Tips for Installing Saniflo® Products
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TIPS FOR INSTALLING SANIFLO ® PRODUCTS EXTENSION PIPE MINIMUM SIZE DISCHARGE PIPE The macerating pumps can All the pump units must have a minimum of three feet of be installed stand alone or the required size of discharge pipe before transitioning EASILY AND QUICKLY INSTALL A TOILET, BATHROOM OR LAUNDRY ROOM ANYWHERE IT’S NEEDED! behind the wall with the use of to a larger pipe size. This transition can only be an extension pipe (maximum implemented in the last horizontal pitched discharge SANIFLO ® MACERATING TOILET SYSTEMS length 18"). The bowl must line. This will allow the pump to operate for an 3 External Units be raised by ⁄8". Can only adequate period of time to ensure efficient waste ® be used with the Sanitop, Saniplus and Sanibest. reduction. SANITOP : used for toilet, sink SANIPLUS ®: used for toilet, sink, • Build a half bathroom for bathtub, shower PIPE SUPPORTS SOIL STACK CONNECTION residential applications Quiet Design • Build a complete bathroom for Quiet Design All sanitary pipe work must be supported in accordance The discharge pipe must be connected to the soil stack • Vertical pumping up to 12 ft. residential applications and 120 ft. horizontally with the pipe manufacturers recommendations to avoid by an appropriate and approved connection. • Vertical pumping up to 15 ft. and 150 ft. dipping which may cause the build up of residual waste • Designed to work with our rear discharge horizontally PIPE WORK MATERIAL toilet that only uses 1.6 gallons (6 liters) of water per flush and subsequent blockage. • Designed to work with our rear discharge toilet that only uses 1.6 All discharge pipe work should be made out of ridged gallons (6 liters) of water per flush BENDS copper or PVC/CPVC (schedule 40). Do not use flexible SANIBEST ®: used for toilet, sink, bathtub, shower, washing It is recommended to have the least amount of bends in or semi-flexible pipe. machine (indirect only) SANIPACK ®: used for toilet, sink, the discharge pipe work. These bends should not be 90˚ • Build a complete bathroom and more; shower elbows as they restrict the flow. Use two 45˚ bends FLUSHING for residential and commercial back-to-back as this would create a smoother flow. • Build a complete bathroom for residential The Saniflush System requires a minimum of 1.6 gallons applications applications (6 liters) of water to clean the pump satisfactorily. Our VERTICAL INSTALLATION • Vertical pumping up to 18 ft. and 150 ft. • Easy to conceal with versatile and quiet self contained units require a minimum of 1 gallon horizontally operation All vertical lifts should begin as closely as possible to (4 liters) of water. • Designed for heavy use, can occasionally accept disposal of • Vertical pumping up to 9 ft. and 100 ft. horizontally the discharge elbow. Therefore any horizontal run from sanitary items DISCHARGE • Designed to work with North American wall-hung toilet systems the discharge elbow should not exceed 12 –18 inches. not supplied by Saniflo (Except for Saniswift and Sanicubic as their discharge It is illegal to discharge into an open drain, ditch or SANIGRIND ®: based on our Sanibest is directly up and not across.) manhole. The waste needs to be pumped into a sewer grinder pump ® SANICUBI C Classic: used for whole system, septic or holding tank. EASY ACCESS • Build a complete bathroom and more; for home/commercial applications with FREEZING residential and commercial applications several connected fixtures The macerating and gray water pump units should be • Vertical pumping up to 18 ft. and 150 ft. • Two powerful grinder pumps of 1 HP each accessible and removable in the event that maintenance Ensure all discharge pipe work susceptible to freezing is horizontally • Vertical pumping up to 36 ft. and 328 ft. is required. During installation, a “full-port” ball valve adequately insulated. The toilet and pump units must be • Great for retrofitting applications. Designed to work with horizontally may be fitted at the lowest portion of the vertical pipe. properly winterized in un-heated buildings. standard bottom outlet toilets not supplied by Saniflo • Suitable for several fixtures producing waste water up to This would facilitate the process if the discharge pipe • Designed for heavy use, can occasionally accept disposal of 60 gallons per minute needs to be drained for any reason. ELECTRICAL sanitary items • Up to 5 inlets: 1½” or 4” All pumps are recommended to be connected to a GRAVITY FALL • Mounted control panel with Alarm, LED power control and ground fault circuit interrupter. Before attempting any Over Load Indicator Gray water from other sanitary fixtures may drain into servicing or maintenance the unit must be disconnected the pump units by gravity. Therefore, all pipe work from the power supply. Self-Contained Units connected into our unit must have a positive gravity fall SANISTAR ®: used for toilet, sink SANICOMPACT ®: used for toilet, sink of at least 1/4 Inch per foot. Horizontal discharge pipe UPHILL PIPE RUNS work must also have a positive gravity fall to allow for • Build a half bathroom for residential • Build a half bathroom for residential All “horizontal” pipe runs should be self-draining. Uphill applications applications free drainage when the pump stops its cycle. or sloped pipe runs are not recommended as the solids • Vertical pumping up to 9 ft. and 100 ft. • Vertical pumping up to 9 ft. and 100 ft. DIRECT FALL (no matter how small) will settle in the lowest portion of the horizontally horizontally pipe run and may eventually block the pipe. When the point of discharge into the soil stack is • Wall mounted. Compact macerating toilet • Compact macerating toilet for small areas. significantly lower than the macerating pump unit, as in with built in macerator/pump. Uses just 1 gallon (4 liters) per flush Uses just 1 gallon (4 liters) of water per flush one or two stories, an anti-siphon valve may need to be fitted at the highest point in the pipe run to avoid SANIFLO ® GRAY WATER PUMPS siphoning of the water seal. SANIVITE ®: SANISWIFT ®: SANISHOWER ®: used for a used for laundry used for shower, complete kitchen, room, sink, shower, sink, wet bar wet bar etc... dishwasher • Discharges • Discharges • Discharges 18 14 gallons 18 gallons gallons per minute per minute per minute • Vertical pumping up to 14 ft. and 140 ft. • Vertical pumping up to 12 ft. and 100 ft. U.S. - 105 Newfield Avenue, Suite B, Edison, NJ 08837 Canada - 1 - 685 Speedvale Avenue West, Guelph, ON N1K 1E6 • Vertical pumping up to 16 ft. and 150 ft. horizontally horizontally Toll Free: 1-800-571-8191 Toll Free: 1-800-363-5874 horizontally • Multiple inlets for various installations • Easy to install and small enough to • Small enough to fit inside a kitchen fit under the shower base www.saniflo.com www.saniflo.ca cabinet with the capability to handle hot • Ideal for light-duty applications Copyright 2010 SFA SANIFLO, Inc. All rights reserved TS-0110 water. Ideal for heavy-duty applications GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR TYPICAL INSTALLATIONS FAQ’s - MACERATING TOILETS AND GRAY WATER PUMPS EXTERNAL MACERATING UNITS Installation for SANIPACK ® GRAY WATER PUMPS What is a macerator? Can I discharge a kitchen sink into a Can I use lake water to flush the toilet? To “macerate” is to soften, to break in SANI TOP ® / SANIPLUS ® / SANIVITE ® / SANISWIF T® / macerating system? Yes, provided that a particle filter is fitted in pieces. Our macerating systems use a SANIBEST ® / SANIGRIND ® / SANISHOWER ® No, the greases and larger food particles the supply line before it enters the water rotating cutting blade to liquefy human waste SANIPACK ® associated with kitchen sinks would clog up closet. The Sanicompact uses a solenoid These units were designed to pump gray and toilet paper. When mixed with flushing valve and if a particle gets stuck between the These units can be installed as a toilet only, water from a different variety of sources. All water the waste is pumped into a sanitary the smaller diameter pipe and create a as a toilet and sink combination, or as a full liquids coming to the unit must have gravity sewer as a fine slurry. problem eventually. The Sanivite and valve and the body, leakage may occur. bath (toilet, shower, bathtub and sink). The fall of at least 1/4 inch per foot. The SaniSwift are designed for this purpose. How long will macerating systems last? Sanitop can only connect to a toilet and discharge pipe needs to be 1 inch in Where can I use macerating systems? Do I need to install a P-Trap in vanities, sink. When pumping the waste water, the diameter for all these units. The Sanishower These systems can be used anywhere extra A national recognized laboratory tested the liquefied waste will need to drain to the soil can also adapt to a minimum 3/4 inch The wall-hung toilet shall be positioned as sanitary facilities are needed or wanted. bathtubs, and showers? Saniplus system for 50,000 cycles, e.g. stack (septic tank or sewer) using a new or discharge pipe. close as possible to the macerator for Extra bathrooms can be installed in Yes, even though macerating systems have flushed 10 x a day = 3650 x a year = existing drain pipe with at least 1/4 inch superior efficiency. Sanipack can be used Installation for SANIVITE ® built-in mechanical traps most plumbing codes 13.69 years lifetime. As this is a standard per foot gravity fall. basements, cottages, hotels, motels, etc. with most wall-hung toilet systems. Call require a regular P-Trap to be installed. It is test, it was stopped after 50,000 cycles; The discharge pipe shall either be 3/4 or 1 Saniflo for more details.