Lift height and run length trade against each other
A macerator lets you put a toilet where the drain does not go, and it is the one appliance in this catalogue that will flood a room when it is used outside its stated limits. The two headline figures trade against each other: makers publish a maximum vertical lift and a maximum horizontal run, and you cannot have both at once — the usual rule of thumb published by the manufacturers is that every metre of rise costs several metres of run. Read their table, not the headline. The second decision is how many inlets: a unit behind a toilet may also need to take a basin, a shower, or a washing machine, and each addition has its own maximum inlet temperature, typically far lower than a dishwasher discharges. Nothing here replaces the installation instructions, and the wiring is subject to your country's rules for damp rooms. We compare stated vertical lift, stated horizontal run, number and size of inlets, maximum inlet temperature, discharge diameter, and stated noise level.
Macerator · 500 W · 8 m vertical lift · 110 l/min · four inlets (1 × 89 mm, 3 × 40 mm) · 75 °C inlet · IPX8 copper motor
A four-inlet macerator that publishes its lift, its flow, its inlet sizes and — crucially — the water temperature it will accept.
Best for: A basement utility room where a WC, a shower, a basin and a washing machine all discharge to one point.
≈ $94 / 103 €
Macerator · 400 W · 8 m vertical lift · 100 l/min · three inlets stated in the title, two in the text · carbon filter vent · float switch
A 400 W macerator with a carbon-filtered vent — and a listing that says three inlets in its title and two in its own description.
Best for: A small basement bathroom where smell is the concern, and where the inlet count can be confirmed with the seller first.
≈ £110 / 120 €
Macerator · 700 W with stainless cutter · 9 m lift · 90 m run · 140 l/min · four inlets (3 × 40 mm, 1 × 100 mm) · 80 °C · carbon filter · 17 × 40 × 26 cm
The most completely specified macerator in the catalogue: lift, run, flow, four inlet sizes, an 80 °C limit, a carbon filter and its own external dimensions.
Best for: A complete basement or outbuilding bathroom — WC, basin, shower and an appliance — with a long run back to the stack.
≈ 126 €
Macerator · 250 W · 8.5 m lift · 85 m horizontal run · 4 m lift gives 30 m run · three 40 mm inlets · 23/28 mm outlet · 65 °C · 30–40 dB
The only macerator in this catalogue that publishes a noise level and explains the trade between lift and distance — 4 m up gives you 30 m across.
Best for: A basement shower, basin and bath — not a WC — where the waste has to travel a long way to reach a stack.
≈ 119 €
Macerator · 600 W · 10 m lift · 200 l/min · three inlets (1 × DN100, 2 × DN40) · 90 °C · automatic operation · descaling stated as the maintenance
The highest lift, the highest flow and the highest temperature tolerance in the catalogue — 10 m, 200 l/min and 90 °C — from the fewest inlets.
Best for: A demanding installation — a high lift, or hot appliance waste — where headroom on every figure matters more than the number of connections.
≈ 135 €
