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Compot Toilt

The document provides diagrams and instructions for building a basic compost toilet called the Minimus Compost Toilet. It consists of two chambers - a composting chamber and a humus chamber. Key elements include a vent pipe, access doors, reinforced concrete beams, hollow concrete blocks arranged in courses to form walls, and a sloped concrete floor to allow liquid to drain. Air ducts are included to provide ventilation to support composting. Dimensions and materials needed are specified to construct the basic design.

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198 views7 pages

Compot Toilt

The document provides diagrams and instructions for building a basic compost toilet called the Minimus Compost Toilet. It consists of two chambers - a composting chamber and a humus chamber. Key elements include a vent pipe, access doors, reinforced concrete beams, hollow concrete blocks arranged in courses to form walls, and a sloped concrete floor to allow liquid to drain. Air ducts are included to provide ventilation to support composting. Dimensions and materials needed are specified to construct the basic design.

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MINIMUS COMPOST TOILET

Vent pipe - 100or 150mmdia.


PVC4mlong, fly screenat top
PVCcap with
fly screen
Use 200mm
hollow blocks
to makebaffle
90 or 100mm
PVCair duct

4m

100mmhollow
blocks
75mmconcrete
slabon fill,
30 slope

VentilationPipe

Wooden access door

ENDVIEW
SECTION B-B

100

Optional
Pedestal

Footing 300x300

Vent hole 100x250 with fly screen


Squat plate

All Dimensions Shown in Millimetres

Air ducts

2m

700

900

Liquiddrain to greywater system


or absorption trench

SECTION A-A

FIG. 1

900

100

600

Access door for removal of organic matter


Reinforced, formed
concrete beam

300

800

Access lid/inspection cover

Clivus Plans Adapted FromRybczynski's Variation on the Clivus Multrum


( Page158 of "Goodbye to the FlushToilet")

MINIMUS COMPOST TOILET

FIG. 1a

150

PLAN VIEW "A"

500

1m

350

100 or 150mmdia. holefor vent (can be placed


anywhere on slab but preferably along backwall)

100x100x10
R.C.Slab
500

150

Corrugated G.I. sheet painted


black. Use G.I. anchor bolts

350
1m

PLAN VIEW "B"

Humus
Chamber
Composting Chamber

90

620
820
1m

200 200

300

90

Liquid
Drain

300

500

500

90

90
1.62m

510
2.4m

A
100

MINIMUS COMPOST TOILET

FIG. 2 STANDARD BLOCK ARRANGEMENT


6 x 125mmbolts
grouted in

1m
3/4

Cement fill
Baffle wall

10
9

Reinforced
conc. lintel

8
7
3/4

6
5

3/4

3/4

4
3

3/4

3/4

2
1

100x100 steel angle


Heavy line = line of stepped footing

Corner (1 1/4 ) blocks

10
9
8

50x50mm steel
angle to
support front
end of 200mm
blocks

7
6
5
4
3

Concrete lintel

38mm x 75
h/w framing

2
1

Concrete floor
Substitute 1/2 & 3/4 blocks here for stepped footing
2.4m

620
Conc. curb

MINIMUS COMPOST TOILET

COURSE 1 & 3, NARROW CHAMBER

FIG. 3

1 1/4

1/2

1 1/4

1 1/4

1 1/4

COURSES 2 & 4, NARROW CHAMBER

FIG. 4

3/4

1 1/4

1 1/4

3/4

Angle iron back cut out


where it sits on blocks

1 1/4

1 1/4

2.4m

FIG. 5

COURSE 5 FOR NARROW CHAMBER


(2 1/2 blocks wide)
Conc. Lintel
3/4
1/2
3/4

400

90

1/2

1m

210

1 1/4

1 1/4

Break hole in inside of end blocks


to key into concrete lintel

Air ducts centre line

MINIMUS COMPOST TOILET

FIG. 6

BLOCK ARRANGEMENT FOR COURSE 7,


NARROW CHAMBER

Walls joined
with brick ties
1/2

FIG. 7

1.4m

1 1/4

400

90

21

1 1/4

COURSE 1 FOR WIDE CHAMBER

1 1/4

21

1 1/4

1/2

400

Air duct centre line

2.4m

MINIMUS COMPOST TOILET

FIG.8

BLOCK ARRANGEMENT FOR STEPPED TOP


10
9
8

1/2

1/4

1/4

3/4

3/4
1/2

Flat or
angled
steel

4
3
2
1

Conc.
curb

Concrete floor

620

2.4m

BLOCK ARRANGEMENT FOR BAFFLES

FIG. 9

Standard Chamber
Step Top

Wide Chamber
1/2
1/4

1/4

3/4

3/4

1/2

1/2

1/2

1/2

3/4

1/2

3/4

3/4

1/2

3/4

3/4

3/4

MINIMUS COMPOST TOILET

FIG.10

OLD BLOCK ARRANGEMENT


(use when you don't want to cut front corner blocks)

6 x 125mm bolts
grouted in

1m
10

Cement fill
Baffle wall

Reinforced
conc. lintel

8
7
6

3/4

3/4

4
3

3/4

2
1

3/4

100x100 steel angle


Heavy line = line of stepped footing
2.5m

For rear wall layout see FIG.2

All (1 1/4) corner


blocks shaded

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