We are a dealer for SaniFlo and I stumbled on your channel trying to find some information for a customer. I have sold a few units over the past 9 years but this is the first time I have ever seen it installed, you have just expanded my knowledge and I feel a whole lot more confident. Thank you ......... And now off to binge watch your videos :)

Great job acknowledging your mistake and correcting it. I also like how you kept the mistake in the video and didn't just replace it with the correct version. Seeing a mistake being done is easier to learn exactly why it's the wrong way, additionally it was great to see the wiring being done. Cheers!

You're the best. We want to install the compact unit in our basement for a half bath. You make everything seem easy for us DIYers. Thank you!

I’m not doing a basement bathroom and I don’t have a septic tank. That said, for the past couple of years I always find it helpful to pull up a chair and learn something new from the amazing “Dr.” Thorman. He delights in his chosen field and delights people like me all over the world. Thank you Jeff, from Grantsville, Utah, USA.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Cory! Cheers to Utah!

Hi Jeff, I learned a lot from your videos. I recently bought a 2009 house in Bedell NB. I'm remodeling the house to put our stamp on it and this video just solved my future bathroom in the basement. Love your videos. Keep the good work 👍👍👍

Stumbled on this vid IN PROCESS of installing sink/shower/toilet in basement. Super helpful tips as we run pipes today! Tfs 👍🏼

Greetings from Winnipeg! I am planning on moving into my cousin’s basement. Eventually I can see it becoming a actual secondary suite, but for now we are just going to share the bathroom on the main floor. I appreciate all the detail you go into with your videos.

I enjoyed watching you my friend you really look professional working on it and your always relax and looks everything easy for you I am a maintenance guy in a healthcare facility and i am learning a lot from you thanks you help a lot

I have an older split level home with a bathroom and kitchen in the walkout, backups and sewer gas are always an issue, this looks to be an ideal solution for flow mangement!

We are thinking about buy a 4 bed / 1 bath home, I was concerned about adding another bathroom but now I am so glad I found your video. We can add equity without spending so much money on plumbing.

Always appreciate you. Your videos are great. Keep them coming. Just got a new build basement bathroom job. I researched and found this video with your familiar face. I knew immediately that a video from you would be sufficient for me to gain confidence to deliver proper functions. Thanks. Glad Saniflo took care of you. Off to make money with my new education.

omg Thank you. ive been subscribed for a good while and I just found out about Saniflow and need one in my basement! thank you so much, i trust you a lot more than other youtubers

Installing one of these in basement next week that's having a toilet shower and sink being installed , thanks for the informative video

Very good video, and your personality didn't make it boring.

I am watching from the UK, not because I want this system or even know if I could use a system like that here. I am watching because a month back I needed to know how to install laminate flooring and how to cut and measure skirting. I simply enjoyed your presentation style so much I have been watching a lot of your videos regardless of whether I need to the information just to learn the information. I love that your videos are long and fully explain things without lots of cuts and silly editing. I also appreciate how you speak in a way that is easy to follow.

Having a 30' static head lift capability is impressive. I'm shopping around because our son needs to put a shower and toilet in his basement, and the main drain is 4' off the floor. This is looking like a strong candidate for that situation. I would like to install a sump-style tub below the slab, so the large toilet pipe could feed down into it. The shower could go right in the side, but I see the large fitting is on top, so that's a challenge. Thanks for sharing, I've subbed. I like your presentation style, and I wish you all the best!

just discovered these yesterday. and when you describe it pumping stuff up to 50+feet vertically, I can't help picturing a vent pipe pumping poop water up to the roof, to spray all over the neighborhood. (as a writer I'm gonna have to use that in a story sometime!) It's straight out of Seinfeld !

helped out allot want to put a bathroom in my basement and didn't wanna break up concrete this gives more of an understanding there is more options out there to explore before making a decision

I don't think I've ever seen someone be that excited about a poop pump. Love your vids ! ^-^

Wow Jeff that's amazing! I'm debating what to install in my house. It has a basement rough in for another bathroom with the septic ejector tub in the cement floor. I'm not sure if its connected to the toilet plumbing yet. We shall see. This Saniflo system seems great. All I think I'll need is the single unit for a toilet, vanity sink and a shower. Thanks so much. That video was awesome!

Have added an expandable home to our property and looking to use this to allow us to share the main house septic, great video

Great video. Nice you admit mistake and fix it.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

No one is perfect Larry, I don't have any problem showing the real side of DIY. Cheers!

yes i am thr same as Jason, i watch your vids as i may need to know something one day. To me i know enough to get by but your vids help top things up, thank you

I would like to renovate my bathroom including relocating all plumbed fixtures and adding a separate shower. Thinking this might be a less expensive route. As well, I have a small shop I would like to convert into an extended living space. This sounds like THE system to use!

Been watching you for a while. If you sponsor something I'm going to believe it. You have built that trust over your many videos.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin, This is one Company that will not disappoint. Cheers!

Glad I waited to comment after finishing the video. Was gonna say something about the 14/2 not being enough & needing a 12/2 wire in that unit. But, you got it sorted & it’s cool that you left the “mistake” in the vid. You could have edited that out in post to make it appear was one perfect vid......awesome you didn’t. Everyone makes mistakes, it’s how you fix them that counts😉 Have been enjoying this series & it’s cool to see you transform your house into something magical that you & your family have done yourselves. Cheers✌🏼

@dianafertig2188

4 жыл бұрын

14/2 is stuck in my head. :(

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Dianna, the load on thr machine requires a 12/2 line however ic can be wired to a double 15 amp breaker. Cheers!

@Aepek

4 жыл бұрын

Home RenoVision DIY Also was thinking when you were wiring up the unit & were using the 14/2....I was like cool, didn’t know a unit like that exists & how great that would be on some “problem installs”. But, you explained everything well in the vid, & again, it’s cool that you guys leave EVERYTHING in regardless of right/wrong AND fix the stuff if you are wrong. That, just goes to show how “human” you are; along w/ showing us your work ethic/morals etc....👍🏻👍🏻

@Aepek

4 жыл бұрын

Diana Fertig Sorry, didn’t realize the comment was a question, otherwise would have replied to you. Hope Jeff helped you out.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

You my friend are a scholar and a gentleman. Cheers to you for your comments. I have stopped trying to act like I am perfect years ago. Besides Here on KZread actors are sniffed out and rejected. Cheers to keeping it real!

We use a saniflow saniplus at a student accommodation we manage, for one of the bathrooms to help pump sink, shower and toilet waste through the long shallow angled piping. Like you mentioned with those long black pipes. Its a smaller unit hidden in a back box behind the toilet. Dont forget to maintain it with the saniflow descaler/cleaner! Great video

@trp2413

Жыл бұрын

Can we use regular toilet bowl cleaner?

Love your channel, i work for a plumbing company and didnt realize they had toilet with its own pumps. 👌👍 Thinking of putting this in a detached building on our property to tie into the existing septic. The run is about 150' maybe 200' rise of about 8'. Ill dig it common trench with a pex line to supply water also. Electric is already out there. Just want to put a half bath in it so when we renovate it give more flexibility.

@BlueCollarSlave

4 жыл бұрын

Will i need a toilet/sink pump also to achive rise and distance?

Thanks for explaining the street 90 fitting.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! Cheers, they come in pretty handy especially under a sink!

thank you so much on this review and all you do and share .

I'm interested in this unit because I am building a tiny home on a trailer in my back yard that will act as a temp home as we renovate our main home. Not having a working toilet was 100% non-negotiable and this seems to solve the problem. I also will use the tiny home as a place for family when visiting and possibly as a short term rental on Airbnb and other sites. Thank you for the video as always!!!!!

I love these! I used them in the UK and was so pleased to locate them in Texas. I had one in my rental home (5 college girls) for 6 years. No problems!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

definitely a work horse! Cheers!

@joew4202

4 жыл бұрын

Can you flush condoms in a macerator? With 5 college girls living there I could imagine

YES!!! have been waiting for this video!! Cheers!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, Glad to help you out. What did you think of the simplicity of the install on this unit?

@michaelraduazzo6146

4 жыл бұрын

@@HomeRenoVisionDIY I think if you need it to be any easier you probably shouldn't be touching plumbing. Loving all the flexibility with multiple inlets and different sizes too

Saniflo product's made in either France and/or Italy. They are pretty good! I've been using Saniflo for pumping a nail salon 5 spa chair no issue!

good sponsorship. I watch your videos a lot and this is an item I plan to purchase for my town house rehab that I plan to rent out. you should get SaniFlo to give you an affiliate link for potential customers so you can also get a residual check for your advertising for every click to their site.

I allways watch your videos .. you are very informative I love it . Well I have to refinish my basement cause sewage backed up last year and i want to add a 2nd bathroom to my 5 bedroom home.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

nice have you seen the macerator unit video yet?

Very cool! I need a bathroom in an odd area so this might work!!

I'm watching these videos because you've given me great ideas for renovations. I have no need in my current residence for a macerator, but when we move to our forever homestead that we want to build in a few years, I'll have a mother-in-law suite built for my guests separate from the main house, and one of these pumps would be fantastic to tie into the septic system.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

That will work awesome! Cheers!

Your videos are super helpful btw

Thanks you are very good God blessed you an family I fallow you but u r the best handyman I ever see

I bought a house that has all the plumbing running through a grinder pump and looking at this one this is what I need Because I have had one die before because most pumps are not rated to handle the whole home. So I will be looking into to one of these for sure now, Thanks :D

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Sgt! this is definitely a made in North America solution that is quality all the way. A Company that has been in this business for many years with a support team available in case of problems. Cheers!

@SgtSnipey

4 жыл бұрын

@@HomeRenoVisionDIY That price though wow that thing is expensive, I have a Zoller pump in there ATM, But the ability for one pump to die makes me wanna do it, Mine is in the slab so I am not even sure if it is possible. Have some research todo.

I am watching because I have never heard of this. I guess it's not used in the southern New York area. Interesting. Great video

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Brian, actually this unit is used all over North America! Cheers!

I have one in my basement saved time and money now I’m looking at options to add shower to this

Thanks for the vid.

Looking to add a new bathroom in the basement, and one in the second floor in the bedroom. Looking to do this in the next couple of months.

I'm looking at this to add a bathroom and kitchen into my basement/garage for an inlaw suite. Will def pay someone as plumbing scares me but I like to know how things in my house work.

Awesome tutorial! Tysm!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I love your channel. I just moved and the basement needs a bathroom. I will discharge a toilet, shower and sink into a Saniflo system.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

3 жыл бұрын

perfect!

Masonary string works good to cut PVC even in very tight quarters

randomly binge watching a lot of these episodes, after a year of use, how is this holding out?

Jeff, for maintenance you should put shut offs on all intakes and outtake (no need for the dedicated vent, and now folks you know why it's dedicated). In case of service you can shut the flow of waste off and service the unit, SaniFlo doesn't show it. The written instructions mentions a shut off valve for the outtakes, but some of the pictures for the unit show shut offs on intakes as well. As for giving up a clean out, I wouldn't suggest that either as putting in a dedicate spot for the drain would of saved a clean out and taken about the same time. SaniFlo also makes stuff for marine applications, so I'm familiar with the name.

Excellent info

This is way better than building a outhouse next to the bedroom, cheers!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely cheers!

I just bought the saniflo 3. I am adding a full basement bathroom with a standup shower, toilet and sink. Excited to get it started but nervous because I have very little plumbing experience. I am placing the small pump in the wall behind the toilet. this wall also houses the main drain to the septic. This video helped a bit but any suggestions or input would be appreciated. Thanks!

Thank you sir!

We just bought a house with a full unfinished basement on a septic system. And we plan on putting a large master bedroom in the basement this just may be the ticket

My friend lives in a old house and the only bathroom is on the secant floor. There's a small office on the main floor that she wants to turn into a full bathroom/ the new main bathroom. So I've been doing some research on the best/ easiest way to build an entire new bathroom.

Doing a basement bathroom!

I’m putting a master suite at the far end of our home that is 68 feet from the main septic line. I either have to have a long run of 3” pipe that would be 1/8” drop per foot, which concerns me of clogs with that long run, or I do this Saniflo system. I would like to have the pump in the basement, and use a regular toilet to flush down from the first floor into the macerator pump, along with the shower, sink and clothes washing machine.

I'm looking at a system similar to this for replacing lines that are currently collapsed in my concrete basement floor. I want to rerun new lines for my kitchen, laundry and a wet bar and have it go to the main stack. The idea was to not have to bust up the finished basement to fix old clay tile pipes and have them go through my dropped ceiling in basement. I had a plumber come out and tell me that I would need to either bust up the floor and replace the existing lines to fix them or run lines through the ceiling connecting to a 3 inch main line that would hang low in the ceiling where it would be visible. A friend who is very diy savvy told me about these systems and said I should able to connect all the "New" lines to that system then run a smaller horizontal line to the main stack.

Thanks!

Hey Jeff, not anytime soon, but I've been looking at Saniflo's toilets to add a half bath into my 3/1 home without cutting concrete.

@gregatron4528

3 жыл бұрын

The SaniPlus is a nice one you could look at. I had it for 3 years, toilet/sink/shower is used daily and no problems.

ben waiting for this!

Looking to add a second bathroom upstairs in my unfinished space.

I'm impressed with all the cable quality. I'm just watching because I like watching your projects even if they don't apply to me.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

This unit is definitely a quality product that you can trust. Cheers!

I love this guy my generation Bob Villa

I was concerned about hi jacking the clean-out at first when I watched you make the connection. seems you were OK. Viewers should know codes require a clean-out at a certain "developed length". If you didn't have another clean-out that met your code, add another wye at the connection and proceed. Easy! Nice Video, well made.

Thanks for the great videos - love your channel.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Joe!

Big fan of your channel. I trying to replace my Sanipro unit. It used to support a small bathroom with shower sink and toilet. But it was built with no access to do any pump maintenance, so now I’m trying to figure out how to tear out the original without having to rip out too much drywall, but I think there probably isn’t a way around it. Do you have a videos on a more permanent or low maintenance unit and tricks to build in access?

Have been watching your videos on flooring. Thank you! I will be renovating my very tiny primary bathroom…1965…my plumber has asked to research this system. Might be best option with cast iron system and small area. Any problems develop since you installed the system? This will also be on 2nd floor of house.

Looking to add on-grade toilet (and maybe a sink) in a lean-to behind detached garage. Need to run it to house bathroom about 100 feet away. Seems like this is what I need, but the smaller, cheaper version.

I love your videos and stuff I really appreciate them and I’ve watched a lot to help guide me in the right direction for different home projects but I gotta say… where the eff did you install this? A dungeon? An abandoned Czechoslovakia prison? I’d have to really be in need to snap one off to use a toilet there.

6:59 Big fan Jeff, thanks for the instruction. I think I have everything I need for this system in my basement except a vent. Do you have a video on how to install a vent?

Finishing the basement

Good work, I am looking forward to see the final testing of that Sanicubic 2. Any idea when that will be? I am considering adding a complete bathroom in my Montreal Ranch type house (slab on grade). Keep up the energy and the good work.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers , it has been operating for 2 months now and I am loving it!

For anyone wondering the price for this unit is about $2700.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

And worth every penny. BTW is that Cad or USD?

@hunterjackson802

4 жыл бұрын

Home RenoVision DIY No doubt, the horizontal distance is amazing and Mercian pesos.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Hunter, they have a single motor option as well at a lower cost but i prefer the back up power of having 2 individually operating motors. Cheers!

@kevinwallace1499

4 жыл бұрын

@@HomeRenoVisionDIY Home Depot has it listed for $2,713 USD before tax Looks like this company has MAP pricing (every authorized vendor charges the exact same price set by the company)

@lostintime8651

3 жыл бұрын

OUCH!!

Thank you thank you!! When we start looking for our new home , if it doesn't have a second bathroom we can make one!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

You bet Dianne, and you can put it anywhere you like. Cheers!

We just moved into our home in southern Indiana from Florida....so yay we get out first basement. Problem is we are a family of 5 and only have one bath tub/shower upstairs. So we have already had someone come and frame and enclose a nice 5X12 space in our finished basement where we want to put a bath room. Vanity, shower, and toilet. You mentioned something that I didn't think about in that we are constantly getting clogs in the the toilets up stairs and we never considered that we could tie all the plumbing which fortunately is all on the back side of the house. I just have no idea where to begin with the plumbing. Do we call a plumber or a handyman to get the unit and or maceration toilet.

Adding a second bathroom and kichenette to the basement and an en suite to the second floor.

great videos! in southern ontario, can you vent to an outside wall? I have existing septic, but the vent is other side of basement.

Ihave the same unit I purchased 3 years ago, I’m finally getting to install it. What is strange is mine says 230v, but the connecting wire only has 3 wires, ground, neutral, and power?

i watched this video because my family lives in a 4 bdroom 1 bath house with 6 people. Im looking for a way to add a second toilet to the house without having to do a full addition of another bathroom or apply for permits. something like this that flushed and ties into existing lines would be great but idk if the city would need a permit for it or not. Other wise a composting toilet is the only other thing i can think of but really dont want to have to deal with.

I'm watching this because I watch all your videos lol

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Chris, I appreciate the support!

I am looking to do a full bathroom in my basement. Walk in shower ( was hoping to not have a step up going into the shower) toilet, sink, wet bar.

Curious if your house in on a well and have any pressure issues adding a bath. If you have multiple sources calling for water at the same time. If so any plans on a video to upgrade the input not just the output?

Great video! Thank you Sir!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers happy to help!

Love your videos. Thank you. We enjoy... Moving to Belleville, ON soon.. so.. we will have septic... and things like that.. and we want to install a new bathroom plus a powder room too.. just wondering where do you get this macerator system?

I want to put a full bathroom in the basement. It's a large laundry room now. It's already got a sink, washer and dryer. I want to add a walk-in shower and a toilet. I'm very interested in this product.

I would like to add a bath and kitchenette in the basement. I am also considering washer dryer connection in the garage.

Oh I wish you were my family member or very good friend, I am trying to add a bathroom in the basement of my condo and the prices are ridiculous and I was told I would have to get one of those pump things.

I was planning on putting one of these in a small cubby off the kitchen on the main floor as a half bath. There's not good access to the main in the basement unless I'm banging my head into the drain every time I'm walking to the basement. There is however access to a smaller sewer pipe that ties to the main which this toilet would be sharing this with the kitchen sink drain..wonder if that would be code.

Nice video. One question... everything I've seen on Saniflo toilet installs (Saniplus, Saniaccess, Sanibest) tells you to avoid hard 90's for the discharge pipe. They all suggest "sweeping" turns using 2 45's. Curious if this unit is different than the ones directly connected to the toilets?

I'm looking too install a shower in an existing 2 piece basement bathroom using a saniflo system.

I would like to see a video of the shower installation with this unit.

@ladyrenaissance2026

4 жыл бұрын

As would I. Im confused on that part

Where did you say we could go in Ottawa? Couldn’t catch the reference names you gave and I rewound quite a few times. Thanks for the video.

Hey Jeff, love the channel. I have referenced your videos numerous times for great advice. Thanks for the videos! I had a question regarding the dmx dimple foundation wrap with wood subfloor system- I have the ability to run this entire system to the exterior walls in the basement as it’s unfinished. Would it be good to run the system in the portion where the bathroom will be or stop the subfloor at the bathroom walls and build those walls directly on the concrete? Any advice would be great. Thanks again

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

when it is possible run the subfloor to the exterior wall and frame on top. Cheers!

perfect for preppers lol!!!

Adding basement bathroom

These are great alternatives to digging a pit if you cant run underground plumbing in your basement due to the sewer line being too high although they do fail prematurely occasionally from just normal usage (even without throwing things you shouldn't in there). I just had to replace my sanibest pro last week, only 5 years old. luckily it wasnt a messy failure i caught it quick, but the motor has just decided to die out on me. I just ordered the whole replacement tank which about about $1000 instead since the pump replacement was $799

@waynebaker5720

Жыл бұрын

Do they have a warranty? Or i guess homeowners insurance won't cover this type of application maybe ?

@allmoore

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking of getting the Sanibest Pro myself for a residential basement half bath. Any idea what maybhave caused the failure? Any suggestions on how to prevent a future failure? Any feedback from Saniflo? I thought this was supposed to have a ~10 year shelf life. How often are you using it (I know were getting personal here...)

@aavalos310

Жыл бұрын

You can find different brand macerator pumps on Amazon for like $250

The music when sawing. Lol. I was jamming out.