Ricko Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Looking to the future, we are hoping to install a composting loo on the allotment site, does anyone have any experience/advice etc. Cost? drawbacks, cautionary tales etc etc. Cheers Ricko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapid basher Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 find some doc leaves cheaper and less hasle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) Excuse my ignorance on allotment matters but is that using your own poo as fertiliser on veggies you plan on eating ? :blink: that's recycling gone mad!! :blink: Edited March 26, 2012 by gixer1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Good ones work well and don't smell there is an ace one at our local community woodland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Chainsaw chippings sprinkled after each use are, allegedly, the key. May I suggest www.powerswitch.com , you'll get some good advice there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfish77 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 we have installed one at work and it seems really good with no more stink than a normal toilet. There were a few problems initially getting the concrete chambers sealed and dry but other than this no probs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Looking to the future, we are hoping to install a composting loo on the allotment site, does anyone have any experience/advice etc. Cost? drawbacks, cautionary tales etc etc. Cheers Ricko my daughter and her family had one the first three years they lived in rural spain. make it a twin chamber one, that way while one chamber is being used, the other one can compost for a year. after a year composting, the waste looks no different to a soil conditioner you would buy from your garden centre. when i visited the family, i did find squatting a little getting used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 A local camp site uses those. They use conifer sawdust which smells quite pleasant and kind of holds back the unwanted stink! I think they're a great idea - pollution free and natural, and even quite pleasant to use if they're sprinkled with shavings after each use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 My old grandad lived out in wild's of Herefordshire and had a outdoor loo - was a plank with cast tub underneath - when it was full they just dug a celery trench and spread it along it -- in them days all that was in tub was poo and newspaper -no chemicles. Only started to eat celery a few years ago. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoggieman Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Do not let your braces dangle!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) I've had composting toilets for a few years and in no particular order, here's my advice; Don't fall in! Make sure any fluid from the pit wont run downhill and contaminate anything. Ensure the chambers/pits are properly sealed because if rats get in there... Let's just say they'll bite anything dangled in front of them. :look: Don't pee in it too much, don't use too much toilet roll, just a handful of damp sawdust after every use. Make sure it's legit to build a toilet there because if the council have to remove it, you will be charged for hazmat etc. Edited March 30, 2012 by sterling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobgoblin Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Looking to the future, we are hoping to install a composting loo on the allotment site, does anyone have any experience/advice etc. Cost? drawbacks, cautionary tales etc etc. Cheers Ricko The centre for alternative technoligy in wales uses them & they have a web site with details too.... my mate puts dung on his rhubarb..i prefer CUSTARD :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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