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Airhead composting toilet in Mexico ($500US)

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  • July 06, 2012 1:12 PM
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    Used (2 years) Airhead composting toilet for sale at half the price of a new one.  It's all cleaned up and ready to go and even comes with a brick of coconut fiber.  The on;y problem is that you'll have to come to San Carlos(Sonora) Mexico to get it.  If it doesn't sell in a week or so, I'll readvertise when we return from the States in September.

    $500.00 (USD)
  • July 06, 2012 2:28 PM
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    Stephen, Might I ask why you're selling it. We just installed one and wonder what the problem is.

    Jim
  • July 06, 2012 2:40 PM
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    Jim,
    Take a look at my latest blog entry.  I'm sure you'll have better luck.  We loved the Airhead when it was composting right.  We just seem to have lost the knack of how to make it work.  And then there's those flies....

    -Steve
  • July 06, 2012 5:22 PM
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    Don't let our bad luck and possibly our poor operation sway you from getting an AirHead.  Read this account to see someone else's experience.  BTW, we did NOT wet down the coir prior to putting a fresh batch into the tank.  Maybe we could salvage this thing.  But we're tired of trying.  Maybe you'd like to take a crack at it.
    Also, read response #3 here.

    -Steve
  • July 07, 2012 7:03 AM
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    After reading the articles in my comments above plus some comments from readers on my blog, I'm convinced that we just screwed up and were operating the Airhead too dry.  That would certainly explain why it used to work but hasn't for the last few loads.  However, the toilet is still for sale.  One of the downsides of installing the toilet on the W28 was that I had to build an extension to the floor since the Airhead has a larger footprint than a standard marine head.  This left very, very little space on the floor to put one's feet when, say, brushing one's teeth.  Also, if we want to take showers in the head, we can''t hardly do it now.  So, I've ripped the floor out in anticipation of the new head and we're both now looking forward to our new and improved bathroom.
  • July 07, 2012 8:30 AM
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    Thanks Steve for the honest reply. I just hadn't checked your blog yet that day. I thought also about it being to dry and also wondered if you added additional enzyme, this can also be necessary.  Ours is already installed and doesn't take up much more room than the Wilcox allowing us to still shower.  After two years in Mexico all our hoses were almost plugged and the head was requiring disassembly almost every month. We had just rebuilt the head including new hoses and valves before deciding to install he airhead.  I think the airhead is a good idea for stateside but I still have reservations for long distance cruising as the holding tank is rarely used. We've kept everything for re-installation if we're dissatisfied.

    Jim
       
  • July 07, 2012 10:18 AM
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    Steve, since we both have a W28 we also share a lack of floor space with the airhead install. I plan to relocate the urine container to the bilge, connecting it to the toilet via a skinny hose. That solution would give me back the lost floor space and leave the option to add urine pump out capability at a later date. Go soak your coir! 


  • July 07, 2012 11:22 AM
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    That's an interesting idea, Eric.  Just make sure you have super easy access to be able to see the "water" level in the tank.  We overfilled the urine tank once.  Not pretty and not something we'd care to repeat.
    -Steve
  • July 07, 2012 7:34 PM
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    Steve, I'm proud of you. Welcome back to the light.
  • July 08, 2012 8:34 AM
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    I've been planning on putting together a WOA page on sanitiation systems choices / installations for Westsails for some time. 

    I was hoping the Air Head would be the best solution for Pygmalion - but now more questions have come up.  I still don't understand how the Airhead is "dumped" when daily useage is needed?  It would seem to me that the composting would NOT have time to "complete".  I'm also hearing the composting heads have trouble composting when it is below 70 degrees.

    Reading the links that Steve has posted has provided interesting information:

    http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?10724-Composting-head

    http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewcompostingheadinstall.htm

    http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance/58601-composting-toilet-report-40.html

    I would still like to have an web page on the three main systems with installation instructions/images for the members for each Westsail model by Westsailors.  The paragraph should focus on your systems good and bad points and how you handle the bad points.  Installed images would be great.

    The three types of system IMHO are:

    1. Onboard tank storage
    2. Composting head
    3. "Lectra San" type - onboard waste treatment  

    In the end, it's clear that no system is without it's good and bad points.  The worst system that I have heard of is when a bladder was used for the holding tank -- you can guess what happened and for how long!!

    Jay

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