OT Hydrogen economy, not? - Page 85

 
Liberals and Puritanicals have a lot in common.

It's apparently just human nature to worry about the downside of anything good
or fun or useful... especially now that the true needs of food, shelter, and
clothing have long since been met.

Hey John... on your downstairs "liquids only" toilet... if one wants a
below-street-level toilet that accepts all, um, "deposits," essentially do you
just have to have a sump that's really a small septic tank and keep it filled
with bacteria to break down the solids and just pump out the liquids when
they're through?  Or is it just untenable?

  zapwireDASHgroups@yahoo.com says...

The local parks have "composting toilets".  FWIG, they're only
emptied out ever few years and the results get spread as fertilizer
in the park.  If the only problem is gravity, "grinder pumps" exist
for below grade bathrooms.

--
Keith

 
Ah, makes perfect sense.  Thanks.

 On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:47:23 -0700, "Joel Koltner"


I have such a pump, a submersible with a bottom intake, rated to
gobble up solids. I'd just rather things be a little nicer next time I
have to replace it.

John

 On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:09:02 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

Just flush nothing but clear water for about a month, while you use the
facilities at the restaurant just up the block. ;-)

Good Luck!
Rich