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====== Composting toilet ====== | ====== Composting toilet ====== | ||
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- **dessication of solid waste** in an absorbant media to eliminate odor and mess. | - **dessication of solid waste** in an absorbant media to eliminate odor and mess. | ||
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==== liquids ==== | ==== liquids ==== | ||
Commercial composting toilets are a sit-to-pee design for both sexes. The urine diverson systems are designed to work when sitting and keeping urine out of the solids compost is critical to the operation of the toilet. | Commercial composting toilets are a sit-to-pee design for both sexes. The urine diverson systems are designed to work when sitting and keeping urine out of the solids compost is critical to the operation of the toilet. | ||
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+ | Calcium deposits (if any) on the diverter can be removed with [[http:// | ||
==== solids ==== | ==== solids ==== | ||
Commercial composting toilets generally keep the solids container closed by a door when not in active use. There are two approaches: | Commercial composting toilets generally keep the solids container closed by a door when not in active use. There are two approaches: | ||
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- | - platform - there is a trapdoor mechanism that opens when the deposit is completed (as when flushing a plumbed toilet). | + | - platform - there is a trapdoor mechanism that opens when the deposit is completed (as when flushing a plumbed toilet). |
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+ | Some RVers keep a spray bottle of water handy to rinse down traces of liquids or solids that remain in the bowl. | ||
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- | ==== DIY ==== | + | ==== DIY bucket system |
[[http:// | [[http:// | ||
- | A simple composting toilet can be made with a seat and a bucket. It is very cheap but has significant shortcomings compared to the commercial models: | + | A simple composting toilet can be made with a bucket, |
- | * no liquid diversion - one must arrange a separate system for urine; it //cannot// go into the bucket. | + | |
- | * no agitation - before | + | * no liquid diversion - one must arrange a separate system for urine; it //cannot// go into the bucket. |
- | | + | * no agitation - deposits are simply covered. |
+ | * will probably not qualify as [[toilet: | ||
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+ | === operation === | ||
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+ | **After pooping in the bucket** the deposit is covered with another layer of media. | ||
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+ | To **clean out the bucket**: remove any lid, tie off the bag or liner, and remove from the bucket. | ||
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+ | === bucket === | ||
+ | The bucket is an ordinary 5-gallon bucket, as one might find at a home improvement store, food prep area, or the side of the road in a ditch. | ||
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+ | For those with less space, there are reports that some 3.5 or 4 gallon buckets have the same top dimensions as the larger 5 gallon units.((http:// | ||
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+ | === seat/lid === | ||
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+ | One can use a normal lid over the bucket when not in use, but this precludes the attachment of a commercial lid (below). | ||
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+ | The most common commercial seat/lid the [[http:// | ||
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+ | The [[https:// | ||
- | The [[https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=privy%20500&tbs=imgo:1|Privy 500]]) is a urine-diverting seat designed for tiny house installations. It might be adaptable to a bucket system, running the liquid into a nearby milk jug or similar. | + | There are [[http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=urine+diverter&rmvSB=true&_sop=12& |
- | ===== feature chart ===== | + | ===== comparison |
^Feature ^Nature' | ^Feature ^Nature' |