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    jmshillito Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 23, 2017, 08:40 AM
    Saniflo plus toilet - is venting essential?
    Have just fitted a SanifloPlus downstairs, nowhere near a vent pipe. We have a cesspool in the yard, and have plumbed the new sink and toilet into the waste pipe outside - but blocked the vent on the tank because of the lack of venting. Do I have to run a separate pipe through the wall and up to the roof? We live in the tropics, so no freezing worries.
    Thanks for advice!
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    Milo Dolezal Posts: 7,192, Reputation: 523
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    Jan 23, 2017, 10:36 AM
    Cut 'n' Paste from installation instructions ...

    ".....As per plumbing code all P-traps need to be vented. Therefore, even though macerating systems are isolated from the main drain system (by means of a check valve), the trap of the hand basin, shower, bathtub or bidet must be vented. The following external macerating systems MUST be vented: Saniplus, Sanipack, Sanibest and Sanigrind. Systems with built-in motors, such as Sanicompact and Sanistar need not to be vented (they are considered to be a forced main)...."

    Hope that helped

    Milo
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