Eljer offers 8 macerating / upflush toilets models in the lineup we track. This page is the Eljer-specific cut of the broader Macerating & Upflush Toilets toilets category — same product class, narrowed to the Eljer catalog only.
Eljer (Plano, Texas, founded 1904) is one of the oldest US plumbing fixture brands, currently owned by Eczacıbaşı Building Products (Turkish conglomerate that also owns Vitra). Eljer toilets appear in millions of US homes built from the 1940s through 1990s. Today, the brand maintains a focused residential and commercial line distributed through plumbing-supply houses, with strong replacement-parts availability for legacy installations. Lines include Patriot, Titan, Diplomat, and the Aqua-Saver low-flow series.
For the complete Eljer lineup across all sub-types and capacities, see the Eljer Toilets hub.
If you're cross-shopping macerating / upflush toilets beyond Eljer, the following brands also ship in this category:
A macerating toilet uses a small electric motor inside a holding tank behind or below the bowl to grind waste into a slurry, then pump that slurry uphill — through a 3/4" or 1" PVC line — to wherever you can tie into an existing soil stack. It's the workaround that lets you add a basement bathroom, garage bathroom, or pool-house bathroom without breaking the concrete slab. The category was effectively created by Saniflo (France, 1958) and they still own ~70% of US sales.
A standard toilet flushes into a 3" or 4" drain line that runs downhill by gravity to a sewer or septic. A macerator replaces that with a sealed plastic box behind the bowl containing a grinder blade and a small pump. When you flush, water and waste enter the box; the grinder activ...
For the complete macerating / upflush buyer's guide (all brands, full comparison framework), see the Macerating & Upflush Toilets category hub.
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