To solve the “toilet” issue, it is not necessary to dig a hole. You can find a fairly simple and aesthetic solution for the equipment of an environmentally friendly and clean septic tank in the country.
This construction can become a dry closet for a summer residence. Reviews about him, by the way, are the most positive.
This type of toilet has an advantage over a traditional one, with a cesspool, as It is easy to maintain and more environmentally friendly. It can be bought at the store, but some craftsmen trust only in their own hands.
The peat dry closet for a summer residence consists of a home-made toilet seat with a bucket, a peat tray, a compost pit and peat itself.
What is peat for? It contains bacteria that perfectly break down feces, transforming them into an excellent fertilizer for garden plants.
After each visit to the country dry closet, biological waste is poured with a portion of peat. As the waste container is filled, it is carried out and poured into a compost pit. Sprinkling peat with every part of the biological waste, summer residents save themselves from undesirable odors, while ensuring good composting.
Sawdust can not be used instead of peat, as the effect of rapid composting of waste is lost.
If you have a waste collection capacity of more than 50 liters, then it makes sense to use peat with sawdust in equal proportions. In this case, the sawdust will play the role of aerator substrate.
The peat dry closet for a summer residence will be justified if the materials for it are dry. In this state, a kilogram of peat mix can absorb up to ten liters of watery waste.
Peat dry closet for a summer residence can be placed in the house, but then you need to build an exhaust pipe. This is necessary to remove unpleasant odors, evaporate excess moisture from the septic tank and supply compost with oxygen.
Often in garden plots you can find a two-chamber peat dry closet for a summer residence. The second chamber is used when the main one is cleaned and prepared.
In each chamber, a mesh is placed at the bottom. This provides air access. In the two-chamber toilet, two
ventilation pipes are installed, they ventilate and ventilate the chambers, and also supply air under the mesh installed on the bottom.
Compost “works” normally if the air temperature is from ten degrees with a plus sign. Therefore, from autumn to spring, the toilet must be heated. Heating is necessary in order to use the peat toilet for summer cottage.
At the cottages you can find more complex designs. Peat stationary dry closet is one of such constructions. It is indispensable in areas where there is a lack of water.
The basis of such a septic tank is an inclined compost chamber. It should be very roomy, and the bottom is done with a slope of 30 degrees. As a lattice, pipes sawn along are used. With this design, clogging of the ducts is excluded, ventilation of the lower chamber is ensured.
Peat is periodically added to the compost chamber through the door, and compost is removed through the door located below.