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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 25-06-2012, 15:49
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
Re: Composting Toilets

What? Zaphod Bebblebrox in a spaghetti western? And just WHAt was his left hand doin??

Yer so weird Sir

; -}
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 24-04-2012, 12:20
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
Re: Composting Toilets

Not so quickly as all that. And the C-Head we have uses a standard 1 gallon jug, which I can replace once a week if I want to.
...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 24-04-2012, 08:25
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
Re: Composting Toilets

Not so long as you flush it thru with water....

... but don't ask me how I know that ; )
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 24-04-2012, 07:34
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
Re: Composting Toilets

errr....

Party line? Liquids go ashore or overboard past the 3 mile mark.

Reality?

uhhh... yeah about that sink...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 23-04-2012, 16:02
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
Re: Composting Toilets

Composting heads are counted the same as porta potties since they have no access to the outside water and are meant for shoreside removal. The only issue would be if you tried to be clever and plumb...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 12-04-2012, 06:38
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
Re: Composting Toilets

You might want to check out the c-head. It is brilliantly simple aand really nicely made.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 14-09-2010, 17:49
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
I been thinkin about that one Tellie... I haven't...

I been thinkin about that one Tellie... I haven't figger it all out yet, but I am thinkin on it...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 13-09-2010, 07:39
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
I get the squeamish factor, but when I consider...

I get the squeamish factor, but when I consider all the incredibly toxic stuff that goes into municipal waste, a bit of biodegradable human waste and the bio material mixed with it seems like it...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 13-09-2010, 07:21
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
How would this be different from diaper disposal?

How would this be different from diaper disposal?
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 09-07-2010, 09:33
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
I contacted Air Head and Nature's Head about this...

I contacted Air Head and Nature's Head about this exact issue. I was worried to!

Both of the companies reported that their systems would not have any problem with this issue.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 13-02-2010, 05:37
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
The fine print is pretty fine... but I think that...

The fine print is pretty fine... but I think that the deal is that the systems that process the waste, rather than holding it, or hold it in some system that is active, not passive (incineration and...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 13-02-2010, 04:32
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
I have no idea. No approval process to go...

I have no idea. No approval process to go through, as in permitting and sign offs for land based systems, when you install. Only an issue if you get boarded by the guardies and they check you system...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 13-02-2010, 03:09
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
There is; google eco privy kit. link is up above...

There is; google eco privy kit. link is up above a couple of times as well.

On the urine storage. Someone mentioned adding bleach to kill smell and it raised an issue for me. Urine makes ammonia,...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 12-02-2010, 11:20
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
Some thoughts on the coast guard rules. After...

Some thoughts on the coast guard rules. After much reading I think that what I am dealing with is two systems.

The solid waste is a holding system which contains fecal matter and is not discharged...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 25-01-2010, 16:16
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
Irish... and Sicilian... !!

Irish... and Sicilian... !!
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 24-01-2010, 16:35
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
what? short? sassy? smart? salty? prolly ; -)

what? short? sassy? smart? salty?

prolly ; -)
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 21-01-2010, 21:23
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
Yeah, the price looked totally right to me....

Yeah, the price looked totally right to me. Himself is a bit of a doubter and thought it couldn't be possible to have a bucket of crap and coir on board without it smelling and drawing flies, so we...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 21-01-2010, 13:13
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
slacker... some days I get in almost 30 hours!!!!

slacker... some days I get in almost 30 hours!!!!
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 21-01-2010, 13:13
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
Well, yes, but the vents such as the nicro or...

Well, yes, but the vents such as the nicro or sensi are designed to be seated and water tight in the deck and can be easily adapted to accommodate the vent hose.

A computer fan is not and must be...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 21-01-2010, 12:55
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
All the designs I have looked at show the head...

All the designs I have looked at show the head being vented in a direct fashion. So either the container has a vent hose to a vent fan that exits thru the deck, or the container is enclosed in a...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 21-01-2010, 12:18
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
oh cool! One thing I was trying to figure out...

oh cool! One thing I was trying to figure out from the photos, but couldn't is how it works in profile. as in does the urine collection cup fit in the diameter of the ten gallon bucket (and thus need...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 20-01-2010, 16:30
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
This is the privy kit I was referring to. Gven...

This is the privy kit I was referring to. Gven the skills and time and materials it would be pretty easy to fabricate one. Think a big funnel with a little funnel in it... I figure for the price it's...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 17-12-2009, 16:58
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
So, I have found a cool kit for making a...

So, I have found a cool kit for making a solid/liquid waste separating toilet, which makes it VERY affordable for us.

Today I bought 2 bricks of coir and we are starting the "solid" waste in a 5...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 24-11-2009, 12:25
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
ahh... that would assume dirt and a garden to dig...

ahh... that would assume dirt and a garden to dig holes in ; -)

we is city folk ya know...

my thought is there is ample shoreline scrub and shrubbery that could be the receptacle of the fully...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 24-11-2009, 11:46
Replies: 464
Views: 100,831
Posted By sarafina
My concern is for a situation where you are not...

My concern is for a situation where you are not offshore and can not dump overboard. You are using the toilet on a daily basis. On the day it fills up there is, er, fresh material in it, virtually...
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