All our composting toilet systems comply with or are better than New Zealand standards AS/NZS 1546.2.2001, and are made in conjunction with AS/NZS 1547. This means they also meet clauses B1 ( Structure) , B2( Durability) , G1 ( Personal hygiene) , G 14 ( Industrial liquid waste) of the New Zealand building code. The exception being the opening in the dry pedestal that exceeds the standard by 20 mm, otherwise we could not use a standard toilet seat.
The toilets comes complete ready to install except for a flue that can be supplied at an additional cost of $180.00, but are best purchased locally to save freight. An electric fan or wind powered turbine are supplied at additional cost. We will customize our systems were we can to meet your requirements.
Small BioLoo - $3290.00 ex gst - 5 People daily use (underground vault is 1.45M H X 1.10M W X 1.90M L )
Large Bioloo - $3845.00 ex gst - up to 50+ people for daily use (underground vault is 2.24M H X 1.16M W X 2.4M L)
Wind Powered Fan - $260 ex gst
*Price includes vault, dry pedestal, instruction manual, leachate drain.
*Both sizes can be used with our without power
There are 2 types of pedastals that can be used for your composting toilet; Non Flush Dry Pedestal or Low Flush Ceramic Pedastal
The ultimate environmentally friendly composting toilet, BioLoo's Non Flush (dry) pedestals require no water or electricity. They require only drain and air vent pipe connections for a simple installation, so are suitable in a wide range of situations where conventional toilets are not possible.
We use the well proven ceramic Sealand low flush pedestal.
This product is used extensively in the United States on top of composting toilet systems and we have trialled it thoroughly and find that it works well with our systems, and conditions in New Zealand.
The pedestal uses about half a litre a flush which is controlled by the pedal on the side. After each flush a small amount of clean water remains in the bowl bottom. Because the quantity of water used to remove the body waste is so small the pedistal and below floor vault must be close together horizontally (No more than a 45 deg angle away) but the pedestal can be on a floor upstairs, and two pedestals can be used with one vault.
The amount of time the pedal is depressed governs the amount of water used. The system can be plumbed to tank or mains pressure water supplies.
The addition of carbon material is via a hatch in the vault accesed from outside as the pedistal design does not allow it to enter the vault from above. Access to this hatch must be taken into consideration when installing the system . The flue is now a 200mm dia external pipe and requires a fan. As this system produces excess fluid a drain is installed in the vault bottom that must be plumbed either into our grey water system or into its own small leach field. Worms still thrive in this environment and are recommended.
The system adds an additional $880 plus GST to our standard dry vault system. For this you get one pedestal as shown above, a modified vault and an upgraded fan.
The ceramic pedestal is warranted for 10 years for stains and discoloration, and the mecanical parts for 2 years.
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