I probably just need some referrals if you would rather not answer this here. We live out in the county so was wondering about a really simple way for...
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Wolfgang Berger (Berg...
berger.wolfg...
Aug 20, 2012 3:15 pm
Dear Sanjay, Many thanks for your critical review, which points out the real tasks that have to be solved. Concerning point 2, I agree with you. We have...
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Sanford Graves
c_headlogin
Aug 23, 2012 3:29 pm
Hello All, This is the first time that I have contributed this site and I would like to make some observations that could be valuable in not only making...
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Thaddaeus Samuel
tadsurvey
Aug 24, 2012 1:21 am
 From: T Samuel Subject: COMPOSTING TOILET Date23 8: 2011 Subject Squatting From Your observation about sitting on a toilet, I agree with you...
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Sanford Graves
c_headlogin
Aug 25, 2012 12:41 am
The irony Sam is that it is the Anglo/European method of deficating sitting down that is the clearly the less natural and less healthy method. It is in fact we...
1906
Kunwar Durg
kdjhansi
Dec 26, 2012 6:13 am
Dear Group Members Wish You Happy X-Mas and New Year 2013. Regards Kunwar *********************************************************************** ...
1907
kneebraceboy
Jan 31, 2013 1:55 pm
Hi all, I'm a newbie, so sorry if this has been covered before. Did a search but... We've been using a simple urine separating setup for about ten years. Moist...
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Carol Steinfeld
shimmershell7
Feb 1, 2013 1:36 am
Hello We featured this solution in the back of our book, The Composting Toilet System Book. Your system might salt up after awhile, and the microbes tire of...
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stuart mather
kneebraceboy
Feb 1, 2013 1:31 pm
Thanks Carol, Yes I saw your description when I read your book years ago. How much volume of substrate would you suggest was a minimum for a household of 6...
1910
r3p0w3r
Feb 1, 2013 1:32 pm
... No good info, but a few thoughts. High moisture content ("wet") tends to lead to anerobic digestion and smell. I tend to think whatever you can do to...
1911
stuart mather
kneebraceboy
Feb 1, 2013 1:33 pm
Hi Carol, A few further thoughts. The Urine composter that you described in your book was basically a liquid environment that you bubbled air through and added...
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Kevin Coughlin
kevincoughlin
Feb 1, 2013 2:31 pm
Wen I lived a few years with a "humanure"; set up, I used dry sawdust as a cover material, and the seat/bucket system had a wooden box around the bucket (that...
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Catlow Shipek
cshipek
Feb 2, 2013 3:17 pm
*Why** Pee on That Lemon Tree? How to Use Urine in Your Landscape* Join Watershed Management Group (www.watershedmg.org) on *February 7, 2013, from * ...
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sanjay jain
sanjayjainuk
Feb 16, 2013 9:01 pm
You may have heard of the recent Carnival cruise ship that had to be towed back to land after engine troubles. ...
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BRIAN
posjeep
Feb 19, 2013 1:50 pm
Anyone have any info on how I can get away with not having to install Septic Tank in North Carolina since I'm using composting toilets....
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Wolf
bbarrowes
Feb 20, 2013 1:31 pm
Up here in NH, I found the manual for septic permits from the NH Department of Environmental Services, Subsurface Systems Bureau had a section near the end on...
1917
poldergirl2000
Feb 20, 2013 6:22 pm
Hi, I am not sure about NC, but here in East TN we could not get away with that at all. They would not even give us a building permit until after the...
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T Phillips
canineaficio...
Feb 21, 2013 4:42 pm
Here in Colorado, and in many other states, there are provisions for systems that are considered "experimental". It requires a lot of research and commitment...
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jim
jimolear
Feb 21, 2013 4:42 pm
... hey rose, i have some property in jefferson county, tn and they told me the same thing. they also have a provision in tn for a privy (outhouse). i am for...
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poldergirl2000
Feb 21, 2013 9:18 pm
Thanks for the links. Such a system is what I was hoping for when we ran into the septic requirement problem. I especially love the greenhouse. ... From: T...
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cabincomp123
Apr 2, 2013 12:04 pm
Hello! first post here although I have been reading and posting in other compost toilet's forums for quite a while now. This is my plan but it is more of a...
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Sarah
the.jasmons
Apr 2, 2013 2:02 pm
Hi, I've fairly recently built a separating compost toilet on my canal boat (i'm over in the UK). I've blogged about it on my website, if anyone's interested...
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Tys Sniffen
tyssniffen
Apr 2, 2013 10:11 pm
I'm not an expert, but have lived (year round) with the 5 gal bucket style for 6 or 7 years now, with the wife. Here's my thoughts: 1. well... will this work?...
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Ian Deane
Phong13
Apr 3, 2013 12:43 am
It sounds risky to me. If I cracked a raw egg into my compost pile, the microbes would take care of it in a few days. If I did the same into a bucket and...
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cabincomp123
Apr 4, 2013 10:09 pm
I need to make my toilet. Got plywood, toilet seat, hinges, and so on.. Any good link will be appreciated....
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sanjayjainuk
Apr 4, 2013 10:11 pm
Don't forget the Files, links and photos sections on the group. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/compost-toilet/ ~sanjay...
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T Phillips
canineaficio...
Apr 4, 2013 10:15 pm
This is the design we used for ours - works great- http://humanurehandbook.com/humanure_toilet.html "Humankind, despite its artistic abilities, sophistication...
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Marshall Eppley
mep9668291
Apr 5, 2013 10:53 pm
do a search on the lovable loo ________________________________ From: cabincomp123 <cabincomp123@...> To: compost-toilet@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
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subdo2000
Apr 7, 2013 12:25 pm
Hello everyone, this is my first time posting. I'm going to be using a bucket type humanure system where I dump the toilet bucket into a compost pile. I can't...
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Tys Sniffen
tyssniffen
Apr 8, 2013 7:15 pm
Everyone in your rural neighborhood is already leaching their 'contaminates' into the ground via their septic system (in my opinion) so don't worry about that....
