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Bathroom Fitting

Ensuite bathroom and toilet

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.02 PM

We currently have a macerator toilet within our ensuite that does not work - is it worth getting replaced with another or paying the extra to try to get a proper toilet in it

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2 Answers

Dorset Dwellings

Rating: 5 out of 5
Weymouth
Hello, It ultimately depends on how easily you could connect it to an existing soil pipe or the sewer. The macerator was probably originally installed because the toilet is a long way from the soil pipe. To install a 'proper' toilet as you put it will require a 110mm waste pipe run from the back of the toilet to the soil pipe with a slope all the way - which may not be possible, or may be so far/difficult that it would be very costly. Russell Dorset Dwellings
Answered15 April 2016
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Anonymous user

Maceration pumps are a last resort if waste needs pumping up and out to a waste then you have no choice. If you have any way of getting to a 110 mm/4" waste then spend a little extra for this it will save you £400.00 Plus every 4/5 years Regards Steve
Answered14 April 2016
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