I'm glad it was helpful! Sometimes you've got to tell it like it is. Thanks for the sub!🙌

Aw, that comment made my day- thanks Joshua! I appreciate you!

Oh, my gosh, I remember that freeze! I had the regular toilet installed at that time, and let me tell you, I SUFFERED!😱 Separett for the win! I'm glad you know the glory!

@@tinyhouseconcierge Yes, it is!!!

Of course! I'm happy to help. I'm excited to hear you're going tiny!❤️🙌

Thanks for watching!🥰

Thanks for watching! I would love to do one about an incinerating toilet. Would it be totally weird of me to use Craigslist to find someone who has one and then ask if I could used it and then film in their bathroom?🙈🤣🤣 Hmm... I might need to work through the details, but I love the idea of a toilet series!😅

@The Tiny House Concierge Not weird at all...you’re doing totally legitimate research. 😇

@@lorettastamps I love the perspective. Stay tuned!😄🤘

Yes! So good to meet you. I hope we can talk again soon, and thanks for watching!🙌

I wanted to ask those same questions. Only things I didn't catch from the video

The poo goes into the waste bag that lines a bucket under your hiney....toss the bag when you need to into regular trash, or into a compost bin for a garden. The urine goes out a separate tube at the back of the toilet into whatever container, hole in the ground, etc you choose to use.

Right?! They are amazing! I never would have believed it. Ha, I feel like I sound like an infomercial, but it's TRUE!😆

Always! Haha, got to tell it like it is!😅🤘

Thanks for watching, and commenting. I appreciate you! If you have more tiny house questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. My direct contact info can be found at www.TinyHouseConcierge.com Cheers!

I'm glad- thanks for watching! I will be putting out a second video this evening that covers the cleaning part. As far as your questions, they're great ones! That makes me want to do a video about that process down the line!😍🙌

I think when the compost heats up it kills most bacteria but I’m not sure regarding infectious pathogens.

You are correct that it's not a good toilet to puke in! Haha, I recommend figuring out another option for puking, for sure. As far as the bags for the toilet, they are actually biodegradable, so no worries there. The branded Separett bags are a little pricey, but if you but many Costcos are starting to carry biodegradable trash bags in bulk, so mine are cheap! Thanks for watching!

Oh, good! I'm glad it was helpful. Are you contemplating the toilet or the tiny house lifestyle or both?😄

Aw, that comment made my day- thank you!🥰

Great question! It depends on where you live. I've contacted various waste management experts, and I've been told different things. If you have professional composting services, you can sometimes put it in that bin. Other municipalities have told me to just put it in the trash. That always feels weird to me, but I guess we put wet baby waste in plastic and throw it away, so maybe dry adult waste in biodegradable film is better? You'll want to ask your local facility. Good luck and thanks for watching!

Hi Tracy, the brand is called "BioBag" and the size for the Separett is 'Tall Kitchen.' Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! May I ask what your blog is? I always love to discover a new tiny-house-related blog! 🙂

Hi Melissa, I’m glad you found it helpful! This model is the Separett Villa. I absolutely love it. Thanks for watching!💕

Hi Niki, this toilet is a Separett. It's their "Villa" model. I didn't buy it separately, as it came installed in the house, but you can purchase them on your own. As far as the poo bag, you'll want to check with waste facilities in your area. In some places, I've been told to put it in with the compostable yard waste, and other places have told me to put it in the trash. In the trash always feels weird, but when you think about it, we do the same thing with baby diapers. I'm just drying it out first and eliminating plastic from the equation! Thanks for watching!

I've been grossed out by van life KZfaqrs dropping bags of poo in any old trash receptacle. I suppose, as she says, it's like diapers, but a human only fills diapers for a couple of years and formed baby turds do get flushed. Humanure is a whole thing, a specialized long term compost heap. It's kind of a racket that incinerating toilets are SO expensive, but they kind of have the answer.

Hi Gavin! What happens with the bag will depend on your waste management facility. I’ve had some places tell me to throw it in with the yard waste/composting, and others have told me to throw it in the regular trash. That last one feels weird to me, but if you think about it, I guess it’s like baby diapers without the plastic?😅

Well, for composting purposes, you'd want to make sure they were compostable. Moisture wise, I would limit the number of wipes you throw in. The occasional wipe probably won't cause an issue, but this toilet works because a fan is constantly running to dehydrate the solid waste. So if you threw a bunch of moist wipes, the fan might not be able to keep up as efficiently.

I'm so glad you love yours as much as I love mine!

I love that plan! Thanks for watching!❤

Great questions! So, most people call this a "composting" toilet, but I believe Separett actually calls it a "waterless" toilet to demonstrate the fact that the composting doesn't actually happen in the toilet. What happens with the bag depends on the waste management facilities in your area. If composting trash service is available, sometimes you'll be told to put it in with the food waste/yard waste. Other times, I've been told to put it in with the regular garbage. That felt pretty crazy, but when you think about it, we take wet baby waste, wrap it in plastic and throw it in the trash, so this is dry adult waste wrapped in a biodegradable bag... maybe that's better? Composting human waste safely is a big undertaking. I haven't tackled that part of the process myself!

@@tinyhouseconcierge thanks. When I was young, all the dogs in the neighborhood ran freely and did their business wherever they wanted. Now we're so much more civilized and we pick up dog poo in a plastic bag and drop it in the trash. And we think that is normal. I don't see much of a difference if we do it with our own.

Nope! I pulled this from their website: "The toilet can be operated with 110-240 V AC or with 12 V DC solar cell / battery power. The fan has very low energy consumption of 0.06 kWh / 24h"

Hello! The toilet is connected to a vent in the wall, but no, I didn't otherwise mount it. There is a little rubber strip that came with the toilet, but I lost it and never replaced it. I believe it was intended to provide stability. The toilet slid around a tiny bit without it, but it didn't bother me enough to fix it. And yes, I did put toilet paper in the toilet. Although, if I was trying to get it to not fill up so fast, I would sometimes put (ahem *lightly used*) TP in the trash instead of the toilet. Thanks for watching!

Great question! If liquid or moisture of any kind gets in the solids bucket (black hole), the worst-case-scenario is that the fan won't be able to keep up, and it will start to smell so you'll have to change the bag sooner. If someone, like, actually peed in it or something, I'd just recommend the change the bag asap. Thanks for watching, and commenting!🙌

Hello! There is no composting material needed in this toilet. There is a fan that dries out the poo, and then you would put the whole bag your giant composting bin if you have those services available. If you don't some municipalities tell you to put the bag in the trash. In the trash always feels weird, but when you think about it, we do the same thing with baby diapers. I'm just drying it out first and eliminating the plastic! Thanks for watching!

I'm glad! Do you live tiny? Or are you thinking about it?😄

@@tinyhouseconcierge Yeah, we are friends on Instagram already. ☺️ - Heather

I made the cleaning tutorial a separate video! Here you go: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLmpiNJou9G3aYU.html Thanks for watching!❤

You know, I'm not sure. That's a great question, though! Maybe a gardener will see this and weigh in!❤

Yes gray water can be used for plants

Great question! I just throw mine in the "solids" bucket. Although, sometimes people will throw it in the garbage if there is only pee on it to save space so they don't have to change the bucket so often.

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Great question! When I made this video, I was living in a city that offered composting trash service, so I put it in the bin for that. Thanks for watching!

@@alaskawagoner9331 thank you

Where do you buy it and how much was it

Hahah, I have never heard the term "man friendly" but I like it!😂 To answer your question, yes, IF the man in question is willing to sit down to pee. Male users voted, and it's simply the best way.😄✅

No, I wouldn't use it with a bidet!

Haha, yes, you bring up an excellent point! Men generally make an exception and sit down with this type of toilet, it just works far better that way. (Or so I've heard. :P) Thanks for watching!

@@tinyhouseconcierge I’m moving to the countryside and I’m actually thinking of getting one, this was very helpful, thanks 🙏

For sure! @@mousenation3867

Well, everyone starts somewhere.

@MrSvenovitch You’re rude

It doesn't sound like your "grey water" is "grey" anymore. It's sewage.... isn't it?

@@nanpac3699 Sewage is any waste water created by a community. Greywater and blackwater both fall under the category of "sewage." With this toilet, there is no blackwater (poo water) in the equation.

@@tinyhouseconcierge urine goes in black water. Gray water is just wash water. You put urine in it then it's black water.

The toilet is actually vented in two places. One is a plumbing vent that goes through the roof and the other is a Separett-specific vent that goes out the back of the house. I'm not a plumbing expert, but the house is RVIA certified.