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Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 17-09-2018, 07:06
Replies: 349
Views: 61,758
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Composting toilet: rules, regulations, and "real life" use etc.?

Well, then, let me accommodate you. :)

I spoke with the GM of Air Head Composting Toilets and got this response:

“As a response to some misinformation that has been circulating recently: in...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 04-07-2018, 16:58
Replies: 349
Views: 61,758
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Composting toilet: rules, regulations, and "real life" use etc.?

We also have a dorade vent in our head. We routed the exhaust hose to exit through the dorade. You aren't really giving up any ventilation. In fact, it becomes positive rather than passive...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 12-06-2018, 12:09
Replies: 349
Views: 61,758
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Composting toilet: rules, regulations, and "real life" use etc.?

We used our Air Head fulltime with 3 people (one a teenage boy) for a few years and while it's do-able, it's not nearly as pleasant as after he moved out and only the two of us are using it. (8...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 15-05-2018, 11:38
Replies: 349
Views: 61,758
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Composting toilet: rules, regulations, and "real life" use etc.?

The Air Head has an option of a plumbing fitting welded onto the liquids container that allows you to drain the liquids straight into an existing holding tank. Sort of an in-between option that suits...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 15-05-2018, 11:32
Replies: 349
Views: 61,758
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Composting toilet: rules, regulations, and "real life" use etc.?

What you mentioned as a "poor design" is actually intentional. The stirring mechanism does not reach the bottom of the solids container for two reasons. First, it leaves, as you mentioned, a small...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 14-05-2018, 09:32
Replies: 349
Views: 61,758
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Composting toilet: rules, regulations, and "real life" use etc.?

Correct. Although I have no experience with land based composting toilets, so I can't make the comparison, you are correct that the Air Head (and I assume some others based on the same design) are...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 16-04-2018, 08:29
Replies: 82
Views: 11,514
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Loonies Got Their Way

We have an Air Head that is designed to separate the liquids from the solids, so the liquids do NOT compost. The point is to keep the composting medium dry. And no, just like emptying your holding...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 01-03-2018, 11:24
Replies: 64
Views: 20,663
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: "Composting" toilet questions

I'm speaking totally without experience here, but I've been told that cedar has some anti-bacterial properties (which is why it's so great for some pet bedding). The problem with using them in a...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 01-03-2018, 11:22
Replies: 64
Views: 20,663
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: "Composting" toilet questions

With the Air Head you have the option of door open or closed. As a woman, I RARELY have the patience or skill to go with the door open. My husband almost always makes "direct deposits" without the...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 20-02-2018, 07:48
Replies: 229
Views: 29,632
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Composting toilets or wet sewage systems

This is one of the reasons we chose to go with an Air Head over 7 years ago. As a woman, I have no practice nor inclination to have to try to "aim" when I pee. The AH has a separating system that...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 06-11-2017, 09:41
Replies: 50
Views: 7,888
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Composters: Where do you dump the Poo?

We have been using an Air Head for 7 years, mostly full-time. We got it when we came back to the States and needed to be legal. The solids container we dump into a lawn bag and this dispose of it...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 29-08-2017, 10:27
Replies: 357
Views: 37,856
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Composting Toilet Question

Just a couple of comments about the importance of correct installation. I don't think it's fair to say that the Air Head doesn't cope very well with a rolling and heeling boat. We've had ours for 7...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 07-06-2017, 13:11
Replies: 109
Views: 44,438
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Composting Head for Liveaboards ?

I can imagine that trying to empty the whole thing overboard would not be pleasant, as you mentioned. Even if we are offshore and can dump the contents overboard, we would never do it directly. We...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 03-05-2017, 13:53
Replies: 70
Views: 9,723
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Head Poll - what type do you have?

Air Head composting toilet, 7 years and counting. Wouldn't change it for the world. We had a bucket for 5 years before that, but when we sailed back to the country we realized it wasn't going to work...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-03-2017, 14:23
Replies: 14
Views: 1,891
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: composting toilet-->glorified bucket?

I agree. We've been using an Air Head for 6 years, full-time cruising. Before our youngest son moved out there were three of us using one for about 2 years. While it's doable, it's not ideal. We were...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-03-2017, 14:20
Replies: 14
Views: 1,891
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: composting toilet-->glorified bucket?

Enlightenment at its finest. :)

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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 17-03-2017, 12:18
Replies: 1
Views: 846
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Pumpout vent

Air Head actually recommends nothing smaller than 2 3/8" opening. That's the diameter of the fan blade swing. I know it doesn't seem like much, but it really cuts down on air flow and may affect how...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 28-02-2017, 13:51
Replies: 26
Views: 3,447
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Stuff for the boat

While we're plugging (hehe) composting toilets, let me just say I love our Air Head. Over 6 years and we'll never go back to a conventional marine head. Here's a piece I wrote for Good Old Boat years...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 16-01-2017, 11:19
Replies: 23
Views: 4,208
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: The brown water blues - Can a sewage tank mess up my weight and balance?

What I found was that users raved about them and people with no experience often had something negative to say, but not based on any real data whatsoever. I just suggest you do a little research...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 16-12-2016, 11:48
Replies: 31
Views: 6,258
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Composting toilets

Yes. Simply Sailing Online (https://simplysailingonline.com/index.php?page=ss150)
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 15-12-2016, 05:41
Replies: 18
Views: 3,546
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Composting Heads

Not if installed and used properly. Here's a piece I wrote for Good Old Boat about ours. 6 years with an Air Head full-time live-aboard cruising.
Simply Sailing Online...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 03-12-2016, 05:36
Replies: 51
Views: 8,206
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: I'm afraid of my head!

We have had an Air Head for over 6 years of fulltime cruising and LOVE it. Ours is vented through the deck where we already had a Dorade. But you can vent it through the anchor locker and pretty much...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-11-2016, 09:19
Replies: 36
Views: 26,490
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: Free anchorages in Florida

Yes, but their dinghy dock charge is nearly as much as a mooring.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 26-10-2016, 07:24
Replies: 46
Views: 8,328
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: help marine toilet compliance

The only thing I believe may have changed is that composting heads have to be approved. I have a letter from the USCG about this same issue, asked specifically about composting heads, and he says...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 26-10-2016, 07:21
Replies: 46
Views: 8,328
Posted By Simply Sailing
Re: help marine toilet compliance

The only thing I believe may have changed is that composting heads have to be approved. I have a letter from the USCG about this same issue, asked specifically about composting heads, and he says...
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