Hi everyone! Where in China did you buy your toilet?!! I tried to look for one when I was in Beijing for the World Toilet Summit but could'n find any....
I got mine couertesy Prof Zhu Qiang from Inner Mongolia. I will get the exact address of the manufacturer and put it up for you. I had a tough time in...
... Hello Kati: I agree that fiberglass toilets have disadvantages, not the least of which is cost. My preference is for the bucket and sawdust system promoted...
Larry Warnberg
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Feb 3, 2005 4:28 pm
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We think fiberglass is a good material for the exterior housing of the Nonolet It is coated on the inside .The outside surface is mooth and hard in comparison...
Thanks a lot Rainman, it would be great if you could find the manufacturer. Inner Mongolia sounds like Ecosanres and Sida, maybe it's their model and the...
We made squat plates out of concrete (and a local concrete-like mix) in Panama long ago. We sealed them with a skim coat mix of thin concrete mixed with latex ...
Does the name Arno Rosemarin ring a bell? Well Pro Arno gave the pan to Prof Zhu , who gave it to me . So has the pan travelled from Sweden to Inner mongolia...
Dear all, Finally, the english translation of the Nonolet FAQ is ready. Special thanks to Hans Baarslag, who helped me with translating and updating the...
Dear compost toilet friends, from the recent compost toilet's emails , if I understand them correctly , Mrs Kati Kalakuski from Finland attended at the world...
A source seperating ,sqatting toilet is designed and made by Reinder van Tijen of Demotech.It is made by making an imprint of the fiberglass model in the sand...
Hello My name is Langdon Stevenson. I have recently joined this list to help find information for a project to build a composting toilet system for the house...
Hi Langdon, I see you posted this last wednesday. I was just now notified that your message was pending. Apologies for the delay. Welcome to this group! Bert....
Hi Bert Thanks for the reply. Not to worry about the delay. I understand the issues of spamming and verification. I am interested to see what the list has to...
Hi Langdon, I have no personal experience with carrousel type toilets. Here are some links, that could be useful : http://www.pacifier.com/~warnberg/ ( I'm not...
My daughter was telling me yesterday, that it is now medically proven it is better for men to sit down for urinating. Standing upright while peeing would have...
I've had a urologist tell me that this is so. Because of the design of the bladder, when a man stands to urinate, it doesn't empty 100% and can eventually...
It was traditional in India for men to squat and urinate, the position being slightly different from squatting to defecate. The urinating position was more 'on...
Good discussion about squatting/sitting. And glad to hear there may be some health benefits to men sitting to pee. That's been my preference for years, mainly...
Larry Warnberg
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Feb 13, 2005 10:14 pm
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Hi Bert Thanks for the list of links. I will work through them today and post back what I find. I have had some ideas since my original post and will include...
HI BERT, AS IAM SUDANESE U GET TOLD OFF IF U GET CAUGHT URINATING IN STANDING POSITION. I WILL BE INTERESTED TO FIND THE REASONS,BEFORE I THOUGHT DOING IT...
Walker, it's good to get this explained and confirmed by a urologist. Thanks. Rainman, thank you for uploading the new pictures of the urine separating...
Hi Bert <snip> ... This is an interesting approach (sending urine to the grey water system). I would be very surprised if our (New South Wales, Australia) ...
... Why wouldn't they. Isn't urine benign? Wouldn't they only be concerned with pathogens? Just curious, Adam...
Adam S
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Feb 14, 2005 1:45 pm
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Hi langdon, To separate the urine from the toilet and process it in a plant greywater system, is an accepted practice here in Europe. It works perfectly and...
Hi Bert Thanks for clearing up the confusion for me :-) Urine separation in bucket based system makes a lot of sense (as it does in other systems too of...
I agree about not separating. Without that combined material, our compost bin suffers. You need carbon and nitrogen, and the mixed material along with the...
Thanks to Bert for explaining the reasons behind urine separation. I certainly don't want to take a one-sided dogmatic position that this is a bad idea. There...
