Replace rear drain with a ground drain toilet

[Amit Arora]

Hi all, our rear drain toilet got broken. I am not able to find one in market readily available, have to order and price is high. Is it advisable to create a platform for the ground drain toilet and place it high enough to join the rear flange outlet to ground drain with the elbows and couplers etc.

 

[Amit Arora]

Somewhat like this..

 

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[Stuff]

It is not advisable but has been done. You will probably end up with a 1' high platform and need a step to get up to it. It would become a royal throne! I've seen a basement where they raised the entire bathroom floor with a step at the door. Ceiling height can be an issue.

You may need to remove drywall and change fittings in the wall depending on what piping you have now.

You should check with the building material recycling places like Habitat For Humanity. Lots of times they have odd pieces.

Is this a macerating toilet? Why can't the drain be moved to the floor?

 

[Terry]

http://terrylove.biz/toilets/50-gerber-maxwell-het-ge-20-022.html

Gerber makes a floor mount rear outlet toilet for less than $400.00
That still sounds like a lot less work than redoing your plumbing and your flooring.
Kohler and American Standard have models that are a little more than that.