Comments on: Envirolet Composting Toilet Fit for the Pit

By: Liz Falconer

Liz Falconer — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:41:17 +0000

Actually, I did discover something that may help somebody:

I had a slight dip in the exhaust pipe (the one that goes from the underfloor unit to the stack). One day the toilet just started to stink! I emptied it, etc. – hosed it out, etc.
i talked to envirolet and they just didn’t seem to get it. I asked for a diagram of the inside of the “black box’ – NOT.
ANYWAY……. long story short, I decided to take it out from under the house and take it apart….. First thing was to take off the vent hose……. and (SPLASH)……….. it was full of water. The dip had filled up and blocked the exhaust! I could have put a small hole at the bottom of the dip, but not. Now I just check it occasionally.

By: Liz Falconer

Liz Falconer — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:21:11 +0000

Thank you for this!!!! I had EXACTLY the same experience!!! Thought I was doing it wrong – the story of my life!!!

It is very funny- when you are not under the house cleaning the poop out of the damned thing! I ESPECIALLY like the way the tray on the very bottom – with the liquid and REAL drek is – is made of flimsy plastic that bends and spills and will not come in and out without a HUGE hassle.

Thanks again – I just cleaned it and you made my day!!!

Liz

By: Brad K

Brad K — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:52:48 +0000

I also have the 110v self contained model. It worked quite nicely when it was used very sparingly as a second toilet…I was the only one to use it for the first several months. Now we are in the middle of a bathroom reno, and the entire family is using the envirolet, I’ve realized in the last few weeks now that it will not be able to keep pace with our needs. Better get my ass in gear – so to speak!

By: patrickomatic

patrickomatic — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:55:17 +0000

Oh dear… I have a waterless remote envirolet, and it looks like my experiences are going to mirror yours – the toilet has started to smell after an initially satisfactory period of a few months – and I can’t solve the issue.

The waterless remote has a rake for emptying – but I can’t see how it would ever work satisfactorily. The tray arrangement you mention (accumulating liquid) also seems like it is faulty by design. And Envirolet themselves are a disorganised, hopeless muddle, unable to ship goods or even accept orders reliably.

Hugely disappointing, especially for the costs involved.

By: David Steinberg

David Steinberg — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:52:11 +0000

Couldn’t agree more. Had all the same problems despite all the same efforts, and more, to get the thing working properly. A complete piece of garbage. An outhouse – believe it or not – is a much cleaner, more environmentally friendly solution than this deeply flawed, power-sucking, plastic piece of garbage.

By: limewire

limewire — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:24:52 +0000

lmao amazing stuff bro.

By: Doug Chinnery

Doug Chinnery — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:22:40 +0000

Wow! That’s almost an identical story to mine! We, too, struggled with the damn thing for several years, emptying it by hand every couple of months. Uhhhggg! Eventally we admitted defeat and coughed up $26K for a 3 stage septic system that works like a charm. The $1500 that we spend on the Envirolet would have been a nice contribution to the septic system. Here are a few blog entries that I wrote during the dark times.

http://thebigchin.blogspot.com/search/label/toilet