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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 27-03-2011, 21:20
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
Re: Composting Toilets

Yeah if you stumble across it let me know. I try to keep current on "this is where all the uninspected vessel stuff is" with the CFR's.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 27-03-2011, 20:20
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
Re: Composting Toilets

Hey Peggy, not disagreeing with you, but where are you getting that reference? I skimmed through the CFR applicable to uninspected passenger vessels (title 46 / subchapter c); only references to tank...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 27-03-2011, 18:19
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
Re: Composting Toilets

As far as the fan goes, I just wired up the little computer fan installed in the toilet in addition to the solar vent. We've had some cloudy days and after 72 hours or so with no sun (in San Diego,...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 01-12-2010, 20:35
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
For the fan we have a solar day/night fan set to...

For the fan we have a solar day/night fan set to exhaust; seems to work fine. And although it's not perfectly composted, I'll take emptying a partially composted head from us living aboard over a...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 01-12-2010, 07:38
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
I'm not too worried about it, but yeah, it seems...

I'm not too worried about it, but yeah, it seems like the kind of thing that someone should have engineered around by now. Considering how little times boats spend underway (and then slice that in...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 01-12-2010, 06:56
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
Thanks for that. We were on a passage the other...

Thanks for that. We were on a passage the other day on a starboard tack (the head is mounted on the port side, aimed to starboard) so the trap that normally keeps urine back was way too inverted, and...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 30-11-2010, 11:12
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
How wet are you letting it get? I'm thinking that...

How wet are you letting it get? I'm thinking that drier is better? I know you need to use water regardless when expanding it, but I've noticed that a drier brown color can emerge as opposed the to...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 30-11-2010, 08:55
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
How are you breaking up your COIR? I'm sawing a...

How are you breaking up your COIR? I'm sawing a block in half, then adding water and breaking it up in a gallon ziplock with my hand. Takes a good 15-20 minutes to do, so I'm looking for a better...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 27-11-2010, 16:52
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
The thing with the width is that you need space...

The thing with the width is that you need space to get your hand to operate the levers too. Having them come to within 1/8" of a bulkhead isn't going to work. And because you're going to be moving...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 27-11-2010, 02:09
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
We've had ours installed for a week now. I got it...

We've had ours installed for a week now. I got it in there right before we left for the Channel Islands (we're still here). It's a Nature's Head, and I'll do a full write up, but basically:

- You...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 18-11-2010, 19:04
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
Ours is installed; updates to follow!

Ours is installed; updates to follow!
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 25-10-2010, 17:40
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
Not yet. Our head is currently getting...

Not yet. Our head is currently getting "re-modeled". There was some rot in a bulkhead and I wanted to repaint in there. Good time to get a bunch of stuff done, so right now there's no toilet in the...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 25-10-2010, 14:25
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
josrulz: No worries man; glad to help. Good...

josrulz:

No worries man; glad to help. Good luck on the project. It took me two half days to accomplish it, working pretty hard.

1) Emptied the holding tank and poured a bunch of water and soap...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 19-10-2010, 12:45
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
Brent, I'm using a 3" Nicro solar day/night vent....

Brent, I'm using a 3" Nicro solar day/night vent. Took a little creativity to get it to match up nicely with the exhaust line supplied by Nature's Head (and their odd little flange thing).

We...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 19-10-2010, 11:00
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
Could be. Even at two months it wouldn't have...

Could be. Even at two months it wouldn't have been two months since the last "addition", so there's going to be some fairly uncomposted stuff in there unless you wait that two months from the last...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 19-10-2010, 10:40
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
re: top of the toilet Just some wood chips...

re: top of the toilet

Just some wood chips that got wet with some rain.

re: nastiness of job

Yeah, it's a friggin nightmare of a job and I'm so very thankful I'm not going to do it...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 19-10-2010, 09:58
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
Well here I go. Last night I got the last...

Well here I go. Last night I got the last elements of the wet plumbing system out. Lots of hose, two MK5 pumps, one Lavac toilet, two Y valves, and one holding tank. People might say that the...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 23-09-2010, 09:16
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
Peggy goes into the idea of using two vents, much...

Peggy goes into the idea of using two vents, much bigger than standard (like an inch or more ID) and putting them in such a fashion that they always have a cross breeze.

In the composting world...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 22-09-2010, 12:20
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
Okay it's here! Now comes the horrible job of...

Okay it's here! Now comes the horrible job of removing the old one. I'll keep this thread updated!
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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 16-09-2010, 14:40
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
I'm always amazed at how even on a wind swept...

I'm always amazed at how even on a wind swept deck the smell of a holding tank venting as goop is pumped in can still nail everyone in the cockpit in the face. I'll see about a charcoal filter. They...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 15-09-2010, 16:00
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
I was thinking about putting in a cheesy little...

I was thinking about putting in a cheesy little active charcoal filter. I've rigged one of these before for a land based project. Really cut down on the smell. I might try to fashion one.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 15-09-2010, 13:30
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
Okay, I pulled the trigger and made the order...

Okay, I pulled the trigger and made the order (nature's head). I should get it next week sometime, so next weekend will probably have me gutting the existing head and associated plumbing. I think...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 14-09-2010, 16:34
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
I'm not trying to say that a composting toilet is...

I'm not trying to say that a composting toilet is the greatest thing since sliced bread; just saying that it seems to be the least of all evils.

The hazmat you're talking about exists in any...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 14-09-2010, 13:05
Replies: 464
Views: 100,800
Posted By rebel heart
That's the first time I've heard of someone with...

That's the first time I've heard of someone with a stinking composting head. The majority of feedback I've heard is that it's smelling much better than a typical wet marine head.

I'm down to a...
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