Upflush toilet

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Any of you guys have a toilet in your basement???

I think we are going to do a remodel of the basement and we are going to put an upflush system in. Wondering if there is any input you guys can provide.
 
It's really a little holding tank with a souped up garbage grinder and a pump .They work alright from what I've heard .

I installed a toilet when we lived in town in the basement .Being on a municipal sewage system the main drain was in the floor . As luck would have it by raising the mounting height of a wall mounted toilet by 1" I was able to tie into the Wye clean out pipe with the lateral run . It worked great .

Fact is I have about 20 of those high priced crappers in my shop sitting on plywood .That's what happens when you keep your hand up too long at an auction .:roll:
 
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You have some upflush systems??
 
It's a misnomer .A crapper can't flush "up" you have to pump it up .

If you have a drain the basement floor though you don't need a pumper .In that case the laws of gravity does it ;)
 
hmmm, I have lived in a few basements, never had a crapper flush anywhere other than down. Guess its a gravity / plumbing thing.
 
I have installed many sump systems in basements. Its just a sump pump pushing the waste up a 2" line to the main plumbing lines. Often has an alarm on it in case the pump gives out so you know it's messed up. I used to have to hammer and dig a hole about 3 foot deep by 24 plus wide and set to the level of the concrete a sump basin. Looks like a small drum with strategic holes in the top and one side. Nasty buggers to clean out if they fug up ... YUK! Any plumbing supply house can or will have the stuff to put in and some explanation.. The hard part is the plumbing for the crapper and sink (and or shower/tub) that has to be plumbed under the concrete. You will have to know how to flat vent. Some places will let you "trailer" vent though in a wall, say behind a sink cabinet, so you don't have to find your way upstairs through the roof with the vent after flat venting under the floor in a wall....
 
It's expensive... Yuppp Upstairs is cheaper and less drama... OBTW... I charge about as much for that system (used to) as I would a pretty pricey take down ;)
 
A basement bathroom is nice for guests or for adding bedrooms. I don't have a bathroom in my basement, yet. And I'm not looking forward to doing so either.
 
Most of my "basement jobs" were one spare bedroom with a 3/4 bath... (tub/shower, sink and water closet) and an entertainment/play room ..... This was basically a man cave with guest option.... Some were pretty amazing with glass doors, sound proofing and big screen entertainment center. This high end would also include a wet bar.
 
MasterBlaster said:
Basements are cool.
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To a point yes they are . Depending on how they are made and what the drainage is they can be a pain in the back sides too .

No matter how they are done never take for granted they won't leak and flood though .

Even a "walk out " basement can cause problems if the up hill portion was not drained correctly when the structure was built .
 
CurSedVoyce said:
Most of my "basement jobs" were one spare bedroom with a 3/4 bath... (tub/shower, sink and water closet) and an entertainment/play room ..... This was basically a man cave with guest option.... Some were pretty amazing with glass doors, sound proofing and big screen entertainment center. This high end would also include a wet bar.
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This is my plan when the nursery is done. I've been collecting 'bar schwag' for years to decorate....:)
 
OTGBOSTON said:
This is my plan when the nursery is done. I've been collecting 'bar schwag' for years to decorate....:)
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Well I had a great man cave in the works with tons of bar schwag. Then 3 kids x's 3 birthdays and xmas it has become a "great toy room" for the bigger toys in the winter.:whine: Its funny how little kids take over the house. Now the baby is almost 2 she has to sit at the table. That means 1 wife +3 kids= I screwed myself out of a seat.:lol:
 
I would be hesitant to add any toilet in such a situation where a break in one part will guarantee a room full of backed up toilet flushings. Gravity always wins, I don't want my house downhill from the sewer line.
 
Oh you just can't believe what water pressure will do in a case where the sewer and storm lines have gotten tied together in a municipality . I've seen it raise man hole covers in flood conditions .

People in town thought they would be cute and install toilets in the basements over floor storm water drains .When the water backed up it blew the crappers right off the drains .Talk about a mess ,mercy .

After the flood of '92 there were hundreds of toilets set to the curb along with tons of water soaked junk .So much for self installed toilets to try and bootleg the plumbing code .
 
Yup.. you have to have a check valve (back flow preventer) in the system. what goes up must stay up.. LOL ANd what goes out to sewer cant come back up either ;)
 
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