Case Study | July 2025
A homeowner’s misstep in product selection leads to a plumbing headache, until plumbing contractor Guardencio Lopez finds the right solution with SFA Saniflo’s Saniaccess 2 macerating pump.

Problem

FLEMINGTON, NEW JERSEY — Guardencio Lopez, owner and operator of Ricky Home Improvement, specializes in residential and commercial plumbing projects. Like any seasoned professional contractor, Lopez has encountered his share of unusual jobs. This would include a recent case involving a homeowner who purchased a macerating pump from Amazon. Looking to create a half-bathroom in his basement, the owner mistakenly believed that the pump, identified as an FLO500, was manufactured by SFA Saniflo.