If you have a boat, you may want to consider switching from your regular marine head to a composting marine toilet. Composting toilets built specifically for boats can help solve many of the problems boaters face regarding how to deal with toilet waste on board. With a composting toilet there will be no need for a holding tank or chemicals to treat waste before discharge. They also can be quite a bit cheaper to install on a boat when compared to the costs of outfitting a boat with a standard marine head and holding tank (most marine composting toilets cost around $1200-1500 U.S.). Besides these practical and economical considerations, however, there are important environmental advantages to composting toilets as well. Composting toilets save on the use of water, eliminate the need for dangerous treatment chemicals and produce an end product that actually benefits the environment (compost).
However, composting toilets are not for every boater, and they must meet certain specifications in order to be used successfully on any boat. You can not simply install a standard composting toilet on board, since most models will not be well equipped to deal with turbulent weather. You also will need to think carefully about whether your boat has the space requirements necessary to install a composting toilet aboard (and store the organic brown matter that you will use in them in place of water), as well as if you will be able to meet the power requirements for most composting toilets. (Most models will require that you run a 12-volt, 4 watt fan continuously).
Fortunately, many manufacturers have developed composting toilets in recent years specifically for marine uses. These models have such features as special rotating drums that keep the composting chamber in an upright position at all times and leak proof gasket systems to ensure there is no leakage from the finishing drawer or elsewhere. Many also have space saving features such as fold up footrests.
Before you purchase a composting toilet for your boat, however, be sure the model you are considering will be able to accommodate the number of users you anticipate for the system. Otherwise, you may end up having a composting toilet that is overflowing or has unfinished compost that must be emptied out (a very unpleasant task). You should also assure that there is adequate space to be not only install the toilet but also empty it with ease.
Given the right features and specifications, however, a composting toilet may be an ideal addition to your boat.
M. M. Day has written extensively about the advantages and disadvantages of composting toilets. You can visit the author's website to find out more information about Toilet Composting, including details about other Portable Composting Toilet models and reviews of many different composting toilet manufactures.
However, composting toilets are not for every boater, and they must meet certain specifications in order to be used successfully on any boat. You can not simply install a standard composting toilet on board, since most models will not be well equipped to deal with turbulent weather. You also will need to think carefully about whether your boat has the space requirements necessary to install a composting toilet aboard (and store the organic brown matter that you will use in them in place of water), as well as if you will be able to meet the power requirements for most composting toilets. (Most models will require that you run a 12-volt, 4 watt fan continuously).
Fortunately, many manufacturers have developed composting toilets in recent years specifically for marine uses. These models have such features as special rotating drums that keep the composting chamber in an upright position at all times and leak proof gasket systems to ensure there is no leakage from the finishing drawer or elsewhere. Many also have space saving features such as fold up footrests.
Before you purchase a composting toilet for your boat, however, be sure the model you are considering will be able to accommodate the number of users you anticipate for the system. Otherwise, you may end up having a composting toilet that is overflowing or has unfinished compost that must be emptied out (a very unpleasant task). You should also assure that there is adequate space to be not only install the toilet but also empty it with ease.
Given the right features and specifications, however, a composting toilet may be an ideal addition to your boat.
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