When it is Necessary

• A pump toilet is often called an up-flush toilet. This is due to its ability to move waste sideways or even upwards. A gravity toilet must always be above the sewer pipes it is draining into, but that is not the case with an up-flush toilet. Situations where a toilet pump is called for include basements where the floor is lower than the existing sewer line and rooms where it would be difficult to run sewer lines under the existing floor.