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Hi Suzanne ... Hope this is a helpful start. A search of the State of Texas website (similar for all states) for "composting toilets" found the following link...
Ben Goldberg
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Aug 7, 2006
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About the micro-flush toilet idea: We use a SeaLand one-pint flush with an aerated composter system. I wouldnšt cut door in the barrel. Dealing with leaks...
Carol Steinfeld
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Aug 15, 2006
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I'm looking to get one of those long ones, to check my temps. Any suggestions? Tys ... Tys Sniffen 415.606.7746 Efficiency Consultant:...
Tys Sniffen
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Aug 16, 2006
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Things seem to be working along fine with my sawdust bucket/pile system… but I noticed the other day that in the pile I have some pretty good sized maggots...
Tys Sniffen
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Aug 16, 2006
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Tys ... I'll bet they're soldier fly larva. Same size as the ones that got into my outdoor worm bins anyway. I got rid of them because they stank. Had to hand...
Ben Goldberg
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Aug 22, 2006
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Hi, I am planning on doing just what you mentioned. I will probably go with a commercially available system because we are in the city and the inspectors are ...
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Sep 2, 2006
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Rose.......I let the blackberries grow over the leach field............Gee they R good ... From: roseoflowlands@... Date: 09/02/06 14:58:08 To:...
john killen
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Sep 2, 2006
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I have a 2nd-hand biolet delux, it seems to work well. I just have one major grip - the fan is very very noisy. I wondered about fitting a computer fan, fitted...
alastairdent
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Sep 4, 2006
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In a message dated 9/4/2006 12:14:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... That sounds like it would work. As long as the computer fan can move enough air, that is. I...
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poldergirl2000
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Sep 4, 2006
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We always use a computorfan for our composttingtoilets and drive it at 7.5 volts instead of the designed 12 Volts when the connection to the outside is 3 meter...
tbhamar
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Sep 4, 2006
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You might try fitting a dimmer control to the existing fan so you can adjust the speed / noise. You may be able to find a digital vs resistance. If you really...
Ben Goldberg
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Sep 9, 2006
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Thats a good suggestion - provided that the motor can cope with a dimmer switch. I will try to find some info - the Biolet toilets are very expensive, so I'm...
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alastairdent
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Sep 11, 2006
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Just install the computer fan and turn that on at night, turn off the main power. You donšt need the heater on all the time, especially if you use the ...
Carol Steinfeld
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Sep 14, 2006
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Hi, Am buying a yurt (a large permanent tent) which I want to put up on my farm. Would like to have a compost toilet near by and REALLY need some advice as to...
Katherine
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Sep 20, 2006
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HI Katherine, If you are just a few of you, in remote area away from prying eyes, then go for bucket system and compost pile. Easy, cheap, mobile, flexible....
Kevin Ison
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Sep 21, 2006
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I second that. If I lived in a house and had land nearby, I'd use a bucket and external composting. The composting toilets do take work to look after them. ......
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Sep 21, 2006
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We have been using a sawdust toilet for well over a yr with no problems what so ever . Easy to maintain , clean and install . (DIYS)can be installed indoors or...
toni reese
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Sep 21, 2006
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Just want to say that the customer service from www.biolet.com is brill, they posted me 3 shear pins (free) from the US in ultra-quick time. I hadn't even...
alastairdent
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Sep 28, 2006
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About Biolet sheer pins, if anyone needs any, let me know as we have tons here in the office wešre moving. The sheer pin breaks when things get hard inside...
Carol Steinfeld
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Sep 29, 2006
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The other thing that can kill shear pins on the Biolet is allowing the contents to cover the top rake which makes life too difficult for the pin, I purchased a...
Chris Selwyn-Smith
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Oct 11, 2006
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We are getting insects - tiny little fly-like things - in our Biolet. The fan works fine, there is plenty of air flow. We are having difficulty keeping the...
alastairdent
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Oct 19, 2006
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Hi Alastair? They are probably fruit flies we had them once not in the toilet but in the bag of peat mix and consequently found there way into the Biolet they...
Chris Selwyn-Smith
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Oct 24, 2006
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Hi all, I am looking for real world experiences with the Solviva flushtoilet system. Has any of you seen it in action? Or is anybody using it? See this...
Bert Vercauteren
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Nov 15, 2006
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Išve seen it. What information do you need? Carol On 11/16/06 7:50 AM, "compost-toilet@yahoogroups.com" ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Carol Steinfeld
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Nov 16, 2006
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Blog sort of story of toilets throughout this couple's travels, including composting, with comments ranging from wow to clueless. ...
j2callie
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Nov 25, 2006
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Need info -plans for composting toilets. Richard...
Richard
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Nov 26, 2006
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951
Does anyone know of a place to buy used or surplus dry or composting toilets? thanks RichardKCMo...
Richard Fountain
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Nov 26, 2006
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Easiest, cheapest, best (IMO) http://www.joseph-jenkins.com/books_humanure.html MM...
MountainMan
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Nov 27, 2006
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We have a used Envirolet that we're looking to sell, cheap. We bought it a year ago, used it for a few months, then determined that we just have too many...
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Nov 27, 2006
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Where is it? Model? How much? John Edward ... From: Off-Senter Farm Date: 11/27/06 12:15:49 To: compost-toilet@yahoogroups.com Subject: [compost-toilet]...
john killen
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