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BUILD YOUR OWN
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WATERLESS COMPOSTING TOILETS
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Price List for
Parts to build your own loo. Most parts
above can be purchased at the
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In NSW Local Government
regulations allow you to design & build you own Waterless Composting Toilet
for your individual circumstances. Or, if you don't have the time or knowledge
you can have another person design & build a Waterless Composting Toilet for
your particular situation.
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To design & build your own
Waterless Composting Toilet you need to have a working knowledge of the
following documents:
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WATERLESS COMPOSTING TOILETS APPROVAL GUIDELINE. A 30
page document that details the design criteria for
Waterless Composting Toilets. It does not tell you HOW to
design or build them. This document can be obtained
HERE.
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AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND
STANDARD 1546.2:2008, On-site domestic wastewater treatment units, Part 2:
Waterless composting toilets. A 40 page document that details the specific
standards that your toilet must meet. This document can be purchased from
Standards Australia.
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You also need to be aware of Australian
Standard AS1547-2001, Disposal systems for effluent from domestic premises.
This document can be purchased from
Standards Australia.
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You can show your local Council
the information contained on the Make Your Own
& Dept Health pages of
this website and assess if they have any particular requirements for your
proposal.
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WATERLESS COMPOSTING TOILETS DESIGNED
SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUR SITUATION |
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Clause
43(2) Local Government (Approvals) Regulation, 1999 enables owner/occupiers
(Section b) or, a person other than the owner/occupier (Section c), to
specifically design a Waterless Composting Toilet for individual premises.
The Dept. of Health Advisory Note
1 provides detail of this Clause and can be seen by following the above
link or
here.
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You can
build your own Waterless Composting Toilet under
Section (c) of Clause 43(2) Local Government (Approvals) Regulation, 1999.
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You will need
the documentation and construction requirements for the Local Council
Approval as detailed in Clause 19.2 of the WATERLESS COMPOSTING TOILETS
APPROVAL GUIDELINE, PART 3, LOCAL GOVERNMENT (APPROVALS) REGULATION 1993. If
Council requires Testing of the End Product detailed in Clause 23.2, the
cost of sample collecting and testing is at the cost of the
owner/occupier.
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The documentation and construction requirements include the following:
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Design drawings
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Specification and
Placard for your specific application and requirements
relative to the number of persons proposed to use the Waterless Composting
Toilet.
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Householders Reference Manual outlining installation/construction,
operation & maintenance of the Waterless Composting Toilet.
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Three copies of
plans to scale on A3 paper, dimensioned and
accompanied by a listing of all components and component details, including
name, size, description, function, building materials and location in the
Waterless Composting Toilet. All components will be shown.
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Any further information required by your local Council.
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Provision of materials required to construct your Waterless
Composting Toilet in the situation of your property. This may include
any structural components surrounding your Waterless Composting Toilet and
components specific to the Waterless Composting Toilet as
detailed in the design plans. Adobe Loos & Worms can supply you with some of
the harder to get parts of your Waterless Composting Toilet.
Contact us to enquire further.
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The basic style of Waterless Composting Toilet that we recommend is a Twin
Chamber, Batch Cycle System. Depending on your requirements you build this to establish a System
specific to your needs. A Schematic Diagram of the Basic System can be seen
below or to see a larger view, click on the image.
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