Adding a new toilet to any room in your home can seem like an impossible feat. Not only is it necessary to break floors and install complex plumbing, but you’ll also have to find a way to connect your new bathroom plumbing to your current main drainpipe, which may be too far away.

While, you believe that a new bathroom will be complicated, and may never happen – there is in fact an easy, affordable way to go about installing a bathroom. Saniflo is an innovative, inexpensive and painless method to make installing a bathroom as easy as pie.

The Saniflo upflush system is unlike other traditional systems on the market. Instead of laying pipework under the floor, attaching it to the main drain line – the Saniflo upflush pump does all the work for you. How?

Just as the name suggests, these units flush your waste upward and away to the mainline that could be more than 100 feet away. Dependent on which unit from Saniflo’s range of products, - you can quietly and discretely pump waste towards the main drainpipe.

No other system can do this. Is it a shock - to learn that Saniflo is becoming a popular choice all around the globe?

The process is truly simple. The Saniflo above-ground pump includes rotating stainless-steel blades to breaks your waste into pieces (like the blades used in a blender). The waste is liquified, to a manageable consistency. Then the unit quietly and discretely pumps the waste upwards through a ¾ or 1-inch (in diameter) pipe to your sewage system, septic tank or holding tank. You can watch the video below for a demonstration of this.

Once pumped, the toilet is refilled with water and the unit is left clean and empty meaning there is no need for maintenance or repair. Be warned, certain corrosive cleaning products can cause damage to your unit. Be sure to use the manufacturer-approved cleaning Descaler(insert the link of the product here), to clean the toilet of germs and limescale.

This system overcomes the issue of being limited to locations where downhill drainage or gravity evacuates waste. With Saniflo you don’t even need to be in close proximity to the main drain-line.

The best part about Saniflo, is you do not need to do major construction to install the unit. The unit is an above ground pump. Meaning no need to break the floor or deal with messy concrete. This allows for no need for major construction to add en-suite bathrooms, basement toilets, garage installations, toilets for elderly family members, and many other practical toilets that could not be added through conventional methods.

An upflush toilet allows the install of a bathroom virtually anywhere you can imagine!

Saniflo’s above-floor technology makes it possible, even if you were once told you can’t add a toilet to your home due to the lack of a drain line. The upflush toilets will simplify your toilet installation by pumping your waste away to the nearest drain line and/or sewer system. Cutting down on time and money by eliminating expensive plumbing overhauls needed for your upcoming bathroom remodel or addition.

You’ll also be happy to hear that Saniflo’s gray water pumps and toilet systems are all entirely environmentally friendly! Using far less water than the traditional plumbing system. Saniflo’s systems last more than 50,000 flushes (10 flushes per day), and all Saniflo gray water pumps come with a 2-year warranty. This can become a 3-year warranty when you register your pump online. (https://www.saniflo.com/us/cms/13/register-warranty)

When it comes to installing a toilet system that won’t break the bank or the floors in your home, nothing beats Saniflo.

Waiting for the catch? There isn’t one. Even the installation is relatively quick and simple!

Saniflo’s macerating and grinder toilet systems come fully assembled and equipped with all the necessary components to make replacement even simpler and faster than the original installation.

Installing a Saniflo macerating or grinder plumbing system is a relatively straightforward affair – one that can be readily accomplished with a half-day's work, maybe less.

Similarly, Saniflo’s above-floor plumbing technology makes replacing an older Saniflo toilet even simpler than the original installation.

But why would you opt to replace the toilet already connected to your Saniflo macerator or grinder? There are various reasons:

● The vitreous china toilet bowl is chipped and needs to be replaced. If it’s a major crack or a crack to any part of the toilet that handles water or waste, we highly recommend replacing the toilet.

● You may be concerned about saving water. Older toilets can use up to 3.6 gallons per flush (GPF). New federal law now dictates that new toilets can only use up to 1.6 GPF (WaterSense is the EnergyStar for water-use devices).

● Those who are tall or simply getting on in age may be considering a comfort height toilet. ADA compliant toilets make sitting and standing easier and are useful for those looking to update their appliances to fit their needs.

● You may simply want to replace it due to discoloration or if the toilet seat lid is loose.

● *fill and flush valves may no longer be available for older toilets

Saniflo's vitreous china toilets can connect to both current and outdated Saniflo pumps

Saniflo offers two-piece toilet systems that are available to purchase separately. The toilets are designed with a high gloss finish for an easy-to-clean surface. It’s easy to replace your old toilet with Saniflo’s modern skirted bowl for a fresh new look. Saniflo’s high efficiency toilets use 1.28 gallons/ 4.8 liters per flush, and are recognized by the EPA’s water-saving WaterSense program. These ADA-compliant, floor-mounted, rear discharge toilets come already assembled and equipped with all the necessary hardware to complete the replacement. You have the option to go with either the two- piece round toilet system or the two-piece elongated toilet system.

The systems include:

● Vitreous china water closet: Insulated toilet tank and toilet bowl

● An integral P-trap and a rear outlet spigot

● Large, three-inch trapway

● Set of lag screws, plastic anchors, and china protectors

If you have a concealed pump, you should also have an existing Extension Pipe that connects the water closet to the macerator or grinder pump behind the wall. The 18-inch extension pipe was designed to reduce time when installing Saniflo pumps. It has an inner gasket that connects to the rear spigot of the toilet without any difficulty.

You can easily connect your replacement toilet to the existing extension pipe via the toilet's rear spigot. Or you might opt to replace the extension pipe altogether. This accessory can be used with the Saniaccess 2, Saniaccess 3, Saniplus or Sanibest Pro external units. *using extension pipe can speed-up repairs as pump is no longer confined behind the toilet bowl and under the toilet tank.

When replacing your old toilet, attach the new toilet to the macerator pump (or to the Extension Pipe for concealed pumps) and secure the toilet to the floor with the provided screws and plastic anchors.

Modernize with the Sanicompact

Alternatively, you might even consider replacing your old Saniflo toilet with a more contemporary-looking, one-piece fixture, such as the Sanicompact, a self-contained macerating toilet. By “self-contained,” we mean the macerator/pump is built into the vitreous china toilet bowl to create a single, highly compact unit.

A bonus feature is that the Sanicompact uses a minimum amount of water. The standard, dual-flush version uses only 1.28 gallons/4.8 liters per flush. The dual-flush feature, of course, allows the Sanicompact to use less water than a regular toilet, but with the same high efficiency.

You might be thinking: Replacing the toilet is fine, but what about my existing macerator pump behind it?

Well, while you are swapping out the toilet, it is just as easy to remove the pump too and install a new macerator system, such as the Sanicompact, Saniaccess 2, Saniaccess 3, or Saniplus; or perhaps a heavier-duty grinder system, the Sanibest Pro. That’s because existing plumbing rough-ins make upgrading or swapping out an old Saniflo pump easy.

Watch this video of Brunet Plumbing replacing a 15-year-old macerator.

Replacing your old or out-of-style Saniflo toilet is easy. Saniflo's complete toilet system comes with everything needed for installation, including a stylish soft-close toilet seat.