Hello all, Has anyone had any success or failures with simple everyday shredded newspaper as a cover material? Shredded wood is hard for me to come by and...
I have never heard of using paper but who knows . We have used saw dust (best) peat moss , fallen leaves work wonderfully as well as dried grass clippings . ...
I have the compact Sun Mar unit. I am having a hard time believing that anyone other than myself, (a person who has been known in a crisis to empty a cat box...
Hi ... I've grown cautious of shredded paper. Most newsprint nowadays is recycled paper and soy based inks. Nonetheless, recycled paper can still have toxic...
I wondered about the composing ability of the compact units. The sun mar excels that I've used have always worked perfectly. In the Excel unit I rarely have...
Hi there , regarding using the compost and plant trees read Peter Morgans book toilets that make compost http://www.ecosanres.org/PM_Report.htm kind regards ...
... it is not that the vent is blocked, because we have an overflow, it is that SOLID material, the kind kids call "poopy" winds up in this bottom-most part of...
If you are open to the bucket system, why not go with that instead? It has the advantage that it's not trying to actually compost anything in the bathroom, ...
... As of last evening, i believe I have HAD it with the Sun Mar system. The Sun Mar and I are FINISHED. the newly installed thermostat has ceased to function...
I manage a community garden in California, and we recently got a grant to install an out building with a composting toilet in the garden. Because it will be...
Would you like to be put in touch with the man who has done just that in several Missouri Parks? His experience might be helpful. ... From: devluna@... ...
Hi I have been meaning to take some photos of my urine seperating system I came up with for our electric Biolet and have finally posted them to the group, they...
Abe wrote: "If you are open to the bucket system, why not go with that instead? It has the advantage that it's not trying to actually compost anything in the...
Sell it, of course. Maybe it will work for someone in a different situation. I know I bought a BioLet from someone on this list for my cabin. It's working...
Hi Sam, I have been using the sawdust system for about a year. I have a compost pile that is very simple. I got 4 used pallets and tied them together, ...
[Moderator (sanjay)'s note: The question here really is, what are other people's opinions and experiences of Sun Mar products?] ... As a potential customer of...
Hi Chris I've been on this list for a while now, just following along with people's experiences. Our new house has been delayed, so I've had a bit of time to...
[moderator (sanjay)'s note: Howard had wanted other people's opinions. To avoid confrontation I would normally have asked Hermine to not post a reply, however...
I called Sun Mar and explained things to them and they are willing to send me a replacement on the thermostat....but we do not know why it failed. I should...
I have a humanure toilet and I was wondering if anyone has come up with an idea for urine diversion. On my little piece of land I want to put in a camp ground...
Hermine I'm afraid SO-CAL is way out of my range...... Or I might take you up on the offer...... I did not expect NOT to hear from you on this as my comments...
... Hi Greg we use a mixture of peat, woodshavings and cocoa shell together with a handfull of soil and have even played around with adding mollasses which...
I just joined the group and trying to decide to buy or build a compost toilet, I just found a urine diverter sold by sparlett for about 112 bucks with a...
I should clarify what I am thinking :) I am thinking about a larger than 5 gallon collection bucket. Perhaps half a 55 gallon barrel. Then have an outlet like...
Hi-- I've been lurking a few weeks. This is my first post. We started up our Clivus Multrum M-1 system in our Wisconsin cottage-home for the first time 2 weeks...
insectivorous plants in the bathroom. I had some flies so large they were slow flying and I could catch them between two fingers. Sundews, Nepenthes,...
Hi Hermine-- Our cottage is over a 100 years old. We caulk, plug and screen endlessly. I fear it will be impossible to keep some flies from reaching the...
... my house is so full of holes, medium size snakes come in and stalk the cat-sized rats which also come in. in a sense, flies are the least of my problem....
Thanks for getting back, Hermine. It sounds you and I "enjoy" similar relations & liberties to our living neighbors. Thanks much for the SunMar recipe. I'll...
