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    May 14, 2006, 04:00 AM
    Shower pan
    Does anyone make a shower pan with an integrated above the floor drain? I want to connect it to a sewage ejector pump that allows connections at floor level. Limited head room prevents me from building a platform for the shower pan.
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    May 14, 2006, 06:36 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by jackd44
    Does anyone make a shower pan with an integrated above the floor drain? I want to connect it to a sewage ejector pump that allows connections at floor level. Limited head room prevents me from building a platform for the shower pan.
    Your question needs more details before it can be answered. Is it a shower pan or a shower base that you're requesting information on. A shower pan is what a tile shower is custom built on while a shower base is a manifactured plastic or fiber glass base that requires no tile and is ready for use once installed. Are you saying that you wish to mount a shower pan/base above a floor drain that discharges into a holding tank? How will the shower drain connect into the floor drain? If a direct connection's made then the shoiwer will have to be vented. No vent's necessary if the shower has a indirect waste,( no physical connection between the shower drain and the floor drain). Let me know, Regards, Tom
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    May 14, 2006, 09:35 AM
    Hi speedball1... thankx for your reply. It's a shower base (plastic), not a shower pan, my mistake. I want to connect the drain from the shower base directly to a sewage ejector holding tank, ceiling clearance is my problem. If I had the height I could set the base on a platform and pipe it to the tank. As it is I would loose too much head room with the base on a platform. A base with an integrated above the floor drain connection would be the ideal solution. Are they available?

    Thankx... JackD
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    May 14, 2006, 11:35 AM
    Hey Jack,

    "I want to connect the drain from the shower base directly to a sewage ejector holding tank."
    Please explain if the shower base will set above the floor drain and drain into it with a air gap in between or will you be connecting direct to the floor drain. If you're connecting direct pliease give me the details. Be specific on this as I can see a problem unless you opt to use a indirect waste. Regards, Tom
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