AIBU to ask people not to poop in new under stairs cloakroom?

I once viewed a house with the lavatory sitting in lonely state on the landing with not a concealing wall in sight. Shitting would have been a public event. A bit like this one.

Not sure about being Sheldon Cooper but I think @loislovesstewie is also known as 'If it didn't happen to me it never happened'.

😂😂😂love the ‘like the poop’ comment. Had a macerator for years in a basement flat. No issues despite many hungover teenagers. Good luck 😂😂

Are you Sheldon Cooper ?!

Agreed! It is extremely fucking weird.

And a guest not using it mean they are telling everyone they are doing a poo - not exactly welcoming. And making your sick daughter go upstairs is batshit, and horrible.

They politely excuse themselves and go do what needs to be done without fanfare.

Well I must have led a very sheltered life. I’m mid 50s and have never heard of a macerator loo. I’ve never lived in a property with a second loo though.

Sometimes you go for a wee and a poo happens. And isn't that what a macerater is for? Do you expect people to go in, read the signs, come out and go upstairs, with the world now knowing they need a poo? Or will the signs be outside the door?

😂😂

I don't think you are being unreasonable at all! If the loo is under the stairs, presumably it's in the hall. If someone does a stinky poo in there, and let's face facts, poos ARE stinky, the pong will drift out into the hall, even if you have an extractor fan, you'd need an airlock to contain my husband's poo pongs.
We have a downstairs loo and I ask people to use one of the upstairs loos (3) if they are planning a poo, and yes, I do say please. We all know that pooing is a natural bodily function but that doesn't mean we all have to smell the stinky does it? Plus, poo smells are particulate, meaning there's particles of poo in it, just tiny ones, but I don't want them in my hall, or up my nose if it can be avoided.

Well that’s why theatres and shops and cafes and other places have loos! Because people need to use them!
I can usually hold for up to half an hour, but not always, and it could happen any time. Eye opening for me to know that some people poo on schedule!

My parents have a loo off the dining room (yes!) which they semi-joke is for "light use only" so you could have that on a sign/convey it when people ask where the loo is: "There's one under the stairs for light use only, or head upstairs first on the right"

The OP just needs to label her toilets Number 1 and Number 2 and if anyone mentions using the loo she needs to clearly explain 'we have toilet Number 1 downstairs and toilet Number 2 upstairs so use the one that suits'.

Me too, @ActiveConversations - sadly it restricts my life a lot. Between bowel disease and disability, I rarely go out - once a week to knitting group, and very occasional other outings.

The clogging is due to toilet paper, not poo.

Would clog less if you bought thin, rubbish quality toilet paper or used a paper bin like in Greece or rural Spain <giggles at MN reaction to the shitty toilet paper bin>.

Ah! I see that's where we're very different. For me, when the urge "to go" arrives it has to be acted upon within the next few minutes (sometimes within the next 30 seconds!), so it would be almost impossible for me to "hold on" if out walking for any length of time. I used to be able to when I was younger, but not any more. All part of the great adventure of life, I guess!

I thought this was a joke question to start with . It’s a toilet it’s for going to the toilet in

We had a macerator once. Cost us a fortune to replace when it broke and we eventually re-did the house and got rid of it. Never. Again. Awful things. It is not poo that will be the problem. It is loo roll or tampax that will block it.

I’d be mortified 🫣 The thought of people knowing why you’re going upstairs

Not as a rule, no. But if I did I’d do my ablutions in the upstairs bathroom near the bedroom I had slept in. Wouldn’t most people?

Definitely do not put up the sign haha. You will make people really uncomfortable in your house. Just tell everyone who visits that the downstairs toilet is off limits for guests as you don't seem to have built it for them anyway if they can still use the upstairs toilet.

I had a macerator once and it got clogged constantly but I think that was due to the wrong loo roll (if too thick, just get 2 ply and don't use too much at once). And definitely no tampons, so well worth banning all women from using that toilet at which point, just direct all guests upstairs.

If someone asks where the toilet is just tell them upstairs. How would they know the downstairs toilet exists?

"My dear macerator loo,
Care for a little poo to chew?

NO. IT'S FORBIDDEN."

Ohh let me introduce you to the wonderful world of bowel disease, @Ohmygawdflippingheck - in my case lymphocytic colitis. The only predictable thing about it is its complete UNpredictability!. I can sometimes hit several points of the Bristol stool chart in a day, and diarrhoea can happen with no more than a few minutes notice. Literally just enough time for me to make my slow (I have very poor mobility) way to the downstairs loo. If I had to go upstairs, I might not make it - I’m sure you can understand how horrifying this is, in the privacy of my own home. If I were a guest in someone else’s house, it would be catastrophic.

Another idea for an appropriate sign:

(To the tune of "Away in a manger ")

This is our macerator
When it eats wee or poo
The Little Loos happy
Even paper will do
But Tampax and Wet Wipes
Clogs the plumbing up tight
And KeepSwimmings floor will be covered in...you get the idea.

Or a Haiku

Oh macerator
We fill you with lots of wee
But nothing else please