Hi,
I've moved into a house that has a badly installed macerator toilet. After coming out of the Saniflo, the pump runs vertically upwards for a metre or so, then horizontally for 6 or 7 metres - all fine so far - but then under the kitchen sink it goes vertically upwards again for approximately 50cm before connecting with the drain. As I understand it, pumping upwards a second time like this is a really bad idea.
My question is this: is it possible to install a second pump under the sink at the point where it needs to pump upwards for a second time? Or is that just a terrible idea? (It's not practical to simply increase the height of the first vertical run due to the layout of the house).
I should also say - I have absolutely zero plumbing experience, so happy to be shot down (but would be very grateful if this could be done in simple non-technical language!)
Thank you very much for any help!
I've moved into a house that has a badly installed macerator toilet. After coming out of the Saniflo, the pump runs vertically upwards for a metre or so, then horizontally for 6 or 7 metres - all fine so far - but then under the kitchen sink it goes vertically upwards again for approximately 50cm before connecting with the drain. As I understand it, pumping upwards a second time like this is a really bad idea.
My question is this: is it possible to install a second pump under the sink at the point where it needs to pump upwards for a second time? Or is that just a terrible idea? (It's not practical to simply increase the height of the first vertical run due to the layout of the house).
I should also say - I have absolutely zero plumbing experience, so happy to be shot down (but would be very grateful if this could be done in simple non-technical language!)
Thank you very much for any help!