{"id":1206234,"date":"2023-11-25T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1206234"},"modified":"2023-11-25T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T19:00:00","slug":"why-you-should-consider-an-upflush-toilet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1206234","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Consider an Upflush Toilet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finishing a basement is one of the most popular home renovation projects for some very good reasons. First and foremost, it\u2019s one of the best ways to spend your money, with a return on investment (ROI) over 85%<\/a>. Second, it\u2019s one of the most effective ways to add living space<\/a>\u2014and thus equity\u2014to your home.<\/p>\n

When planning to finish a basement, a lot of folks decide to put a bathroom down there, and then discover that this can be a very complicated add-on. That\u2019s due to two reasons: One, you might have to break a concrete slab to run plumbing under the floor, and two, your basement floor is probably below the sewer lines that service the house. Most toilets<\/a> rely on gravity assisted by water pressure to get your waste into the sewer, and that just won\u2019t work if the waste has to go uphill.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t despair, though\u2014you still have options.<\/p>\n

Toiletry<\/h2>\n

If a toilet is going to sit below the sewer line, you have two basic options to consider: A toilet assisted by some sort of pump, or a composting toilet. Composting toilets collect the waste in a storage system<\/a>, which then has to be emptied on a regular basis. These toilets are environmentally friendly and often don\u2019t require any electricity or plumbing hookups at all, but keeping track of how, uh, full they are and emptying out the compost can be a pain.<\/p>\n

A more convenient option is a pump-assisted toilet. Ejector pump toilets<\/a> use a pump similar to a sump pump to push waste into the sewer line, but these usually require breaking the slab and installing the pump system under the basement floor, which adds to the expense and difficulty of the renovation. A better option is what\u2019s known as an “upflush” toilet<\/a>, which has a pump attached that moves the waste to the sewer line. It\u2019s a project that you can even do yourself<\/a> if you\u2019re moderately comfortable with some basic plumbing work.<\/p>\n

Benefits of upflush toilets<\/h2>\n

There are several reasons why an upflush toilet is often the best option for a basement renovation:<\/p>\n