Toilets
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Standard
Notes:
- Rear outlet version does exist for Niagara 0.95 gpf [1]
- Tuscany 1.1/1.6 gpf - [2]
Niagara The Original 0.5/0.95 dual. Specification is impressive [3].- Niagara Nano - even better at 0.5/0.8 gpf
Eco
If things aren't ready yet for building a septic system or a blackwater-capable large scale Living Machine there are these quick off-the-shelf options.
Compact composting toilets;
(limited in capacity and so sometimes finicky. Compost suited to gardening, but people tend to prefer using it for non-food crops even if there's no technical reason for it. Must avoid chemicals and drugs in the blackwater stream)
Marine-type incinerating toilets;
(power hungry, expensive, uses consumable paper liners, needs good wind flow in the region and tall vent pipes, but the cleanest, most convenient, and low in maintenance -and helps keep the bathroom warm in winter... Ash is dry and odorless and can be safely put right in the ground or in the trash -or into the sea for that matter. Standard equipment on many yachts and for the Sea Room vacation housing developed by US Subs)
Larger scale composting systems;
Tends to need basement installations but serves whole buildings.
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