MaceratingFlo R8 750W Rear Discharge Upflush Toilet System

We wanted to add a bathroom to our casita/detached garage. Unfortunately, adding it to our existing septic system was not an option. A friend recommended a macerating toilet and it solved the problem with very little trouble. Unlike a standard toilet, this one doesn’t require tapping into a city sewage system. You only need access to a water source and you can pump the waste into a homemade leach field. We simply dug a trench to carry the waste about 30′ from the building and used perforated pipe to disperse it. The macerating unit acts like a garbage disposal and doesn’t require dumping like other options. It can be installed directly behind/under the toilet or on the other side of the wall . We included a sink for handwashing (cold water only) and I understand it can even handle a shower or even a washing machine, but that exceeds our needs so I can’t confirm how well that would work. A nice feature is that it can pump the waste over a 100′ and up a slight grade. We also haven’t detected any odor, presumably because it doesn’t store anything within the bathroom. It was very easy to install (just an exit hole and a few lag bolts into the concrete floor) and even includes a self-closing toilet seat. This toilet was an inexpensive and easy alternative to adding a whole new septic tank and works really well.