Kernow Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Hypothetically speaking if you had to move on site into temporary accommodation (static caravan) before the required sewage treatment plant and soakaway installations had been completed, what are the options for disposing of foul waste? Is it possible to just part bury a large tank and have this emptied sporadically? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Not unusual to have flat tanks under static vans - they can be pumped out by a standard suction tanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, PeterW said: Not unusual to have flat tanks under static vans - they can be pumped out by a standard suction tanker That’s exactly what I wanted to hear, a quick google is needed I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Use a chemical toilet or composting toilet, then you only have to deal with grey water. You can get a mini portable treatment plant designed to go under a static caravan https://marshindustries.co.uk/products/portapura/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieled Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 +1. We have a composting toilet for our touring caravan on site. DIY'd for about a tenner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewpot Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 If you're not proud, a bucket with a lid, a biodegradable bin liner and some cat litter. Then just bury it somewhere discreet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 9 hours ago, jamieled said: +1. We have a composting toilet for our touring caravan on site. DIY'd for about a tenner. What sort of set up is this? Do you have a separate building/shed with the toilet over the composting whole? Do you think it would be possible to pipe waste directly from a static toilet into a compost whole? 9 hours ago, Stewpot said: If you're not proud, a bucket with a lid, a biodegradable bin liner and some cat litter. Then just bury it somewhere discreet. ?, this could get tedious very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieled Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 22 minutes ago, Kernow said: What sort of set up is this? Do you have a separate building/shed with the toilet over the composting whole? Do you think it would be possible to pipe waste directly from a static toilet into a compost whole? Yep, separate shed, use a big bucket then when it gets full stick it on a compost heap. You probably could design something that would work from inside the static. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markblox Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Get your treatment plant in early so you have something to empty your caravan toilet cassette into, and until that is done hire a portaloo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 15 minutes ago, Markblox said: Get your treatment plant in early so you have something to empty your caravan toilet cassette into, and until that is done hire a portaloo. Not sure I like this idea, but not sure if I’m wrong. Doesnt your treatment plant work off natural bacteria breaking stuff down, where as a chemical toilet relies on chemicals to break stuff down, wouldn’t tipping these chemicals into a new treatment plant affect its performance. Anybody more knowledgeable out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markblox Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said: Not sure I like this idea, but not sure if I’m wrong. Doesnt your treatment plant work off natural bacteria breaking stuff down, where as a chemical toilet relies on chemicals to break stuff down, wouldn’t tipping these chemicals into a new treatment plant affect its performance. Anybody more knowledgeable out there. Good point Russel, the normal blue liquid used wouldn't be any good but you can get biodegradable pellets or liquid or just use nothing at all, would need a water supply at that point in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said: Not sure I like this idea, but not sure if I’m wrong. Doesnt your treatment plant work off natural bacteria breaking stuff down, where as a chemical toilet relies on chemicals to break stuff down, wouldn’t tipping these chemicals into a new treatment plant affect its performance. Anybody more knowledgeable out there. I would not empty caravan chemical waste into a treatment plant. When we bought our first plot we spent 2 weeks in the touring 'van getting site services organise. We just took the cassette of waste into town on shopping trips and emptied it at the local public toilet. We chose the one that did not have a full time attendant in case they objected to us carrying a container of waste in regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Apparently the blue toilet fluid can’t be emptied into a treatment plant but the pink stuff is ok! (Found this out when I bought a touring van this summer ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markblox Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 1 hour ago, joe90 said: Apparently the blue toilet fluid can’t be emptied into a treatment plant but the pink stuff is ok! (Found this out when I bought a touring van this summer ). You can also get bio degradable cubes or balls that are OK too. So get the drains in or the treatment plant in early if your camping on site, save a fortune on portal hire with a DIY long term build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 DIY composting loos are really easy to make: just get a bucket with a lid and a source of organic material such as wood shavings and you never need to touch the brown stuff. Make some kind of thunder box to house the bucket and loo seat. Every time you 'go' put a decent handful of shavings over it, and it really doesn't smell. When the bucket is full, swap for a clean one, and put the old one at the bottom of the garden for several months (I wouldn't advise tipping out onto the compost heap for obvious reasons!). It will then turn to compost which you can put in the garden or round fruit trees but not on veg, just in case of pathogens. We've done this at our stables in an out door shed and its no where near as disgusting as any kind of chemical loo to use or manage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpd Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 58 minutes ago, Jilly said: DIY composting loos are really easy to make: just get a bucket with a lid and a source of organic material such as wood shavings and you never need to touch the brown stuff. Make some kind of thunder box to house the bucket and loo seat. Every time you 'go' put a decent handful of shavings over it, and it really doesn't smell. When the bucket is full, swap for a clean one, and put the old one at the bottom of the garden for several months (I wouldn't advise tipping out onto the compost heap for obvious reasons!). It will then turn to compost which you can put in the garden or round fruit trees but not on veg, just in case of pathogens. We've done this at our stables in an out door shed and its no where near as disgusting as any kind of chemical loo to use or manage. Visited a camping site recently where they had very good compost Loos, simple instructions on the wall and as @Jilly says no smell and the chap running the place said it was very easy to set up and maintain. I think They had straw in the bace of big buckets to soak up the pee ! When one bucket was full it was put to “compost” and a new one was put in. Looked like a good system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Brilliant definitely a few options to explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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