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        Installing water and sewer in an existing room? Sign In/Join 
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        I want to turn a formal dining room into a salon. The existing room doesn't share a wall with any rooms that already have water or sewer. The house is built on a concrete slab so access is going to be tough. I know the getting water into the room is going to be easier than sewer. Is it possible to get the the sewer into the room without cutting the slab? I am considering a sump and pump situation right now but that is without having any knowledge of how to accomplish this. Any other ideas or experiences are welcome . Thanks in advance :-)
         
        Posts: 2 | Registered: May 09, 2012Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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        Time to call a plumber. Not an easy task to begin with so from the questions you are asking it's time for a pro.


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        Posts: 9072 | Location: Knoxville, Tennessee | Registered: Sep 27, 2003Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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        Okay then, what will the plumber do to get sewer into the room?
         
        Posts: 2 | Registered: May 09, 2012Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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        Most likly have to cut out the slab.
        Just no way to tell without being there to see it.


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        Posts: 17742 | Location: Hartfield VA | Registered: Jan 31, 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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        Brodie:

        You don't need to cut the slab. You can use something called a "macerator toilet" or "macerating toilet". It's pretty much what you were describing in your post, but it uses a sewage pump instead of an ordinary sump pump. You can't just use an ordinary sump pump because toilet paper will clog it up. You need to use a "sewage pump" that chops up the toilet paper and solids so that what's being pumped is a fine slurry, kinda like pea soup with confetti in it. And, of course, you can connect the drain line from a sink to the receiving container for the toilet as well.

        There are several companies making toilet systems like this. Here are just a few of them:

        http://www.saniflo.ca/

        http://www.libertypumps.com/Products/Category/?c=21

        http://www.watergenie.com/howitworks.asp

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        Posts: 1090 | Location: Winnipeg | Registered: Aug 29, 2011Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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        This will be a salon and will need a sewer line to run waste water and chemicals, not just the toilet. You will have to call in a pro and yes, the concrete will likely have to be cut.
         
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