[Public-List] holding tank vent

[Rod Symmes]

Kris;   Thanks for the candid and detailed response.  You have given me a great deal to consider.
MAN !  it is snowing hard - again !  Will I ever get to see the boat again ?

Cheers,   Rod

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> Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:10:14 -0500
> From: kris at melon.org
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] holding tank vent
> 
> On Thu, Mar 07, 2013 at 02:38:00PM -0500, Rod Symmes wrote:
> > Eeeww - you guys are disgusting.  Or maybe I just have too vivid an imagination  (-:
> 
> I maintain that the disgustingness is inherent to boats. In fact, when I
> tell people about living aboard, and they start suggesting how romantic
> it all sounds, I often start talking about the sanitary system (though
> sometimes I have nothing to say, so if it's winter, I ask them for help
> carrying water for the tank over from the marina building).
> 
> > Kris - how do you like the composting and which one did you choose ?
> 
> I went with the Airhead after seeing how happy Richard and Margaret were
> with the one they put on Into The Blue. I followed their advice and
> mounted it facing forward instead of inboard, though I'm not sure how
> well that would work for folks who aren't so slender (especially since I
> haven't removed the holding tank hoses from where I might otherwise put
> my feet while sitting on it).
> 
> I find that I have to empty the solids container on mine 2-3x/year,
> depending on how much I'm away, and how often I have people over (and
> how many) when I'm not. The liquids seem to have to be emptied roughly
> weekly. We've got municipal composting here, and since they accept
> disposable diapers, I usually just take my already-mostly-composted
> humanure, shovel it into a yard/garden waste bag with a garden trowel,
> and sneak the filled bag into someone's compost bin on garbage day. I
> wear dishwashing gloves for the shoveling, but I usually hold off on
> adding any new material to the container for at least a week before
> shoveling (I take advantage of business trips to give my toilet the
> necessary break for this), and as a result, the material I shovel out
> is not readily identifiable as sewage rather than soil (whether by
> smell, or other indications--except maybe some residual TP).
> 
> In all honesty, I find shoveling out the solids container to be less
> disgusting than pumping out, in spite of the fact that it gives me more
> direct exposure to my waste.
> 
> There are some big caveats about making sure visitors don't get
> squeamish about putting their TP down the hole, and instead let the
> trapdoor jam it into the liquids collection area, where it clogs the
> drain, diverts urine to the solids tank, and generally makes things much
> less aerobic (or otherwise manageable). You may also want to pick up a
> cat'o'nine to impress upon your crew the importance of not causing this
> problem.
> 
> Otherwise, I've found the unit to be clean, non-smelly, and relatively
> hassle-free (did I mention that it can take normal TP?).
> 
> Cheers,
> Kris
> 
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