The macerating pump on less expensive models can handle human waste and toilet paper and that s about it but a premium model with a grinder pump can handle larger items such as feminine hygiene napkins.
Grinder pump toilet paper.
Pre assembled pump and tank for easy installation model 203.
After agitating there were no pieces larger than a dime left.
At the bottom of the grinder pump is an impellor that will spin which sucks in the wastewater and anything else that has made its way into the holding tank such as toilet paper and human waste.
Includes only the zoeller grinder pump and housing designed to accommodate toilet lavatory and a bathtub or shower can be used with a variety of rear outlet toilet styles with a discharge height of 4 from floor to centerline standard rear outlet toilet must be purchased separately.
2016 04 05 thomas guastavino said.
We have a zoelner grinder lift pump that recently clogged with toilet paper when to wrapped around the impeller.
You are free to use whatever brand of regular toilet paper you like.
Your grinder pump is powered by electricity and will not function during a power outage.
In the case of a grinder pump a sump pump connected to the sewer system may raise your electric rates and shorten the life of your grinder pump.
Toilet paper clogged our zoeller grinder lift pump click to enlarge any image above main parts of a sewage grinder pump adapted from zoeller s shark series 803 805 807.
Premium models also include auxiliary inputs for the sink and shower drain.
A grinder pump is designed to handle the flush of human waste toilet paper and sanitary napkins such as feminine hygiene products sanibest pro sanigrind pro sanicubic 1 and sanicubic 2 do i need to break up the floor to install a saniflo product.
If you re making pasta yes it s ok to pour the water down the drain.
1 2 hp zoeller compact grinder pump.
But beware of flushable wipes.
Cascades the 100 recycled fibre toilet paper had started to dissolve just from sitting in water as shown in the photo below with no agitation.
The water will stop boiling as soon as you turn off the stove and by the time the water reaches the grinder pump it will be cool.
Kirkland brand toilet paper above remained completely intact after sitting in water for 20 minutes but it dissolved fairly well after whirring it around with a spoon.
There is no need to break up the floor.
The homeowner shall be responsible to maintain the ground around the pump basin within a 5 foot radius so that the ground is sloped enough to prevent rainfall from pooling next to the basin and.
The grinder pump will run for a few minutes while the cutting blades grind the waste into tiny particles in the same way that garbage disposals do.