-hearted, you'll need gloves and a poor sense of smell - macerators are essentially oversized kitchen blenders for poo.

 

[Onetap]

http://diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#saniflo

 

[muggles]

http://diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#saniflo

Thanks for that Onetap, that's brightened my day no end

 

[itshutton]

Thanks guys. I'd better get taking it apart. Any tips?

 

[OwainDIYer]

Thanks guys. I'd better get taking it apart. Any tips?

Move house? Or buy some PPE?

 

[HERTS P&D]

Thanks guys. I'd better get taking it apart. Any tips?

Make sure you disconnect the electric first.

Happy time playing with poo, (other people)

Andy