This toilet is going upstairs- very old house! Wondering about the water needed to get this set up and the weight of carrying the bottom downstairs?
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First, I think this is the greatest mobile potty ever! But... if I had to carry it up and down stairs and it was full, I would have a difficult time mainly because I'm not the strongest person around. My hubby has to help me empty it. It's a little over 5 gallons when it's full - that's around 42 pounds just for the liquids. Now the fresh water is around 4 gallons to set up. Hope this helps.
2031532
It is a complete unit - ready to go. The connections are threaded flexible hoses so you will probably need to adapt your plumbing.
212952
It's not heavy - you fill it with water for weight. Are you using on an above ground and sitting on a wood deck?
1112272
The unit is not equipped with a pump and does not pressurize water. It only heats wTer as it passes thru. Under typical water pressure of 40 - 60 psi it should work fine for the 2nd floor. You will lose 1 psi of pressure for each 2.3 feet in elevation rise.
1247990
We have a two story and it works fine, but would probably depend on placement. Ours is placed at the bottom of the stairs. We've had this unit two years now and it still works great. You do need to change the filter more often then stated in the manual and I would recommend a water treatment for the tank. Ours holder where the water is held gets slimy pretty quick without it.
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We have not yet installed it because or "new" bathroom was not yet ready, but "hubby" has it sitting in place & some pipes are now attached - he didn't seem to think it would be too difficult.........we do get advice from friends/our builder, however, as well! Sorry we're not much more help - but some of the previous answers seemed to make sense!!
1267648
heaviest part would weigh about 70 lbs. very clumsy to try to handle up and down stairs. good machine but not something I would want to manhandle a lot. I am the same age as you and definitely wouldn't want to carry it very far.
2130668
Well its not lighter than a sweeper that's for sure. With the water in the tank you do have to push a bit. I would search for something lighter if I were you. Hope this helps
971500
Obviously you need a pump, electrical connections. this is not a gravity fed operation. You need to add power. I guess you could try gravity but all you will get is a trickle at the nosseles of no value
11571
My advice would be to watch YouTube videos of potette plus set up. Once you have the legs in the stand up position, you need to push them up into the potty ring part. You should hear 2 clicks per leg, one click on each side of each leg. Once you get those 4 clicks, the potty is extremely sturdy & I believe supports 70 pounds!
1695684
It maybe possible to plumb from bottom up...there is an access hole in the bottom...I own this very wash station...but ended up plumbing from the back for ease...its really something you should talk to a skilled plumber about after you have him look at the station
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I don't believe the style of toilet is an issue. As long as you can get access to the water hose, you should be fine. (I had a plumber install mine because I did not know how.) I haven't had any problems with mine, beyond the fact that the water temperature takes some getting used to.
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Yes. Should be treated as a small septic tank following code, usually a min of 10 ft from the house and buried with plea gravel or crushed stone on the bottom and surrounding the unit. The Access Riser is also a good bet. It allows you to have the septic cylinder lower for gravity feed from the house and allows the pipes to be covered. Don't forget the required shut off and check valves.
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Using a basic bathroom scale, it looks to weigh 8 lbs. That is unused, with no fitting installed.
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It is heavy and I am about 90% certain this would not happen. The basin alone is about as heavy as the base. I bought this in February so I have not actually used it yet but would recommend it so far!
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I would say it needs to be hard plumbed. It's intended to be in an upright position and with a full stack of chlorine tablets it's pretty heavy.
882976
I'm an older woman and managed to do it myself but I'm pretty handy around the house. If you are not, you may want to call a plumber, but take a look at the instructions first. Actually, take a look at the pictures, they're easier to follow.