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?

Will you mention this rule each and every time someone visits your house?

For info, I had a macerator toilet installed in the cupboard under the stairs last year (all signed off by Building Control), and it only cost about £3K. Worth every penny!

Absolutely correct. Not an issue for us now as the kids go to bed at the same time as us, but when they were little I didn't want guests going upstairs, flushing the toilet, and waking them up

Macerator toilets can easily cope with poo! They can cope with all bodily fluids, 1 or 2 ply toilet paper, and macerator cleaner. They just don't like bleach.

Im on your side, my downstairs loo is not for poo

What if she had an upset tummy during the day? Would you make her struggle upstairs?

Since I saw this thread I am still chuckling about the guest poo humiliation ritual up the stairs.
I think people would try to avoid being seen, or make up an excuse to slip out the room.
"I'm just going to help Trish in the kitchen..."
(Scurries upstairs to do a subtle poo)

I can’t believe the number of posters that have deemed you unreasonable. We have a macerator downstairs and deter people from using it for a poo.
Even in our old house that wasn’t a macerator people knew not to do a poo in the downstairs toilet. It obviously did happen on occasion, normally children, but I can’t believe the number of people on here who think it’s an unreasonable request.
Downstairs toilets rarely have windows so what are all these guests doing afterwards. I couldn’t even imagine being in someone else’s house and going for a poo downstairs. (Except for age, disability related reasons).

I'd be mortified if I had to go upstairs in your house because you'd know I was off for a poo.

If it's a Saniflo, then it should be fine. Macerators have come a long way in recent years. Before I had mine installed, my friend said they were very noisy, but they really aren't. Mine just makes a noise that sounds like a little burp.

Some downstairs toilets have windows? Unless they’ve literally been shoehorned in under the stairs 😬

I've never lived in a house that didn't have a window in a downstairs loo. If it doesn't have a window , it needs a good extractor fan.

To be honest, I only have one toilet, so it's not something I've ever really had to consider. However, if it really bothers you, by all means make a sign... How about

' If you're a super pooper
I don't wanna find you
Sitting on this loo.
If you need a number 2
Upstairs there is a room for you'

I'm here all night folks!

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

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.

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

NO. IT'S FORBIDDEN."

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

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.

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?

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

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

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!

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>.

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.