Not inside but outside yes if there is no wind/certain air pressure. The toilet has intake air and an exhaust chimney that you put through the roof or a wall. So generally the exhaust should go up like smoke from a chimney but it can also come down at time. It doesn't smell like poo/pee but it does smell something.
At least the model we have at our summer cottage, you can go multiple times while it's still burning since the incinerator and the part where you are doing your business are two separate areas. To "flush" you just press the button that opens the hatch and drops down in to the incinerator.
You have to empty it maybe once month and there is only handful of ash. It's definitely easier to maintain than composting toilet where usually you need to throw in some dry mulch/compost material so doesn't get smelly. Eventually you still have to empty the compost and hope it has mostly turned in to soil. It also smaller than composting toilet so you can fit in inside a small cottage.
I installed a composting toilet a few months ago at an off-grid cabin in the mountains. The important thing to get right is the venting system. This keeps a negative pressure in the compost chamber so air is continually drawn down through the toilet and up out the vent stack. When this is working correctly the bathroom will have no smell at all.
The second thing to worry about is the overflow drain. Depending on temperature and usage, urine may not evaporate faster then it is added. There is an overflow drain to handle this situation. Local building codes may require you to pipe the overflow to a conventional septic system, thus negating a lot of the cost and simplicity benefits of a composting toilet.
If done right, it's the same as a normal toilet, but substitute the "flush" for scooping some sawdust down the hole. I've used quite a few, and if you do it right, you can't smell a thing.
Incinerating toilets also work with propane, which makes more sense for vans etc. I didn't check this specific one but they all work similar no matter what creates the heat.
Thanks for the toilet link... That looks really interesting. What do you think of it? Other than that website,I cannot find anything about that toilet anywhere. I'm confused about where the waste goes and how it can have no smell... Is it only for peeing?
Yes. I've spent time in countries with poor plumbing systems and picked up the habit. I've found that it does not stink up the trash since it dries quickly. Additionally, if you put the poo side down it all stacks up in the bin until you take it out. Since I started doing this at home I have not had to unclog a toilet.
I just installed incineration toilet at my cabin. Works great and burns the shit to ashes. Works with a gass balloon and a 12V battery. 220V option being available.
Source? I doubt they're flush toilets; many national parks in Australia have composting toilets though (I haven't walked these particular areas for a long time). The remoteness and freezing conditions mean plumbing is just too prone to failure.
Smell problems aside, how do you transport the compost away from the toilet?
Expecting people to shovel their shit is almost reasonable in a setting where you live in a house with a yard and could actually use the compost, but what about an apartment building, or a high rise office building?
I really like the idea of using grey water to flush toilets, which at least takes 1 level of water cleaning out of the equation. I used one of those toilets that fills the tank after you flush, through a tap that drains into the tank. You washed your hands while the tank filled and eventually flushed. It was pretty neat.
I live in a bus I converted. I have an Airhead composting toilet with the urine diverted to my 42 gal waste water tank. I also have a 42 gal fresh water tank. Most RVs have small tanks making it hard to dry camp or boondock.
I go 3-4 weeks before I need to refill my water and dump my waste. My composting toilet goes for months between emptying. It's not hard, time consuming, or a big deal.
Composting toilets most definitely are completely different. You are explicitly not supposed to mix liquid and solid waste. Bidets are different and work differently. Squat toilets almost always result in issues because people don't know how to stand above them. Pit toilet lids are almost always kept open, resulting in smells lingering. I gave those examples for a reason. They all have specific quirks and differences in use.
Only the most basic of user interaction is there, and in the case of squat toilets even that isn't there.
I'm definitely not a plumber but I know toilets with a rather slow flush which probably wouldn't throw much plume - although that might be a different design than the US ones and require wider drain pipes.
At least the model we have at our summer cottage, you can go multiple times while it's still burning since the incinerator and the part where you are doing your business are two separate areas. To "flush" you just press the button that opens the hatch and drops down in to the incinerator.
You have to empty it maybe once month and there is only handful of ash. It's definitely easier to maintain than composting toilet where usually you need to throw in some dry mulch/compost material so doesn't get smelly. Eventually you still have to empty the compost and hope it has mostly turned in to soil. It also smaller than composting toilet so you can fit in inside a small cottage.
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