Gerber Plumbing offers 4 macerating / upflush toilets models in the lineup we track. This page is the Gerber Plumbing-specific cut of the broader Macerating & Upflush Toilets toilets category — same product class, narrowed to the Gerber Plumbing catalog only.
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures (Lincolnshire, Illinois — a subsidiary of Globe Union Industrial since 2007) has supplied US tract-builder bathrooms since 1932. Lines include Maxwell, Viper, Avalanche, Allerton, and Wicker Park. Gerber's niche is the entry-to-mid commercial spec range: 1.28 GPF or 1.6 GPF gravity toilets, ADA chair-height available throughout, and a parts supply chain that plumbers actually keep in their truck for flush-valve and fill-valve rebuilds.
For the complete Gerber Plumbing lineup across all sub-types and capacities, see the Gerber Plumbing Toilets hub.
If you're cross-shopping macerating / upflush toilets beyond Gerber Plumbing, 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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