G'day Bob

25 Jan 04 10:21, Bob Lawrence wrote to Jasen Betts:

 BL>> What's the difference between a composting toilet and a deep
 BL>> hole outside? Is the composting toilet inside?

 JB>> The seat is, the whole ting is above ground, the compost is
 JB>> accessed from outside.

 BL>  How do they get the poop from the pan to the bin? And how do they
 BL> prevent the stink coming back up the hole? 

There is an extracter fan installed in the bin - it draws air down through
the pan and shoves it up a "chimney".

 BL>  Bill Grimsley used to claim that he had an ancestor named WC Crapper
 BL> who invented the flushing toilet. Water and the S bend is the whole
 BL> secret...and if you're going to flush, why not use the standard
 BL> bacteria that turn it into water rather than compost?

Flushing toilets use incredible amounts of water (which makes a big
difference when one has to catch every drop from the roof). A dry
composting toilet produces far less pollutants that must be disposed of.

Regards,
David

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