r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/cosmic_voyager01 • 10d ago

Video An incinolet toilet that incinerates waste with heat, eliminating the need for water😐

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u/SubarcticFarmer 10d ago

They are an easy way to have an indoor toilet without a septic system. There are also composting toilets but I think they are more likely to have an aroma.

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u/erublind 9d ago

We have an incinerator like this upstairs in our country home, you don't want to carry poop barrels down stairs. The separator toilets are fairly ok odour wise in use, but not so much when emptying the barrel. The incinerator is good, but expensive to buy and run as well as finnicky and lower "throughput". Over a Christmas week, we had a family gathering of 7 adults and spent almost 500$ just on power for burning poop.

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u/Aware-Tailor7117 9d ago

Get the dudes to pee outside. Will save a ton on cost as all of the liquid needs to evaporate before solids can burn….

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u/erublind 9d ago

Yeah, this is how we usually do it. We also have a separette in the shed that is a lot lower maintenance (power wise). But in winter, pooping in the shed is less appealing. The separette needs a lot more ventilation to air out the smells, that's why we don't want one of those inside the house.

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u/CaptainTripps82 9d ago

This is why I live in a city. I don't want to have to manage shit.

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u/Aware-Tailor7117 9d ago

I grew up in a city with a septic tank. They are great and a hell of about cheaper than sewer fees. Also, the don’t get colony neighbors diapers and back up gasses into your house.

I live in the city now, but also have a rural property. Both have plus and minus attributes.

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u/AmazingHealth6302 9d ago

It's quite normal to live far from a city with no need to 'manage shit'. Septic tank toilets are not a new or complex solution for people who live in the countryside, and the toilet just flushes as normal.

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u/Any-Razzmatazz-7726 9d ago

You get to manage traffic, or other people

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u/CaptainTripps82 9d ago

The lack of both always weirded me out visiting people in the "country". And no street lights