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Notes on composting toilets
Jan. 25th, 2010 08:20 pmWhen using the closed bucket method they fill up faster. It might be worth setting up a nearby trench with screenings and AG pipe so they can drain continuously, or else drain them off during the event so I don't have to make more buckets.
110 people filled about 4 buckets as planned, except some were more popular, so we had to change two of the buckets. There are now two half buckets which will be used during the year and 3 buckets to leave until next year.
To increase the oxygen available to the standing buckets I've unscrewed the lids. Anyone in that shed should be a bit careful.
When I opened the taps the liquid gushed out at higher pressure than I expected. Except for one of them. The tap is probably blocked. I guess we'll find out what happens when you leave the liquid in. It's the one with a lump of wood on the lid. I put extra sawdust in it.
Pissoires for all are fabulous. Next year we'll install more and put them in every paddock. They're easy and minimally disgusting. Need to find more commode chairs.
It would be good to have stickers on the barrels so I can write notes, or even numbers so I can tell them apart.
Edit:
The women's pissoir needs work. I think a panel of some sort on the commode chair would be good. When we added a platform to the front of the commode my knees went higher than my pelvis and I pissed on the platform. The tilt was better when my legs dangled. Maybe we should have just lowered the chair and reduced the distance between the seat and the bale?
110 people filled about 4 buckets as planned, except some were more popular, so we had to change two of the buckets. There are now two half buckets which will be used during the year and 3 buckets to leave until next year.
To increase the oxygen available to the standing buckets I've unscrewed the lids. Anyone in that shed should be a bit careful.
When I opened the taps the liquid gushed out at higher pressure than I expected. Except for one of them. The tap is probably blocked. I guess we'll find out what happens when you leave the liquid in. It's the one with a lump of wood on the lid. I put extra sawdust in it.
Pissoires for all are fabulous. Next year we'll install more and put them in every paddock. They're easy and minimally disgusting. Need to find more commode chairs.
It would be good to have stickers on the barrels so I can write notes, or even numbers so I can tell them apart.
Edit:
The women's pissoir needs work. I think a panel of some sort on the commode chair would be good. When we added a platform to the front of the commode my knees went higher than my pelvis and I pissed on the platform. The tilt was better when my legs dangled. Maybe we should have just lowered the chair and reduced the distance between the seat and the bale?
