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Dear Members:                      Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), as part of Golden Jubilee celebrations, is...
Subrata Hait
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Sep 20, 2009
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Hi, I'm new to the list and am interested in building a composting toilet using large plastic bins. I am considering using either plastic 55 gal drums or a...
dfoginc
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Oct 2, 2009
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Start your project by reading "The Toilet Papers" by Sym Van der Ryn,  a classic from the 70's.  ... From: dfoginc <dfoginc@...> Subject:...
Kent Madin
rett139
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Oct 2, 2009
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Hi David There is a similar type thing explained on the Australian government website, "Your Home Technical Manual" -...
Fiona Gray
eternaldaughter
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Oct 2, 2009
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David, My wife and i are currently experimenting with a double lidded (top opening) plastic pickup truck tool box under our floor with a recycled 10" ceramic...
aeonarc
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Oct 3, 2009
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Hello my name is Brian and I am new to the group. The reason I joined the group is because I live in Tlaxcala Mexico and in a few short weeks I will be moving...
BrianM
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Oct 9, 2009
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The only diseases would be the ones you already have. Start with a 5 gallon pail and sawdust or wood shavings, or even leaf litter as cover. Steve Spence ...
Steve Spence
sspence65
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Oct 9, 2009
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What are the regulations about composting human waste using the J.Jenkins model ?...
buh235
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Oct 9, 2009
5:11 pm
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Typically, as long as you have a septic system, the powers that be are satisfied. What you do with your sawdust toilet is your business. Just don't shout it...
Steve Spence
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Oct 9, 2009
5:20 pm
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Steve, Thanks for the info. Wanted to know if there are any CO folks on this list that I could befriend? ... I thought that would be a hilarious theme for a...
buh235
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Oct 10, 2009
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I would like to see how satisfied members on here are with their CTs. Especially interested in long term satisfaction. I want to buy 2 and don't want to make...
frogdown
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Oct 13, 2009
12:58 pm
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I am happy as anything with mine, but I use the sawdust system. My composting occurs in the pile away from the bathroom. I don't mind carrying the buckets and...
KC
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Oct 13, 2009
1:32 pm
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I'm very happy with our Nature's Head. A convenient improvement over the sawdust toilet we also use, and at $900 or so, much less expensive than sun mar and...
Steve Spence
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Oct 13, 2009
3:39 pm
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Greetings, I've had a Biolet for a few years and am very satisfied with it. I haven't had the "compost" from the toilet tested for e coli or anything. I just...
KathyGips
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Oct 13, 2009
11:17 pm
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Re: Compost Toilet (Dis)Satisfaction- I had a Sunmar central 2000 toilet for about 3 years. A terrible experience- a very badly designed system. I finally had...
lee hersh
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Oct 14, 2009
10:03 pm
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The (DIS)satisfaction comments are as important to me as the satisfaction comments. Keep them all coming. Much appreciated!...
frogdown
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Oct 15, 2009
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We have a Worm Farm system (designed and made in Australia) for our house that takes all our water, toilet 'waste', animal products (eg chicken bones), garden...
Grace B
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Oct 16, 2009
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Howdy When the old asphaut drain from the master bath toilet disintergrated, I would have to remove the tub jack hammer out the slab and remove the wall to...
carl huffman
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Oct 17, 2009
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I have heard this before from folks who found the trouble with composting toilets too much to deal with. Maybe sometimes the simplest solution is the best! ......
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poldergirl2000
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Oct 18, 2009
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satisfaction? We have tried two composting toilets. first a sunmar. with an electric fan/heat system. In general I like the system with the barrel of compost...
kat
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Oct 21, 2009
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You don't get ecoli and heavy metals from your own poop. Steve Spence Renewable energy and self sufficiency http://www.green-trust.org ...
Steve Spence
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Oct 21, 2009
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The toilet I know best is the one I grew up with, and which I took over maintaining about 15 years ago. It is a home-built twin vault system located in the...
vtbiodiesel
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Oct 25, 2009
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but if I share the toilet with someone?...
kat
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Oct 29, 2009
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If they are healthy, there's no issue. Fecophobes will try to convince you it's dangerous stuff. It's been used in agriculture by the chinese for thousands of...
Steve Spence
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Oct 29, 2009
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Where I live a flush toilet is not an option. I put off dealing with the subject for a long time until one day I just got the saw out and attacked the extra...
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Oct 30, 2009
10:19 pm
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Hi, My partner and I have just bought a canal houseboat and are very excited to be moving aboard this coming weekend. We are hoping to rig up a short-term...
nicolabuilder
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Nov 5, 2009
6:29 pm
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Hi, Sounds like you have a decent plan already. My only question would be about the 30-ltr. barrels. That doesn't seem like they would hold more than a week or...
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poldergirl2000
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Nov 5, 2009
7:49 pm
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... Since storage volume is an issue, it may be worth some effort to make initial composting and thus space reduction as quick as possible. If your barrels...
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r3p0w3r
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Nov 6, 2009
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I can't see the need for stirring. The bulking material should provide all the air required in the mix. This is basically a bucket system but you will only be...
Carl Bauer
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Nov 7, 2009
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we used a bucket system for several years.i have four full buckets in the master bath that have been there for about a year with no adverse affects. if you...
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