Loft bathroom - saniflo? Post Reply

[2009Kat]

We are having our loft done and have been told we need a saniflo loo up there in the new bathroom. Does anyone have any info/advice to share on these? I am concerned about noise, clogging etc......

[pinkgrasshopper]

Hello

We have used a saniflo to put in a downstairs loo under our stairs. The unit has blocked once because DD flushed baby wipes (not many - it is quite sensitive) and it is relatively noisy on flushing and as the system clears a little while after use but the noise is not constant or too frequent.

[ekf]

We have one. Ours has never clogged. As long as you don't put anything other than toilet paper and human waste (as our plumber described it) in it, you should be fine. The noise isn't really that bad, we don't really notice it at all.

[2009Kat]

Thanks v much - good to know they are not necessarily horror stories!

[nvmof3]

Our house had a loft bathroom with Saniflo when we bought it and it is horrible as it stinks. We never use it for anytihng other than "number 1's" but it absolutely stinks nevertheless. We had it replaced but it didn't help. Not sure if it is the way the pipes were done, or a problem with the saniflo itself but now the floors and carpets are down over the pipework it would be v expensive to change. But if there is any chance of putting proper pipes in, then I would definitely go for it.

[maryd]

Although ideally I would go for a regular toilet if at all possible, I have had a sanitary unit in the loft bathroom for over 20 years without too many problems. In that time I had to have the unit replaced once and repaired twice, due to guests putting cotton wool, dental floss etc down. The engineer who repaired it first time told me to clean it once a month as follows and this will prevent it smelling bad. To clean, loosen the fuse on the wall beside the unit or if it has a switch then switch it off. Pour a litre of thin bleach into the toilet bowl (thin bleach is non foaming so is best as too much foam will clog the narrow pipes). Then flush the toilet and as the saniflo unit is switched off the water and bleach will remain in the unit and clean it out. Leave for several hours or all day and then put fuse back or switch unit on again and flush a few times. This works well and as mine is a saniplus which also drains water from the shower and handbasin I usually put some thin bleach down the plug holes of basin and shower too.