Shop toilet

[48windsor]

My shop is lower than my house. But very close.
Id like to hookup to septic system, using a pump.
Has anyone else had a similar exp?
How did you overcome it

 

[mike93lx]

You need a macerator pump or a toilet with one integrated

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[gizardlizard]

You need a macerator pump or a toilet with one integrated

Macerating Toilets | Saniflo Depot

Install easily, no plumber needed. Grinder for efficient flushing. Cut septic costs and boost resale value. Long-lasting, reliable service. Explore now!

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Used this one at my last house. I built a bathroom near my pool and plumbed it in. It worked great. I drained it for winter. They do make an odd noise though you need to get used to. I plumbed it directly into my septic tank.

 

[Boatman62]

I have an apartment above my shop with a full bath and kitchen. Gets used daily and have had guests stay in it for a month at time. Septic system is about 5' higher and 120' away. Installed one of these over 4 years ago and it's been perfect. I have it buried 3' from the building. Last year I pulled the cap just to see if it was building up solids..... it wasn't.

If I had to do it all over again..... I'd use the same setup.

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[snorvet]

Toilet drains to a sewage ejector pump pit (sealed) in the basement floor. Once the level of waste water reaches a certain level in the pit, the sewage ejector pump pumps the waste water up through a 2" pipe into the main house sewer line (overhead in the basement). Then out to the septic tank by gravity. Vertical 2" pipe has a check valve to prevent waste water from going back into the pump pit from above.

 

[C.L S2000]

Used this one at my last house. I built a bathroom near my pool and plumbed it in. It worked great. I drained it for winter. They do make an odd noise though you need to get used to. I plumbed it directly into my septic tank.

yup, i installed one of these in my detached garage for garage/pool bathroom. I already had all the water lines and plumbing there for me since my garage had a laundry sink already there and the plumber said my drain line was large enough to do it. Been going strong for 3 1/2 years now with no problems.

 

[Fav Onefour]

In our area most homes have basements with plumbing below the slab. Old septic drain fields are being replaced with mound systems. Sewage obviously doesn't flow uphill so gravity systems must be converted. Effluent, or ejector pump systems are the most common conversion.

@48windsor , I would be surprised if those systems are not commonly used in your area. I will caution you about system sizing. You are adding flow to an existing system. In our area, that is a touchy issue with existing septic. I have seen a number of remodeling projects that went out of whack because of older septic fields and new requirements.

 

[48windsor]

In our area most homes have basements with plumbing below the slab. Old septic drain fields are being replaced with mound systems. Sewage obviously doesn't flow uphill so gravity systems must be converted. Effluent, or ejector pump systems are the most common conversion.

@48windsor , I would be surprised if those systems are not commonly used in your area. I will caution you about system sizing. You are adding flow to an existing system. In our area, that is a touchy issue with existing septic. I have seen a number of remodeling projects that went out of whack because of older septic fields and new requirements.

Oh yes u speak truth!
Add a toilet, same amont of people using said toilet.
Now u have to get a new septic tank ,drainfield.
I dont have funds for it

 

[housewolf]

Oh yes u speak truth!
Add a toilet, same amont of people using said toilet.
Now u have to get a new septic tank ,drainfield.
I dont have funds for it

Years ago my state came up with a different license for septic installers. Prior to that, plumbers did it. I only did a couple of septic systems then but at the time they were sized by number of bedrooms, not bathrooms. It made sense to me

Not sure how it’s addressed now.

 

[mike93lx]

Years ago my state came up with a different license for septic installers. Prior to that, plumbers did it. I only did a couple of septic systems then but at the time they were sized by number of bedrooms, not bathrooms. It made sense to me

Not sure how it’s addressed now.

Its still bedrooms.

 

[MrFreeze]

My shop is lower than the house, and also about 300 ft away. I had to put in a dedicated septic tank with a submersible pump. It pumps to the main septic tank and drainfield. The pipe between is not that big - about 2" IIRC. It's worked fine for the last 5 years. Only trick was the 2" pumped line had to be routed at least 50 ft from the well, so it makes a big circle around the well before it heads uphill to the house. Not that big a deal, though.

Good luck,
MrFreeze

 

[denis4x4]

I'm an advocate of composting toilets. Put one in a remote cabin, house boat and in my shop. Easy installation, no permits and they work.

 

[OccupantRJ]

I have an apartment above my shop with a full bath and kitchen. Gets used daily and have had guests stay in it for a month at time. Septic system is about 5' higher and 120' away. Installed one of these over 4 years ago and it's been perfect. I have it buried 3' from the building. Last year I pulled the cap just to see if it was building up solids..... it wasn't.

If I had to do it all over again..... I'd use the same setup.

Liberty Pumps Pro380 Series 1/2 HP Submersible Pre-Assembled Simplex Sewage System with LE51 Pump, 24 in. x 24 in. Polyethylene Basin P382LE51 - The Home Depot

Protect your home or property in times of flooding with this Liberty Pumps Pro Submersible PreAssembled Simplex Sewage System with LE Polyethylene Basin.

www.homedepot.com

I have this same unit for my shop toilet. Well worth doing.