04-07-11, 07:31 PM | #11 |
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When I built my bathroom, I didn't run the walls all the way to the ceiling. I have a 7" gap between the top of the walls and the ceiling. The moisture is pretty much expelled into the main living area.
No problem with stinky-poo. My fixture is vented to the outside with a 12 volt fan and some drier vent tube..
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04-12-11, 04:49 AM | #13 |
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I use a composting bathroom system. The fixture has a small fan that keeps a vacume on it and blows the air outside 24/7.
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Wow, pretty seriously green!
You ought to start a thread about that with some photos and report on how it works out for you. I doubt that many EcoRenovators have seriously considered taking such a step, or even know what the benefits are and what what living with a composting toilet might be like. I think it's great that you've done that. -AC_HAcker
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04-14-11, 06:34 AM | #15 |
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If one was out in the boonies like me, it would be fine but being in the city... Idunno..
Basically it's just a box with a bucket vented to the outside. It requires a compost pile which can smell like a horse barn at times. (Gotta empty the bucket somewhere) I used one of these to build the fixture.. Ecovita Privy Kit One of these for the "Pointers".. LOL Ecovita Dry Urinal I divert the urine to my graywater system. The blackberries grow really well in that area..
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The ceiling in my room was slanted rafters under tin. So, when a 6' x 14' bathroom was added to my room, the sheet rock only went up about 8 feet. No moisture problem with the shower (concrete), but we did not have a fan!! I hated having the family bathroom access via my bedroom. But, it was way better than going outdoors to the outhouse (which became a tool shed). |
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I'd be nervous to eat your blackberries knowing now how they were watered. Where did you find the plastic vent hose? I've been looking all over the place but I keep getting speeches about how they cause fires. Then I give them a speech about how I don't want to spend $22 on 25 feet of their aluminaflex stuff for a cold vented application that will obviously self-destruct in a ball of flames if I use plastic.
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04-14-11, 05:40 PM | #19 |
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You wouldn't enjoy my tomatoes, carrots, beans, turnups, ect.. I use the composted solids in my garden for those.. LOL Let me suggest a good read.. weblife.org: Humanure Handbook: Contents I purchased the plastic vent pipe at a local hardware store. They sell both but I wasn't concerned with heat. AC Hacker.. Would they allow you to have 2 compost piles for this kind of system? I can see their point for wanting standard plumbing for resale purposes.
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