toilet

[biff]

Hi. all what are the pros and cons on installing a house toilet on a bus.

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

#1 It uses a LOT more water.
#2 It uses a LOT more water.
#3 It uses a LOT more water.

If you are always hooked up to power and water this is not a problem. But if you are always hooked up, why own a bus. 

[chessie4905]

Water consumption, although newer ones are much more thrifty, and size. Need to be more careful in freezing weather because of water reservoir and trap, although RV types have water valves that need drained or use RV antifreeze.. Because RV versions don't have a tank, they set much closer to the wall. Also, water slosh going down the road would be another concern.

[Geoff]

Such BS.  I have had a regular house toilet in my bus for 12 years with a 35 gallon black tank.  If it overflows, it has a tee that goes to the grey tanks.  No stinky temperamental RV toilet for me!

--Geoff

P.S.  If it is yellow, let it mellow.  If it is brown, flush it down.

[dtcerrato]

Different strokes for different folks...

[biff]

Thanks for the responce.I picked up a toilet at lowes and got it temp set in place. the only problem that concerns me is how to keep the tank led on going down the road. glue, duck tape, drill and tap,have wife hold it.LOL. I think my best bet is to make a removeable shelf to capture it.far as water sloshing I plan on turning the water off and draining the tank.it takes 1.28 gals per flush. my fresh water tank is 79 gal.

[biff]

Geoff how do you keep your lid on.

[DoubleEagle]

There is nothing like the comforts of home, and they don't refer to it as a throne for nothing. Draining the tank would solve the problem of sloshing while going down the road (and it would), but what happens if someone needs to go while on the move? Maybe have one of each type, or a portable for emergencies.

[Geoff]

I always turn the toilet valve off and flush before driving.  No slosh from the tank or the bowel.  No smell from the toilet thanks to the built in P trap of the house toilet.  Add blue RV treatment chemical tank to the bowel to hide the yellow color.  These are the same ways we learned when CA had a water shortage years ago before I moved out.

--Geoff

[Scott & Heather]

We, like Geoff, have a house toilet in ours. We love love love it. We also turn the valve off when driving to keep the toilet float from constantly telling the tank to fill. There isn't any sloshing and the lid doesn't need to be tied down. It's stays there on its own and I drive like a banshee. Never had sloshing issues. No odor issues...only downside (seriously) is that with our 100 gallon holding tank and our RV toilet, if we were careful (yellow mellow) we could go a month without dumping black...but with the house toilet, like a week. Uses 1.8 gallons per flush vs 1 quart. Big difference. But as Geoff said, if you're tied to the pole a lot it really isn't an issue and they are far superior to most RV toilets


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[Seangie]

We, like Geoff, have a house toilet in ours. We love love love it. We also turn the valve off when driving to keep the toilet float from constantly telling the tank to fill. There isn't any sloshing and the lid doesn't need to be tied down. It's stays there on its own and I drive like a banshee. Never had sloshing issues. No odor issues...only downside (seriously) is that with our 100 gallon holding tank and our RV toilet, if we were careful (yellow mellow) we could go a month without dumping black...but with the house toilet, like a week. Uses 1.8 gallons per flush vs 1 quart. Big difference. But as Geoff said, if you're tied to the pole a lot it really isn't an issue and they are far superior to most RV toilets


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Scott -

Try taking a 1 or 2 liter bottle, cut the top half off and stick it in the toilet bowl tank.  That will help save water per flush.

With the 6 people we have on our bus every half gallon of water counts.   We have an RV toilet and Ive been pretty happy with it.

-Sean

[TomC]

Using the same Sealand traveler 510 on my truck. Although it has a 6ft run to the tank-all down hill. But had 200gal fresh, 115gal gray, 69 gallon black-cause I can

[Scott & Heather]

Shanks, I turned the water float level down all the way and it doesn't even flush right. Requires two flushes for a number 2. So I really don't want to reduce the water usage more :-/


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[Oonrahnjay]

I always turn the toilet valve off and flush before driving.  No slosh from the tank or the bowel.  No smell from the toilet thanks to the built in P trap of the house toilet.  Add blue RV treatment chemical tank to the bowel to hide the yellow color.  These are the same ways we learned when CA had a water shortage years ago before I moved out.

     I know that that's just a typo but I've got an office full of people who came running when I howled!!!!

[gg04]

Have used a house toilet for 16 years in this bus. We normally spend no more than 2 weeks dry camping. Works for us. Nearly forgot articles in the original Whole Earth Catalog.rdw