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Post by loafer on Jul 22, 2016 19:40:35 GMT
How did you know that, John? a one time girlfriend persuaded me to buy her a pendant necklace she saw in a second hand shop. It was made from "polished coprolite" She never forgave me when I told her, much later, that she had a bit of fossilised dinosaur shit round her neck I just KNEW it would be clean and innocent! Nice one JV.
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Post by ammodels on Jul 22, 2016 20:05:16 GMT
Right I will give you some answers dont know what has been going on but I couldnt see Kris's post earlier. 1 my loo has a auto cover that covers the shit!! 2 The paper goes in with the poo I use no sawdust 3 Mine has a fan and a flue which goes out of the side of the hull 4 My poo goes in a compost bin when its full worms love it 5 The pee can be poured on the grass it just makes it greener honest 6 My loo only gets emptied ever 3 months 7 flies because of the flap are rarely a problem but just use a fly spray!! I could not go back to a pump out or cassette had both and both have very problematic drawbacks Kris pm me your fone number and I will talk you through some mods by the way great job and it will work well and make your life easierCheers Peter, I find the idea of a composting loo fascinating but cant get my head around the practicalities. I see yours has a cover and runs at neg press which makes sense in the smell not being a problem, I cant imagine it will be the same in the open 'flue' type Kris has installed. To my mind that could create a problem odour wise in a short space of time... I know Id create a problem using it lol. How long does it take to compost til its safe to spread out? Does it depend on your diet, Id imagine a meat free diet would compost faster then a carnivorous one.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 22, 2016 20:05:28 GMT
I have had mine for 6 years or so, I dont use sawdust in it but mine is fan assisted which makes my loo smell free, ask Foxy as he used it over the weekend. I dont think I could go back to any of the mainstream methods of boat loos Yeah. I used it.
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Post by loafer on Jul 22, 2016 20:07:09 GMT
Did it STINK of shit, NF?
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 22, 2016 20:08:37 GMT
I wondered about smell, is there any water lock or similar between the drop and the tank? Does IT not go straight to the Canal? (can't get small i always - glitch on my phone I think)
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 22, 2016 20:17:44 GMT
Did it STINK of shit, NF? Let's just say this, after I used it we had to come back to Derbyshire!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2016 20:22:12 GMT
None of that answers the question of what Happens when you have the shits?
As I said, a bucket and chuck it gets swilled out, a fixed bog its marigolds time.
All that sawdust and runny poo sounds a nightmare to deal with.
Are Hot curry's and plenty of gut rot beer out of the question?
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 22, 2016 20:32:57 GMT
If you run out of sawdust you can use your aunty's ashes off the mantlepiece.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2016 20:53:02 GMT
I have had mine for 6 years or so, I dont use sawdust in it but mine is fan assisted which makes my loo smell free, ask Foxy as he used it over the weekend. I dont think I could go back to any of the mainstream methods of boat loos Yeah. I used it. It takes a firm friendship to be comfortable using another man's loo, a composting loo may be a step too far for a shy retiring simple boy from Northamptonshire like me. I think I'd rather grow a root
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Post by kris on Jul 23, 2016 17:37:37 GMT
It's amazing how conservative a lot of boaters are, especially when it comes to toilet habits. The things that I like about compost loos is that I don't have to arrange my schedule around visiting elsans and its doing something productive with your shit. Oh by the way they don't smell when you seperate the solids from the liquids.
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Post by ammodels on Jul 23, 2016 17:56:58 GMT
It's amazing how conservative a lot of boaters are, especially when it comes to toilet habits. The things that I like about compost loos is that I don't have to arrange my schedule around visiting elsans and its doing something productive with your shit. Oh by the way they don't smell when you seperate the solids from the liquids. I'd read that they dont compost when the liquids arent separated but not about the smell.
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Post by haulierp on Jul 23, 2016 18:07:35 GMT
It's amazing how conservative a lot of boaters are, especially when it comes to toilet habits. The things that I like about compost loos is that I don't have to arrange my schedule around visiting elsans and its doing something productive with your shit. Oh by the way they don't smell when you seperate the solids from the liquids. I'd read that they dont compost when the liquids arent separated but not about the smell. What about some suggestions for furnishings for the Loo,he wants to do something Productive.
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Post by canaldweller on Jul 23, 2016 18:16:03 GMT
I'd read that they dont compost when the liquids arent separated but not about the smell. What about some suggestions for furnishings for the Loo,he wants to do something Productive. Well, seeing as it doesn't smell in there, how about a small bookshelf with a few boaty books, an ashtray and a crate of beer. It would make a nice hidey hole.
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Post by PaulG2 on Jul 23, 2016 18:25:39 GMT
It's amazing how conservative a lot of boaters are, especially when it comes to toilet habits. The things that I like about compost loos is that I don't have to arrange my schedule around visiting elsans and its doing something productive with your shit. Oh by the way they don't smell when you seperate the solids from the liquids. Give me a break! Are you seriously going to try to convince people that shit doesn't stink? Whilst dehydrated feces are much less odorous than non-dehydrated feces, taking a poop in a bucket without mixing in the urine does not immediately dehydrate the poop, nor does it make it smell any better. I can see where a system like Peter has would vent the smell outside and also aid in the dehydration process but just shitting in a bucket will result in a bucket of smelly shit.
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Post by haulierp on Jul 23, 2016 18:44:14 GMT
What about some suggestions for furnishings for the Loo,he wants to do something Productive. Well, seeing as it doesn't smell in there, how about a small bookshelf with a few boaty books, an ashtray and a crate of beer. It would make a nice hidey hole. I was thinking an Elsan for when it all goes wrong oh and some Adult Magazines when the job is hard to do
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