BCME - Autumn 2008

PLUMBING

MADE EASY

Renovating anywhere is often fraught with design and building issues. Often it’s the seemingly easy jobs that end up being the most complicated.

One of the trickiest tasks is adding extra sanitary, utility or kitchen facilities in a part of a building where previously there were none. How do you do achieve this when concrete walls are in the way or the sewerage system is on the other side of the building?

If you want to add an extra bathroom, ensuite or laundry, or maybe relocate the kitchen to another part of your house, then where you locate the water using facilities is generally dictated by the existing plumbing lines, which can either limit your visions, or blow out your budget when you consider a renovation.

You can now locate water using facilities anywhere in your home or office, without the need to core cut concrete or engage in expensive reinstatement works.

Saniflo has a range of sewage macerators and greywater pumps designed to offer a solution to potentially impossible plumbing concepts, provide a more economic and stress-free renovation and, ultimately, a more comfortable living and working environment whilst adding value to property.

The black water systems use macerating blades that finely shred normal organic waste materials, through the high speed rotation of cutting blades. The waste is then pumped through relatively small pipework — 22 to 32mm in diameter — that can be concealed in ceiling voids, wall cavities and under floors to join up to the nearest sewer drain which can be many metres away. The grey water units work in a similar fashion without the need to macerate any waste, making it possible to choose the correct model to suit your needs.

Perfect for installation in difficult or awkward positions, the pumps are capable of disposing waste to the main drains vertically up to eleven metres and horizontally up to one hundred metres, (or a lesser combination of both depending on model chosen). This allows you to install facilities away from and even below the

sewer line, defying traditional gravity fed plumbing conventions and putting you in the designer’s seat when thinking about the best way to renovate and improve your investment. You will no longer be limited by what you are told you ‘can and can’t do’...

Apartment and office blocks as well as multiple tenancy buildings can benefit from the small bore pumping technology, enabling renovations and improvements to occur without encroaching or disrupting neighbours and co-tenants.

With specific models for domestic and commercial applications, some capable of accepting multiple inlets, the pumps offer an inexpensive but effective way of redesigning your lifestyle at home or in the office. Heavy duty commercial situations are catered for as well, with a range of pumps that will handle even the harshest conditions.

Small bore pumping systems are a clever concept with a simple design that can make a world of difference to the functionality and living experience of one’s home, office or building space.