The toilet choosen is a compost toilet. It is important for the positioning of the toilet to be north facing for maximum heating capability. Orginally the toilet was west facing and would only get afternoon sun. Now we have a north facing toilet to maximised decomposition rate and limit the amount of power used by the fan to initiate air flow. An example of the type of installation on the left, can be a glass (or perspex) window to the north with heat rocks on the floor with a vent. This addition took a slight alteration in the slab too. Next, to minimise fire risk!
We are lucky enough to be building in a close to town location in NW Tasmania, Australia. We wanted to have independent power, a self sufficient garden and some inspiration from the beautiful surroundings that we are the steward of. Building is in the family and we have seen a lot of waste particularly in unnecessary external heating and water use, so we hope to get some of it right.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Toilet drivers
The toilet choosen is a compost toilet. It is important for the positioning of the toilet to be north facing for maximum heating capability. Orginally the toilet was west facing and would only get afternoon sun. Now we have a north facing toilet to maximised decomposition rate and limit the amount of power used by the fan to initiate air flow. An example of the type of installation on the left, can be a glass (or perspex) window to the north with heat rocks on the floor with a vent. This addition took a slight alteration in the slab too. Next, to minimise fire risk!
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