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

[keepswimming38]

We are just having a new cloakroom installed downstairs. AIBU to put a sign up saying ‘no poo loo’ or ‘if you plan to do a poo do it in the upstairs loo’?

My DH thinks it’s not reasonable. I just down like the idea of people doing a poop in there and then the macerator having to … anyway AIBU?

UNBU
Reading your 1st post, I did think you were a bit precious about your new toilet.
But reading your followups, I get it.
Yep get a little sign up, its emergency poops only.
Not worth the hassle, if the family get used to popping in it regularly, this will lead to more frequent blockages.
Stick up that sign, & congratulations on the new toilet.

Plenty of people, myself included, poo to a schedule. I very, very rarely need to poo at any time other than immediately after breakfast. Then once it's done, it's done and I can get on with the rest of the day, confident that I won't need a loo for anything other than a quick pee.

Do other people just poo at random times throughout the day then? How very inconvenient for them! What if they're nowhere near a loo when the urge arrives? What if they're in the middle of a meeting, or at the theatre, or out for a walk and so on?

Don’t be silly, you can’t have seriously assumed the entire world disappears for a shit immediately after breakfast.

what if you were to say the downstairs bathroom is reserved for your daughter only? then guests etc would only have the option to use the upstairs bathroom and no poop in the downstairs loo issue.

It's not that the macerator can't handle, it's the fact that you can't handle the fact that the macerator is handling it. So it sounds to me that you should try to let it go.
Is the fact that it's in the understairs cloakroom making it worse for you? It would for me, but perhaps that's my weirdness. It feels like it's in the middle of the house with no window. I think I wouldn't have put a loo there anyway.

Then...we find a toilet! Very rare you are nowhere near a toilet and if out for a long walk can hold it but wouldnt hold it if e.g. I was in a meeting. I would say I need a comfort break and go

I'm with you OP, we have a macerator in a cloakroom too. A normal toilet isn't possible with the layout of the reverse level house.

When we had an upgraded one, the engineer actually said to try and keep it just for wees as it's hideous if it goes wrong and needs repairing if not.

Luckily our is in a bedroom so guests would only use the normal bathroom anyway.

Totally with you. When I first met my in-laws I was told of this rule, discreetly a few weeks in, by my now DW. Upstairs pooing, downstairs just wee.

Why install a toilet there in the first place, if it’s unable to function as a normal toilet?

I admit quite freely that I empty my bowels immediately after the first coffee of the day. Then I shower. I've been doing that all my adult life.

And this is why my absolute deal breaker when house buying is a saniflo.

They are disgusting. And the sound they make when your son drops his toothbrush down them is something else.

We had two. Note use of past tense

I banned my family from using our downstairs loo, because they bloody stink! And it's right by the front door so if anyone uses it and then someone comes to the house, there's a shitty aroma welcoming them into the hallway. Lovely!

Wee only. Go upstairs for a poo ffs.

You forgot that MN rules state you must wear knickers that come up to your waist 😀.

Why does that matter?

I be more concerned with some idiot putting something in which will block the macerator. Too much loo paper, a tampon or worse. Make sure you have a really good bin and compositable bags for any sanitary towels!

Really? What do you think that proves?!

Why should you never trust a macerator loo?
They are just full of sh*t...

It proves that some people do that, that's all.

Can’t you just put a lock on the outside of the door? But it seems odd to build an expensive loo with no intention of it being used.

Who would go in someone's house and leave a smell.

Well, op’s own daughter isn’t allowed to use it either, and she lives there.

THAT is not allowed. She better get her poop schedule straight.

I have this rule in my house. No sign I just tell people, no. 2’s upstairs. No one has ever complained. I thought this was normal, but looking at the responses I guess not 😂

If you have bought a macerator which can’t macerate faeces, shit, poo, whatever you want to call it then it’s not fit for purpose. Macerators are designed to macerate – the clue is in the name.

If you are concerned about the smell, then you need to make sure the extractor fan works properly (you do have a fan don’t you?) and if you are concerned about people putting the wrong things down the loo then maybe you need a notice.

We had a macerator loo used by B&B guests and never had any problems.