Compost toilet Separett Villa urine diverting high capacity

I waited over a month to leave this review. This toilet is truly AMAZING. I'm so glad I decided to go this route instead of all the other compost toilets on the market. I bought this for my upstairs living space where there would be no possibility to have a sewage drain. First of all, the design of this toilet is very well and it is super high quality. I was a littk weary about installing it, but it really wasn't bad, took a total of about 2 hours to install. I had to run an additional extra long 3" pvc pipe for the vent. Note that it only comes with a very short piece of pvc and one 90 degree bend, and if you want to do extra bends and extra length for the vent, follow the instructions exactly. The pipe will match up. I didn't use any glue either. Just tapped with a rubber mallet gently that way if needed to be cleaned the vent could be removed. My only thoughts on improvement are the instructions are a little vague on some other things and I felt some things were out of order. For instance, you should know this also has a urine line that connects to the back of the toilet and needs to run outside. This I didn't know until I bought the toilet. So, a second hole is needed to be drilled out of the house and the pipe is only about 6 ft long included so same deal if you need to extend it. This pipe should be attached prior to mounting! It says to mount the toilet first which makes it nearly impossible to attach the pipe so I had to unmount and remount it. Beyond that, people have also complained in here about how the compost bags don't last long and if you don't empty in time you'll be cleaning the bucket. Not me! I don't know why nobody suggested, but I use a thick large black glad bag and place it inside the bucket first, then I place the compost bag inside that! I was able to get 5 weeks of use by myself every day before I needed to clean it out! By then you could start smelling it outside. Cleaning it out was easy. Put the lid on the bucket and pulled it out. Then simply extracted the bag to the garbage. Everything was contained, no cleaning necessary. The smell outside disappeared by the day after. The urine drain I pour white vinegar in after every use, this keeps urine from staining the toilet and also cleans the line from the acid build up. Don't miss this step!! It will save you a lot of headache and is very cheap. Lastly, it is very comfortable. As a male I have no issues sitting down and going number 2 and number 1 in the different drains at the same time. I have yet to have any of the two cross over and need any sort of cleanup. The only little thing is the flap likes to stay open after I get up instead of close automatically, so I simply just put the seat down and tap it down quicky and it closes it. Overall 10/10. Worth every penny! Great company!

The transaction was smooth, and delivery was fast.Just to let you know our toilet usage. We have a 750sf cabin that is primarily used on weekends and for a full week now and then. There have been long stretches of time when we do not go. Most of the time there are 3-4 people at the cabin and a few times we had 10 people.We had a composting toilet at our cabin for 14 years. There were many problems with it. It was the type that had a heater, churn, and you had to add compost medium. I felt like I had to constantly monitor it. A few times guest did not fully understand how it worked and broke it. I got tired of repairing it and threw it away. Most of the Pros in the list are based on the problems I had with my old toilet.I talked with people that had different composting toilets and researched different composting toilet models. The Separett Villa 9215 is the best choice for our needs.Pros• Price of the 9215 is competitive.• No need for compost medium.• We can use it shortly after arriving at the cabin during freezing temperatures. No compost to thaw before using.• When we or guest leave the Separett gets emptied. No compost is left in the toilet when the cabin is vacant. Huge Plus!• Easy to use. Minimal user instructions. First time users can understand.• Few moving parts. If something breaks, I can easily remove the compost bucket and repair the toilet. All the parts can be accessed by opening the toilet.• Emptying the Separett is fast and easy.• Low power draw.• Quiet• Vent fan works well. No odors. I installed 30” of pipe with one sweep 90 for venting. We have a wood stove and a range hood fan that compete for makeup air.• The Separett takes up less room, looks good, and feels good to sit on.Cons• The installation instructions state you can use SCH 40 PVC. I decided to use white SCH 40 PVC because the fittings that were provided did not fit snug and I needed a longer piece of straight pipe. The vent grid will not go inside SCH 40 PVC. The I.D. of SCH 40 is slightly smaller than the PVC that comes with the toilet. The O.D. is the same. I had to transition to a short piece of PVC that is provided so the vent grid could be installed. I believe the PVC that comes with the toilet is SCH 20.