How to install a Compost Toilet on a Narrowboat - Ep. 89
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- Опубликовано: 13 фев 2020
- There's so many to choose from, but which is the best composting toilet? In this vlog, we'll show you how to install a composting toilet on a narrowboat without the need for drilling ventilation holes in the steelwork, and how a composting toilet works.
We've had a cassette toilet, a pump-out, and we think incinerating toilets (Cinderella toilets) are way too expensive and wasteful with energy, so we've been hunting down the best composting toilet for narrowboat Silver Fox.
In this episode, we'll answer just what is a composting toilet, show you how to disconnect and remove our Thetford C260 Cassette Toilet and install our brand new Compost Toilet from Compoost Toilets in the UK, and a review of our composting toilet.
You can check out our new composting toilet at Compoost's website:
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You could always put some canal water in small bottles and sell them as 'Canal No5' ;)
Oh, Jenny! Comment of the week for sure! 😂😂😂
Only Colin could present a video on toilets and make it riveting viewing. 😆😂
Lol! I’d swap the word riveting for...😂
For someone whom doesn't think they have any mechanical abilities, your instruction and video were first rate!
Haha! One of my rare successes 😂
So glad you got your poo problem sorted. Sounds like this unpleasant chore will be a happier event. Like always, the vlog was great and interesting. Looking forward to next week! Happy Valentine's Day to the Foxes and Dillon!
Thanks, Annette. Yeah, Shaun's more pleased than I am because he doesn't have to empty the cassette anymore 😂
Great teachers always have a sense of humour. You two fellas are AWESOME.
Thank you kindly
I am speechless! Also worried that I enjoyed a Vlog about toilets!
It's the delivery that makes it so watchable!!! ... and the outtakes! :)
Haha! It's habit-forming, Judith. We boaters never stop talking about toilets 😂
Teriffic review. Thank you. Your presentation was clear and informative.
Catching up on all of your vlogs, thoroughly enjoying. Just watched you fit it.......
Nothing afloat with Foxes anymore 💩 😂🤣😂🤣 💩, Brilliant, by the way👍
Haha! Speaking of floaters, sending one your way right about... now 😂
Is that what’s known as “Dry humour”?
I do love “corny” puns lol
I would never have thought 20 minutes of toilet talk would be so interesting. Thanks guys.
OK, 14 minutes, lol.
💩 😂
Another great vlog guys!! Well done. I can’t get enough of your channel!! Safe travels.
Cheers Adam 💜
" Foxes Cloudy Lemonade" labels! Oh! That did make me laugh! Thanks guys.
Our pleasure!
This has been both a learning curve but also love your sense of humour and the moment with the toilet roll on the tree branch and referring to it as rustic cracked me up hehe
Haha! We've seen it! 😂
Hilarious!
Gosh! You two just have me sharing you out sO many times to so many peeps. I had finally added you to playlists that I share out to friends and family on my pups' RUclips channel. Thankyou for always raising my spirits and being an inspiration for the journey ahead. So funny your vid getting cheeky at the end 😄
Thanks for sharing!!
Another cracking vid lads !
Toilet issues made easy !
Love you guys so much for this content
Legend!
I love the end video, funniest thing I've seen in weeks. Its something I'd do if I was ever a vlogger/RUclipsr. Have a nice afternoon Collin!
Thanks! You too!
Only you 2 would put this out on Valentine's day and make it interesting! Can't believe your anniversary is coming up, seems like we've been watching you forever! Much love!
I know right! 3rd May is the launch anniversary. 👍🏻💜
Thank you for the great explanation. I have been wondering about composting toilets and adding them to my trailer.
Glad it was helpful!
I am a newbie who is seriously in love with your channel, I have even binge watched your Amazon series this afternoon!
Awww, thank you, and welcome!
Omg Wee no bits really the channel is going down the pan 😂 wow looks amazing well done guys love the videos it’s a complete how to best stuff and history lesson all in one ☝️ love the outtakes 😂😂😂 so great
Thank you so much 😁
That would have to be the BEST Composting Toilet I have ever seen on RUclips hands down,
Colin & Shaun you're bloody champions, again a great and informative install vlog, well done guys, :)
Thanks so much George! 👍🏻
Thank you for your review! We’re leaning towards this type of toilet when we finally have our boat built so it’s fab seeing a review from real people x
Glad it was helpful!
We are currently getting one of these fitted on our widebeam instead of the pump out we was originally going for. Thanks guys
I too was emotional watching the launch... and want to congratulate all the craftspeople whose work is truly outstanding and of course thank you for sharing this story...
Thanks, Lili! 💜
Brilliant vlog guys...this is what I'll get when I get my new boat. Nice bit of kit. Bet you'll be grateful not having to empty those damn cassettes anymore. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Nick. Yeah, Shaun is well happy that the days of the cassette are gone! 😂
Brilliant review. We've been undecided for months on wether to go for pump out or compost ( couldn't deal with a casette). This particular toilet is amazing & looks the part too with the automatic stirrer plus level indicator light👍
🚽 Thanks for making our minds up 😁
Good choice!
Great upload lads. Always wondered how one of them worked and now I know 😄 look forward to next week's vid.👍
Don't forget the live vlog on Sunday! 👍🏻
I just love your boat and hope the composting toilet lives up to its name. 😁
18 months on and we still love it!
Finally decided to go for a new build narrowboat instead of a second hand and decided on a Cruiser Stern Reverse Layout, Refleks Diesel Stove and now added the compoost toilet to the specifications - keep up the good work guys you are a great source of knowledge/information and inspiration.
AWESOME!
Now that is an ending I never want to see again lol
Toilet technology has come a long way since Mr Crapper had a flush of success....and to think not a Ballcock in site!
Great video guys....keep 'em coming!
Yeah, RUclips sent us a similar message 😂
As ALWAYS you guy make me smile :) This looks like one of the better ones on the market WELL DON !! Be safe out there.
Cheers. We're safely moored up next to a rising river 😕
We never miss none of your great videos thank you so much to both
Our pleasure! 💜
i will be buying a narrowboat very soon so i will have to stomach up the courage to watch this video at some point as its not my favourite subject lol but thank you for uploading it so i can learn from it i also watched your solar power video recently and found it highly useful and wanted to thank you as it gave me a much better understanding of the set up and how it works
Best of luck!
Thank you - that is the first serious alternative to a combustion toilet, and presented with your customary professionalism. Wanting 'no-gas' on board meant I needed to factor-in a larger battery capacity, to power the combustion burner, this Compooster loo eliminates that need - and has done away with the 'cranky' manual stirring handle. It also looks really cool (obviously cool as it's not combustion). My worry had been explaining that handle to my grandsons when they visit - this is press button, no handle and superb for all ages. Thanks again - it's a load off my .......!
Hehe! It's such a simple thing too. Talking of loads... I'm off to errr... haha! xxx
Happy Valentines day guys!!!!! So happy to see you are happy with your compost pot.
Thanks, Jo! ❤️
The only two lads that can make a toilet fun cheers lads
Hehe! Cheers! 👍🏻
This is, by far, the best composting toilet video I’ve seen. I’m plan to share it to several tiny house Facebook channels. I would suggest diluting the wee in a bucket of canal water to avoid nitrogen burn . . . . Fantastic you have a storage space for the bag of fresh compost in the “cassette” cabinet.
Thanks, Holly. We've even started using compact compost, 12 little bars last us a year! 👍🏻
Fascinating subject, not the sort of thing you would normally talk about. But I am now more knowledgeable than I was before.lol
That’s always a good thing 👍🏻
Great work chaps. Very entertaining. Many thanks as always.
Cheers, Mike 👍🏻
These should really be the norm going forward. Great to hear how well they work. 👍
Hope so!
Brilliant, you explained it very well.👍🇬🇧
Thanks James!
I'll never look at my breadmaker the same ever again.
😂😂😂😂
Fantastic guys it could double up as a bread maker 🤪
😂😂😂😂😂😂
What a treat for Valentine's day! Thanks for that guys. There's nothing like getting back to nature is there. Mind you it gives me an idea with the garden composter my other half has just bought ... ;)
Haha! Oh dear 😂
Thank you both for this perfect overview. We found two days ago on Instagram this really nice toilet and then on their web. Now with your video we know it perfectly. really well done, have a nice time. KR, Micheline & Oscar
Glad it was helpful!
Only you two could make this entertaining!!! BEST WISHES GUYS!!!!
Hehe, thanks, Jason 👍🏻
100% wee, no bits....you guys are hilarious, I'm laughing my ass off. You should add that label to
your store merch. See you boys
Haha! It's be worrying if people bought them 😬
Those "cloudy lemonade" label definitely need to be sold!!!!!!
I can't imagine a better review published on Valentine's Day! 😂 Another great vid guys - thanks!!
Haha, deliberate irony 💜💩
can't wait to buy our boat this year and be constant cruisers love you videos full of information thank you faye uk xx
Aww, thanks, Faye! Good luck with the boat! 👍🏻💜
I never thought I would find a vlog about poo so interesting.
😂😂😂
i will be putting that on my bucket list !
Tadaaa! 😂
Thanks again boys very informative,and I must admit helps me to think should I put one on our boat when we fit it out .much love as always Alex
Cheers, Alex. Always worth looking at the options but we're more than happy with it. 👍🏻
Hi Colin and Shaun,a good job well carried out,you are a jack of all trades,,carry on narrowboating guys
👍🏻
We had our boat on a large lake in BC. We had 8 persons on the boat 4 adults & 4 children. My brother-in-law and I would take turns emptying the toilet which we each dreaded our turn. The boat was a 38’ , 14 ton ocean going boat and we had to anchor off shore then load the cassette into a little aluminum row boat and take it to shore to dump it in a campground toilet. We called the procedure not ship to shore but shit to shore. It was was brother-in-laws turn and he rowed into shore a fair ways with the goods. We waited and waited but no Rob, finally after about an hour we saw him rowing back. We asked him what took so long . He said he went into the campground toilet and took the cap of the cassette and the cassette slipped out of his hand onto the floor and then it proceeded to empty the goods, glug, glug,glug just as the ranger came in the door to do a check. The ranger said I guess you will need a shovel, mop, & hose. We certainly know the issues with cassettes especially my brother in law. Cheers Ellis
Ewww!
Ewwwwww!
EWWWWWWWW!
😷
When we were kids our boat had a flush toilet that emptied into the canal. So once we'd flushed we would run up on deck to watch it go floating by! A canal version of pooh sticks!
Ewwww! That's proper rank! 😳
Great vlog chaps! That’s taken the fear factor away from doing a swap 😊 Every home should have one! 😀👍
👍🏻
Love the jazz music, "In the mood." at the end of the video!
Love a bit of jazz 💜
Love your videos
Thank you so much!
I would like to see a Cloudy Lemonade t-shirt in your store. Lol. Cheers.
😂😂😂😂😂
Hi guys,the both of you are so awesome, I love watching your amazing videos, I like your fabulous break down on your toilet saga,very informative,
Hehe thanks, Anthony
Even has self closing lid and looks fabulous. Great vlog as usual.
We love it (as much as you can love a toilet) 😂💜
Brilliant vlog as usual guys. So informative, so thanks for sharing. What is the cost of the compost loo? do you have to buy all the components separately, xx
We bought it as a complete package. Visit compoosttoilets.com for prices 👍🏻
Were we all holding our breath as the poo bag was upturned into the bucket? 😂😂
Yeah, you weren't the only one 😂
You guys are a hoot.... and you deal with everyday mundane topics in both a humorous and informative manner. Regards from Costa Rica...soon back to the cold white north.
Make the most of the warmth... Storm after storm over here right now 😬
Aaaaggghhhh! My eyes! That's something I can never unsee! Seriously though, thanks for a very informative vlog. I was only just looking at the Compoost toilet this week, and you have convinced me to go for it. Cheers lads, x
Well done on surviving the vlog! 😂
Best ‘how to’ ever!
🤣 Cheers 👍
I love your Valentines Day content! ;)
Haha! Love a bit of toilet romance 😂
A delicate and embarrassing subject explained with your usual panache - and humor. Well done and informative.
Thank you!
A very informative video, they way you explained the whole process is great. I never ever watch a video before about a pooper but the idea is great and can be used in anything mobile.
Cheers!
This episode came up after watching the Mr Splashy episode yesterday.
The subject is never going to be all rainbows and butterflies.
Either way you're going through the motions.
Still.......better than paying it lip service.
👏 👏
Who said romance was dead - happy Valentine's boys.
Haha! You know we like to do things a bit different 😂
That was a really informative little video about a tricky subject l aspire to live on a boat one day and now l know that a composting loo is the way to go thank you guys
It's really good. Not like older types of compost loo.
Patience of a saint Shaun;-) I now know more about toilets than I probably need to, but I'm a big enough fan that I watched the whole thing. Two old ladies bought a couple bottles, very nice!!
Yeah, both in ward 7 at the hospital with typhoid 😂
Well, who knew, buy a boat and learn all about poo. Thanks to you two, for all you do. Not sure I'll ever fully recover from seeing that image of Sean's head floating in the toilet. Phew!
At least you survived then end scene 😕 xx
@@FoxesAfloat Just!
that cloudy lemonade label lmao
😂
Awesome video! I neither live on a narrowboat, nor live in England, but I find everything you cover entertaining. This video is proof! Thank you for sharing. Happy Valentine's Day from Connecticut. All the best.....
Aww, thank you, Patricia! Sending love to Connecticut! ❤️
It sounds like a great investment. And I love the flooring. See you next week.
Yeah, we're really happy with it! xxx
Afternoon Guys
Just a quickie, what do you do with the paper?
Speaking to the boat builders now as I love the idea of this, so cancelling the pump out 💩💩💩💩
Happy cruising
We use moist biodegradable wipes and drop them in the bucket
Cheers Guys, thanks for the info
Are you guys still happy with it? Just about to order the one you've got. One question - you said you put in a couple cups of compost "every time". Is that every time you do a number two or every time you empty it?
We love it! We just put fresh compost in once a week and change it. Easy.
What a fantastic toilet and subject. Think toilets are the most talked about things for boaters. Another great video 👍
Cheers, Chris. Yeah, this is definitely going to stir up some comments 😂
Thank you so much for being so thorough on this subject. I was hoping this was an option. I eventually want to do the same thing when I retire for the second time and this was an area of concern.
Glad it was helpful! Take care 👍🏻💜😛
Exactly what we are looking for, its put paid to who was going to visit the elsan🕷🕸😛
Haha! No brainer 😂
I can't believe you put this out on valentine's day...... It truly is sh_t... No honestly very informative...
It's exactly why we put it out on Valentine's Day. We love to be different from the rest 😂
So few people over here in the states know about Wago's; I keep trays of them about. So much better than wire nuts. Was nice to see them in use for your rewiring! Good job, Colin!
Definitely better 👍🏻
Love watching your videos lads very informative keep them coming
Cheers, Les 👍🏻
Everyone should be composting their poo. Imagine how much water we'd save. Thanks for the video.
Hehe! YES! 👍🏻
What happens when Shaun does a major splatterer after one of his infamous curries and it plasters the bowl and water section?
I'll send you a video to show you 😂
@@FoxesAfloat Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo too much information, thank you. take care.
He will need to wear mud guards with a good back splash protector built in !!! ha
Haven't checked in on Foxes afloat for a few weeks now....forgot how much I love your vlogs
💩🧻🚽
Oi! Where’ve you been? 😂
Great, informative vlog. I think we will get one of these when I get our next boat in a few months time. Thanks 👍
No problem 👍🏻
Guys all’s I can say is oh Sh--t.
Haha! Cheers, Henry 😂
So, this type of toilet sounds like a sit to pee process...?
You can sit or stand. It comes with an anti-splash mat so guys can stand up.
Brilliant as usual guys even with a lavatorial subject, hilarious "Wanted down under" bit composting or cassette? All the best, Stevie
Haha! I wish we'd left that in now. I only took it out because I didn't think anyone would get it 😂
Very informative! A few years ago we were staying with friends in the mountains around Saranac Lake, NY. In their converted barn home they had a composting toilet, a (year-round use outdoor urinal (complete with roaming black bears walking about), and in their guest house where we stayed an early model incinerator toilet. It was our first experience with this technology, and I must say, the most memorable….. Lol! Cheers!
We now have a composting toilet onboard x
Composting is the future 💩
It is!
North Korean's woul love you two. Human poop is the only fertilizer they have
Ewwww! I'm not eating any of their fruit 😳
Well done yet again. Very amusing and informative. We never had any problems with cassette loos in caravans but this compostable one does seem ideal. Happy floating!? From NZ
Thanks, Sue! We've got to stop getting excited about poo 😂 xx
I love whatever you guys do. It's all wonderful!
Thank you 💜
You two are a stitch! WHERE’S DILLON!!
Fast asleep 👍🏻
Foxes Afloat I was worried. You should always show at least one few seconds of Dillon or you cause panic.
Shit in the hedges 🤣
You say that like it's a bad thing 😂
This is a very helpful video for "boaties" (we are on a wooden traditional sailing boat) and also I want to thank you for your very lovely and personal vlogs. Keep it up guys!
Thank you so much!
I’ve learned something i didn’t realise I didn’t know 👍👍. Hope you both were ok during the stormy weather.
Haha! Not sure if that's a useful thing or not? 😂 x