Waste pipe problem
Discussion
We are wanting to put an en-suite into the master bedroom of a rental property of ours. The problem is, the waste pipe is on the complete opposite side of the house. We don't really want to have to get a new waste pipe installed and re-routed underground, as this would, I imagine, be very expensive and take a lot of time. Does anyone know of any alternative methods to get around this problem?
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They are Ok for sewage (as long as careful what goes down there!) but for a basin/shower they can be annoying. The pump will cycle on & off every few seconds when it has enough water to pump... Ok as a last resort, but it may turn into a liability (do you really want to keep getting called out to deal with it if its a rental property?!!)
We have twice replaced Saniflos with proper soil plumbing due to customer's leaving taps running slightly and going out. Pump fires up every 15 secs or so. Motor overheats.Thermal cutout goes. Water keeps flowing. Ceiling void fills. Plasterboard gives way. Carpet and furniture gets ruined. Customer cries......
The first rule of plumbing is piss and sh*t go downhill. You're asking for trouble if you try and mess with physics. As above, they are okay as a last resort but I would avoid at all costs - will it make much of a difference to your rental income?
What are you planning to connect? A shower and WHB or khazi as well?
What are you planning to connect? A shower and WHB or khazi as well?
tthre may be an option depending on some more details.
We need a bit of a sketch showing here you want the basin and where you would need to connect it to. Is it, for instance, going to run through the property or round the outside? Is it going to connect into a SVP (and then internally or externally)? And so on.
If you can do that we can have a look, post some opinions, argue about them a bit and never quite aghree, but it'll give you some clues.
I have a Saniflo on my understairs bog. Worked a treat for 10 years, then gave up and I have just replaced it. I run a basin into it as well and to be honest it works fine. I would not consider putting one in for just a basin though. Cons outweight pros in my view.
The limiting factor on waste pipe design is not actually just down to the length of pipe. It is all about maintaining a seal to the drainage system and making sure the waste has a reasonable, but not too steep fall. You can run a waste branch from a SVP in more or less any length, but you'll need the right sized traps (75mm or resealing), the right diameter waste (50mm as a minimum) and you might in turn need to vent that.
Of course, you have to think what it will look like as it can look a rights dogs dinner if you aren't careful.
We need a bit of a sketch showing here you want the basin and where you would need to connect it to. Is it, for instance, going to run through the property or round the outside? Is it going to connect into a SVP (and then internally or externally)? And so on.
If you can do that we can have a look, post some opinions, argue about them a bit and never quite aghree, but it'll give you some clues.
I have a Saniflo on my understairs bog. Worked a treat for 10 years, then gave up and I have just replaced it. I run a basin into it as well and to be honest it works fine. I would not consider putting one in for just a basin though. Cons outweight pros in my view.
The limiting factor on waste pipe design is not actually just down to the length of pipe. It is all about maintaining a seal to the drainage system and making sure the waste has a reasonable, but not too steep fall. You can run a waste branch from a SVP in more or less any length, but you'll need the right sized traps (75mm or resealing), the right diameter waste (50mm as a minimum) and you might in turn need to vent that.
Of course, you have to think what it will look like as it can look a rights dogs dinner if you aren't careful.
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