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

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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?

😬 make her walk upstairs ( I know how that sounds)!

yabu
that's what toilets are for

and don't put in a macerator
proper pipes are possible and well worth it

I think it would be better to tell guests just to only use the upstairs loo. I think it would be too weird to insist on what type of ablution goes where.

Macerators do that.

I wouldn't install one, to be honest. Especially if you're going to be anxious about it blocking. I think you either accept that it'll probably block often but decide that it's worth it for the convenience of a downstairs toilet, or don't get a downstairs toilet, if there's really no other option for ths space.

Toilets are for pooing in.

Isn't a massive wad of tissue a bigger challenge to a macerator, than a poo?

Don’t be ridiculous

Making your guests do the walk of shame isn't very friendly.

what is someone meant to do if they go for a wee and then realise that a poo is coming too? Should they quickly wipe and rush upstairs while they’re turtling?

Is the carpet preferable instead?

I agree with this. I think a sign makes it awkward. Imagine a friend is desperate then goes into this bathroom only to see the sign telling them not to poo.
They then have to run out of this toilet and go upstairs?! Obvious then to your household why they have done that (and anyone else who has seen the sign before) so everyone knows their toileting business.

I didnt understand the reason why you don't want ppl to poo in there ? It will be flushed away afterwards

Select your toilet paper carefully.

Far more relevant is tactfully reinforcing that nothing other than the supplied toilet paper and bodily fluids go in the toilet. No fancy Kleenex, no wet wipes or wash let’s, no tampons or pads.

Did it not occur to you to enquire about their efficacy before you had it installed? Presumably they are not the same as they were ‘years ago’.

i agree with a PP it would be more reasonable to just not let visitors use it rather than police what they are doing in it.

Also the fact you’ve had it installed due to your daughters mobility issues but she’s not allowed to poo in it either makes me think you should have saved the money and got her a she-wee and a bottle. It all sounds utterly nuts.

I absolutely despair of some people’s attitude to poo. Who can poo. Where they can poo. When they can poo. Everyone does it. I don’t know if this thread is supposed to be semi lighthearted (I’m thinking not …) but I have a child with Crohn’s Disease. He’s in remission at the moment thanks to a biologic, but I fear for his future when the idea of a person emptying their bowel is either a hilarious joke or something to be ashamed/uptight about. Seriously, catch yourself on.

Do you?

You installed it to help her. The limitations on it sound... I don't even know how they sound. I'm perplexed.

Who the heck visits people and goes for a dump?
In my entire life I've never visited friends or family and had to snap one off.

A sign is fine, but you need something much more subtle and seemly. Like this one.

We are on a septic tank and when we have guests stay Im very open about only the three P;s in the loo but id never dream of saying to anyone - No Poo or Puke please

What the hell do you think toilets are for? You have done strange issues that's for sure.

I’d put a sign up saying - warning macerator toilet - it’s noisy - you might want to poo upstairs.

Chillax. It’s lighthearted as you said.

It's a normal body function and people's bodies don't run to a timetable normally when it comes to this. Unless you're Sheldon from Big Bang!

You are very very lucky. Unfortunately I have a medical condition which means when I need to poo, it can’t wait. Every extra minute is painful to hold it in. If I’m in someone’s house I’ll have to use their toilet.

Its literally what the macerater is for.

BTW. We have one in our understairs loo. Had it for years and never blocked. Even with poo.