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Incinerating Toilets
Incinerating toilets are a good choice for
cabins, boats, docks, barns or homes in remote
areas because incinerating toilets are a
good way to install toilet facilities in
locations where you do not want the expense
and trouble of running water lines and sewage
systems -- or where those conveniences are
simply not available.
Most incinerating toilets use electricity
to heat bathroom waste to a temperature that
reduces it to a small amount of ash, which
can be occasionally thrown into the garbage.
A paper liner is dropped into the toilet
bowl before each use, and the liner and its
contents drop into an incinerator space when
the foot pedal is pushed. Incineration starts
by pushing a button, and the heater processes
the waste for a preset time at a very high
temperature. A blower then cools the incinerating
unit.
If you are thinking of installing
an incinerating
toilet, consider the following:
- Incinerating toilets come in 120 and 240
volt models. They require 15 amps and use
about 1.5 kilowatt hours of electricity per
incinerating cycle. Make sure your electrical
hook up is sufficient; if not, investigate
buying a natural gas or propane model.
- They can be used in almost any climate, including
spaces that are seasonally unheated.
- Several people can use these toilets in rapid
succession, even when the incinerating process
is working.
- Because the bathroom waste is incinerated
after each use, there are no
unpleasant odors.
The ash produced is germ free,
so there is
never a problem disposing of
it.
Although significantly more expensive than
standard toilets, incinerating toilets are
simple to install and easy to maintain, and
the paper bowl liner keeps the stainless
steel bowl clean.
To learn more about regular toilets, see
our toilet overview article. |
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