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- Sat May 25, 2002 5:49 pm
- Forum: Composting Toilet
- Topic: cling-proofing the waste chute
- Replies: 4
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In response to Thumper's idea of a rigid permanent material for the waste chute, I think the porcelain coating on steel would be brittle and subject to chipping or invisible crazing just from handling, and then would be subject to rusting once the protective coating were compromised. A rigid materia...
- Tue Apr 09, 2002 5:09 pm
- Forum: Composting Toilet
- Topic: cling-proofing the waste chute
- Replies: 4
- Views: 24019
cling-proofing the waste chute
Hi Bob!! Your suggestion that clinging poops could start to reduce the inside diameter of the waste chute brings to mind the idea that polyethylene sheet in tube form for heat-sealing parts etc. can be purchased from places like McMaster-Carr in varying diameters in rolls. A composter user could cut...
- Tue Apr 09, 2002 4:47 pm
- Forum: Composting Toilet
- Topic: urine separation from main compost
- Replies: 1
- Views: 16726
urine separation from main compost
Dear Bob, Thanks for your suggestions so far. Since you told me that it is desirable to keep urine separate from solid waste, I will concentrate on that goal through the design of the toilets used. So, a separate tube must be included to channel urine to its own digester with straw. But what organis...