Look mate,cant you get access to the trap from under a floorboard,re-route pipe work to access soil pipe lower down and blank off existing?
Thanks, yeah could be an option its on the first floor so would need to access it through the ceiling of one of the downstairs rooms. Not sure what's involved in re-sheeting and plastering a ceiling but maybe worth it if these pumps are really that bad.
The downpipes are internal in my house but would be accessible from the same room which is under the en-suite. I maybe do some research into what's involved with going through the ceiling.
'tis a PLUMBERS forum! Not a touchy DIY'ers forum. Go to DIY donuts if you can't stand the mickey taking
Point taken - I'll go leave you Plumbers to it then. Admin - Perhaps you should put a notice on the front door saying, "DIY'ers strictly not welcome".
Firstly, don't mock the captain. His advice is spot on. It is good to have experienced people like him answering our questions. When you see the number of people who ask a question, get told a sensible reply and don't even bother to say a word of thanks, it is no surprise that there is a bit of leg pulling. Have you considered Saniflo's shower pump? The big disadvantage of pumped showers is if long haired teenagers do not regularly clear their hair out of the shower trap. You really need an easy to clean top opening one.
Thanks Measure2cut1, I did come across Saniflo but their products looked more like macerators so discounted them a bit too quickly by the looks of things. I've just seen their product called Sanishower. Has anyone got any practical experience with it? Is it noisy? The more I think about it the more inclined I am to go through the ceiling downstairs (thanks spongeblob) but with our first kid due to arrive soon I'm not sure the disruption down there would we welcomed. No long haired teenagers ...yet...
If you can't raise the shower which is the correct solution then lowering the waste run is the only other option.
Got to agree with the skipper and most other people. Pumps are a solution to a problem but the problem is inadequate fall and you would be far better off resolving that if at all possible.
Ok thanks all. Guess I just need to decide and get on with it now. Still like to hear if anyone has any practical experience with the Sanishower though?
Thats the spirit,Gotta take a bit of stick or there,s no fun-I,ve asked loads of silly "questions"and got some stick-but in the end you get what you came on here for,careful through that ceiling now cheers Natro
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