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DAVID SUCKLING Posted on Mar 22, 2013
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Water is flowing back to shower tray macerator not switching on

I have fitted a wickes saniflo macerator with wash hand basin and shower water is flowing back to shower tray and basin not emptying.I have lifted the shower as much as 8 inches and still no joy.FLUSHING THE TOILETswitches macerator on so guess electrics are ok please can you help me

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Usually Saniflo requires 8" or 9" from top of p-trap to floor level, not from top of shower base to floor level. If the base is raised 8" then you will have enough room to fit a p-trap without cutting the concrete, if you had cut the floor to fit the p-trap then the base is not raised high enough to maintain the water pressure inside to engage the unit.

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  • Posted on Feb 12, 2009

SOURCE: shower does not empty

Did you try to plunger the shower drain?

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  • Posted on Jan 08, 2010

SOURCE: our saniflo toilet is making a continous noise and

It's a long time since I had the questionable pleasure of dealing with one of these... However, they are basically just a tank with a float-operated pump. Your continuous noise will be coming from the pump, and this is bad news not only because it means the tank is not emptying but also because these pumps are designed to operate in short bursts rather than continuously. So the first thing I recommend is: don't flush the toilet again until you've got the blockage sorted. Second: switch off the power to the unit (if it's wired in to a wall outlet without a switch, remove the fuse from the outlet). Third: locate the place on the outlet pipe where you think it may be frozen, wrap some rags around it and then pour hot water on it (the rags will help retain the heat). Remember, you are melting ice, so this may take some time and several applications to be effective. From time to time, switch the unit back on to see if it's now draining. Once you get it clear, you should lag all exposed pipe that may be liable to freeze. While the freeze continues, you may also like to consider flushing with a bucket of warm water rather than using the cold cistern! Good luck! P.S. I don't recommend using antifreeze.

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