What's so bad about emptying your chemical toilet down the loo / drain ?

[lotusanne]

Coincidentally there was a fascinating problem on about the history of toilets looking at their invention, adoption, countries that still have raw sewage and no toilets at all ending with looking at research funded by bill gates into a completely revolutionary way to deal with sewage - microwave it, turns it into plasma and the gas produced then fuels the system, hence no waste of fresh water for flushing and no cost to power it. Also looked at compost toliets recycling nutriens, worth a watch if interested

 

[vwalan]

most of the works round here have generators putting leccy into the grid . powered by the gas from the s--t.
my next door neighbour built them based on MAN truck engines with these big gennies on the back.
there as been several ways to get rid of it . one is to make it into pebbles .they can dry it so hard that even if put back into water it doesnt take it in . was designed as a gravel for drives but didnt catch on .
as a steam engine enthuisiast i am also interested in the london sewage system that used big beam engines to help in the treating of sewage . all fits in nicely with the tin mines here in cornwall etc .
if your interested there is a safe sewage matrix http://www.adas.co.uk/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=f_CX7x_v4nY=&tabid=211&mid=664
this is about treated sewage to land etc . interesting reading .

 

[MATS]

The outside loo

I am blessed to have a working original 'outside' loo with pull chain still working so that where mine goes...then use rain water from the butt to flush tank and toilet.

I also have a radar key so I use disabled WCs when on extended trips the road - more privacy to do the dirty business. You can get the keys off amazon now without proving you are disabled.

 

[Ironjaws]

Like vwalan I used to spend most of my working life allied to waste disposal as a civil engineer. Always a very interesting subject, sewage disposal. I would never empty the contents of the cassette into a septic tank, they really are a very delicate system. Most people think they have no problem because all is below ground and no activity can be seen. A septic tank does need to be emptied every so often to remove sludge build up. With respect to toilet paper we do use the Thetford, ridiculously expensive stuff as it really does break up quickly and when emptying the cassette no nasty splashy gloop, gloops! There are a few alternatives here in France but all pricey. As a side note to the squeamish, most people who I met who worked with 'live' sewage had substantial appetites.

 

[mariesnowgoose]

As a side note to the squeamish, most people who I met who worked with 'live' sewage had substantial appetites.

When I was a wee lass, every time we passed a pig farm, or somewhere with particularly smelly animal waste, my Dad used to say "Ah, lovely! Breathe deep, it'll give you an appetite!" :lol-053::lol-049:

 

[vwalan]

hi mats .i also have an old outside chain pull toilet . it used to go to a septic tank in the corner of the garden . unfortunately the bungalow got modernised about 30yrs ago and now as inside toilet and bathroom and was connected to the mains , shame really it had worked for 70 yrs with out mains . could save a few bob on charges . have thought about reverting back but cant be doing with it . still have the septic tank . its a double chambered block built tank . now as an old lorry container sat over it to stop my kids prying when they were young.
nice having an outside loo stops mucky feet trailing in when playing in the garage or garden. lots round here arent on mains water but have bore holes . i,m on mains . shame again .

 

[Smaug]

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I also have a radar key so I use disabled WCs when on extended trips the road - more privacy to do the dirty business. You can get the keys off amazon now without proving you are disabled.

Thanks for that. I keep my boat at Caernarfon & the toilets are locked in the evening to prevent vandalism. Now I will be able to use the disabled toilet & avoid pumping raw sewage into the harbour if I need to go in the evening. Aren't forums great! :heart::banana:

 

[robbiec0]

Isn't progress wonderful. 50 years ago we used to eat in the house and cr*p in the garden, now we eat in the garden and cr*p in the house.

 

[mandymops]

Read it on a forum that biological clothes washing liquid equals the job of toilet chemicals. Gave it a try with Tesco value biological clothes washing liquid and it works a treat. At a fraction of the cost. It's made of same enzymes etc to break down the waste.

OK, I use the Thetford pink in the flush tank and green in the reservoir but I have to travel miles to get the stuff. If you use the biological clothes washing liquid, where do you put it? In the flush or the reservoir?

 

[scotchjock]

We lived in a touring caravan for two and a half years while I built our house. I dug a hole in the garden to empty the cassette into. We have no neighbours and an acre of garden and there was absolutely no problems. Twelve years on and there has never been any sign of anything untoward. We have a septic tank now and use only white paper and no chemicals or bleach in the house.

 

[vindiboy]

Well forgive me for what may seem like an obvious question but as per title, what is so bad about emptying your chemical toilet either down your loo at home or as others may do lift the manhole cover in your garden & pour it down there ie it ends up directly in the same place but avoids spashes ( yuck ) in your bathroom.

I use only a tiny amount of toilet blue in my cassett so can't see the problem, what is it that I'm missing ?

Absolutely no problem at all. I empty my Cassette down a Manhole at home every time we return home from a Jolly, as my wife always uses the Loo on our way home even if I have just emptied it at a Campsite, as for putting it down the toilet bowl, no problems either, but as you say you can get splashes, We use No chemicals in our Cassette as we have a SOG, but the stink is bad when emptying so better if it goes direct to the Manhole.

 

[Smaug]

OK, I use the Thetford pink in the flush tank and green in the reservoir but I have to travel miles to get the stuff. If you use the biological clothes washing liquid, where do you put it? In the flush or the reservoir?

Many loos flush off the main water tank, they can only put the chemicals/ bio liquid in the waste tank. Why worry? Why do you need coloured (or frothy) flushing water anyway?