INSTALL THE NEW OGO COMPOSTING TOILET INTO OUR BRAND NEW FULL OFFROAD EVOLVE RV CARAVAN...
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- FULL RUN DOWN ON AN OGO COMPOSTING TOILET INSTALL INTO OUR BRAND NEW EVOLVE RV FULL OFFROAD CARAVAN.
EVOLVE RV IS THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK WITH THE FULL COMPOSITE BUILD CARAVAN.
WE DIDNT BUILD THIS VAN FROM SCRATCH SO WE ARE MAKING A FEW MODS OURSELVES ON IT THIS WEEK WE SWAP OUT THE CASSETTE TOILET FOR AN OGO COMPOSTING TOILET.
WE CHOOSE THIS TOILET BECAUSE OF ITS EASE OF USE , YOU ONLY TAKE THE BIN OUT TO EMPTY IT NOT THE WHOLE TOILET .
NIK LIKES THE LOOK OF THIS TOILET OVER THE NATURES HEAD.
AND YOU CAN GET 3 WEEKS BETWEEN EMPTYS , PLUS YOU DONT NEED TO FIND A DUMP POINT ANYMORE - WIN WIN ...
THE INSTALL WAS VERY EASY IT TOOK LONGER TO TAKE THE OLD DUNNY OUT THAN PUT THE NEW ONE IN...
VERY HAPPY WITH THE FINISH PRODUCT AND HOW IT LOOKS IN THE VAN WITH OUR CHEEKY COVER UP ...
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS JUST HIT US UP ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP OR EVEN A CHAT ...
CHEERS DAVE AND NIK ...
Paint the cover outside black
I'm the N.Z. Agent for OGO. Very good video and installation. Here we recommend venting the air down through the floor, this keeps a downward path on the pipe and prevents condensation building up. Saves cutting the hole in the door and you will have some valuable extra storage space. Highly recommend that you fit the urine diversion kit to send urine to your waste tank. Worth the extra effort and saves having to empty the bottle. Avoids an accidental overflow if you have guests who don't notice the 'bottle full' warning light. Well done on a good job. You won't regret going waterless. Cheers from NZ
Thanks where do you get the convention kit and cost please sounds like a great idea.
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Hi Dave I have the natures head and the hose at the back was 2 ft to long so I just cut it to size it doesn’t need to be so long
Also keep an eye out on the hose as moisture collects in it due to humidity hot inside van cold outside next minute you’ll have a couple of miles of water in it and you compost will start to get very wet
Ps
I like the plastic backing off the old toilet looks awesome
Yes seen plenty of retro fits but it always looks unfinished with the hose at the back of the dunny
At least this hides all the stuff you want to see.
And thanks for the tip I’ll keep an eye on the water buildup and if it’s a problem I’ll shorten the hose.
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Well done! Looks good and great setup! Doing your part for the environment! ❤️ Thanks for sharing! 😉
Thanks it's the best thing there is no way we will go back to a chemical toilet.
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We have the Ogo and love it . Definitely shorten your hose . Also add some white vinegar to the urine bottle (sml amount) to nuetralize the smell n stop white crystal forming . Even Ben was surprised how good it works . ! Happy days !
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Just installed our Ogo this afternoon, had your video playing as we did it, was a great help. Cheers.
Good job 👍 did you leave the old toilet back on as well ?
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@@daveniksadventures2255 yes we did.
Cool 😎 glad we could help. we still haven’t empty ours it has been in there now for over 3 weeks
We just hit the button every few days and there has been no smell at all.
It’s going to be a game changer for us .
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Awesome installation video.
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Hi guys thanks for watching.
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Great video, thanks. We have the Cuddy for the camper trailer but I'm seriously looking at the Ogo for the caravan, as you have done. I'm assuming the fan runs all the time when you power up the van and wondering if the fan could have a switch to turn it off when you power the internals of the van. There would probably be times where the toilet wasn't in use and turning off the fan would be good to do. maybe the pump button on the top of the old toilet could do that job ?
Ok thanks for watching and commenting it means a lot to us.
Ok the fan runs all the time
But when you flick off your 12 volt isolater switch it will turn the fan off the only thing that will stay on is the fridge.
But if you are going to turn the 12 volt switch off make sure you have emptied your compost side of your toilet as well as your wee bucket if its going into storage.
Hope that helps ?
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@@daveniksadventures2255 Yes, we do empty the Cuddy when not in use and the fan would definitely run if there was matter in the bin. I'm seriously thinking of doing that retro fit now, thanks to this video.
We’re changing from a Natures Head to an OGO and I’m looking forward to seeing the differences. We set up the loo, were away for almost 5 months and changed the compost out when we arrived home. It was about the same volume as we put into it as it was so well broken down. No smell ever. We also bagged all our loo paper.
We didn’t use it exclusively, but we used it for number 2’s often, whereas we rarely used the cassette loos for big jobs. We will never go back to a cassette and chemicals. Happy days 😀💩
Yes was sick of the smell when the weather was hot with the chemical toilet and there is never a dump point when you need one.
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Good one👍
Dave its been a little while since you installed the OGO composting toilet. Has it met your expectations, has there been any problems with it, the location of the wee separator as a bloke do you need to adjust how you sit on the toilet.
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There no way in this world we would ever go back to a chemical toilet.
As a bloke just sit in the toilet and wee as normal 🙄
I tend not to use it for weeing only wee if I had to get up during the night or first thing in the morning.
Rest of the time I just go outside.
We will be doing a review on the ogo soon , I like to make sure we have tried everything out and tested it thoroughly before we give our honest opinion.
But like I said earlier there is no way we would ever go back to a chemical toilet.
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Good job mate, but it was too much pain for me to drill a hole in my door so I drilled it into the floor.
Doors are replaceable if it was wrong 😑
But if I drilled through the floor and wasn’t happy with how it vented there is nothing I could do about it.
But if drilling in the floor worked for that’s great 😃
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Good job 👏 👍🏽 👌
I think it came out pretty good too.
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Hey Dave, we have an OGO and love it. One thing though. I have been searching for the outside fitting you put on the hatch. Can you tell me where you got the grey coloured fitting please.
From the same place I ordered the Ogo in NSW
They are the distributor for the Ogo in Australia.
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Put a nice round sticker over the old buttons.
lol 😂👍
Good job
I think so too came out pretty good.
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great install Dave I have done the same only problem is the pipe for the shell vent . It is 1 1/4" and 40mm pipe is too big and 40mm conduit is too small what did you use it looks like 40mm pvc pipe? thanks Waz
I took the hose and shell vent to bunnings I got a pipe 1m long I think it was in the plumbing section just check because the retic and plumbing pipes are different.
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@@daveniksadventures2255 thanks mate I couldn't get a pipe to fit mine US sizing I think so I sanded a piece down to fit all good now.
Immediately swapped our chemical toilet for the OGO too last year and it’s great. fyi - the vent is actually for drawing air into the toilet to keep it dry and not out as most people think.
DANGER WILL ROBINSON….DON’T do this you will draw fumes into your van. This is added to vent your system, similar to what you have at home.
@@weejimmyhannahyes you are correct and I checked. It does indeed vent outside so all good.
True
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Yes it does draw the air out of the loo 🚽 and it sucks air in from inside the van
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Ours arrives next week would you mind telling me the size of the pipe you used for the vent. Good video thanks
I can't remember now but I did say in the video what size pipe it was.
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The other way is take the end to bunnings and get one to fit it
That's what I done you might need to try in the retic section as well as the plumbing.
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@@daveniksadventures2255 thank you very much for the reply. I will just wait till the ogo gets here and deal with it then. You guys still happy with yours.
Yep there is no way we would ever go back to a chemical toilet.
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Great job mate, looking to do this job later this year. Just not sure if the type of composting loo
I was happy to go with the natures head but Nik hated how it looked.
And the bonus for us is that you don’t need to take the whole toilet out to empty the solids and 3 weeks for us is heaps of time for empty the dunny
The NH can go for 6 plus weeks but there is only 2 of us so this is amble.
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Does the toilet fan stay on all the time? Looks really good!
Yes it does
It is so quiet though you won't hear it.
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@@daveniksadventures2255 I would have thought that would drain the batteries even though it wouldn’t be a lot? BTW I’m your newest subscriber 😁 we’re looking at vans but don’t want anything too big and I can’t get onto the website as it’s down. What size is your van?
@That_Girl_7_11
20.6 foot is our van.
The van you get will depend on what tow vehicle you have you need to know your weights of your car etc its GVM and GCM before you
pick your van.
No good falling in love with a van and buying it only to find out your car isn't capable of towing it or you are over weight.
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@@daveniksadventures2255 We can only tow 3.2t so I was wanting to find out about the weight for that exact reason,…. Don’t want to fall in love with something we can’t tow lol. I’ve been looking heaps and it really does do your head in. Thanks for replying and I’ll keep watching your channel for more adventures.
Thanks for watching and supporting our channel 😀
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Thanks for the video and for keeping it detailed and real. I have a combined toilet shower and have my ogo due for installation april 4. I had worried that the hole in my shower base from the old toilet would be the problem but now I can see i will need something to cover the gap at the back plus buy a vent shell. I was also going to drill a hole through the old cassette compartment door. I have read it should go through the floor plus shorten the hose. Now you have used yours would you still put it through the door? Plus is the power draw of the fan noticeable? Thanks,
I’d would still do the west I have done ✅
And power draw is minimal so don’t worry about that …
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Hi mate nice work I've been looking at these compost toilets for a while do you see issues if installed in wet area shower cubicle and would it need to or possible to make watertight. Any suggestions. thanks
I have seen them in a combined shower toilet set up but I think there is a bag that goes over the toilet to stop water getting in while showering.
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we all go gray in time
That we do !!!
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Great job (no pun intended), but needs a finishing touch. I suggest toilet paper printed with "this is what we think of Albo's promises" 😂
Good video guys. Does the fan run all the time?
Yes it does but it only pulls about half an amp so it doesn’t affect the battery.
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Can you hear the fan inside the van when the lid is down? Wondering if you can hear it all the time:)
No can’t hear it
The fridge is louder than the little fan in the Ogo
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Are you guys still happy with the toilet, are you finding that it breaks down over a short time? I have heard that these things don’t have enough time to break down completely and you’re left with raw stuff if you know what i mean.
Yes happy with it so far
We have only used it a couple of times now since we got it.
But we haven't emptiedit yet and its still has no smell
We are about to hit the road full time in the next few weeks
So will be able to give a better review then.
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Does the fan run all the time. Thanks great Vid
Yes the fan does run all the time but you can’t really hear it , it is very quiet.
The fridge running is louder than the small fan on the Ogo.
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So this is a great install and review. I have a question, I can aim no problem, but how would the wife go ! She is not completely sold on the concept.
Nik just sat on the toilet normal and it works perfect she didn’t do anything different to going on the cassette toilet.
For me I just go outside for a wee or you have to sit down to wee on a composting toilet. All good so far.
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Dave could you please advise where you purchased the door vent from
The same place you buy the Ogo from go on their website it is on there for $49
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where did you buy the vent from
Same place you get the ogo from.
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Have you sold the old cassette? I could be interested in buying.
Sorry already sold.
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Would it be better to shorten the hose, so it’s closer to vent outside
The hose has cut now and is in a downward slope to the vent so if any condensation in the hose it can run out.
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Hows the compost toilet going Dave any issues ?
No issues at this stage all going great still no smell still haven’t empty the compost section yet but only used it over that that weekend we went away. But so happy there is no smell at all.
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This may be obvious (nowhere to empty cassette in outback) but why change?
Less water better for environment and longer between emptying the toilet and cheaper to do as well.
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Hi mate what did you call the water saver in your van
Enviro Water Saver Valve.
You get them on line from Brisbane.
Just google it.
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@@daveniksadventures2255 Thank you mate take care
You can just spray that vent with black plastidip
Thanks I was thinking of doing that its a great idea 💡
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the quickest way -- use a bigger hammer
The vent needs to be higher for the fumes of the loo up high like the fridge vents or roof. I cringed, watching you cut a hole in the hatch. We have a nature's head & they vented it on the rear bumper bar & fumes came straight unde the van with the wind chamge. Good luck with that , ours was revented to the roof.
We were told most of the installs are vented through the floor but didn’t want to go down that path. Ogo said it was gone to vent through the door like we did I suppose time will tell. Cheers Dave and Nik 🇦🇺🍻👍
Vent is for air intake not for fumes out
@VykingBoy our natureshead was installed by the van company . The fan was vented into the caravan & I dont recommend that. It's a pretty rank smell. They had put the hose on the wrong side of the toilet & and the fan was supposed vent to the rear of the van & the flies gathered around the rear of the van . Redone the right way & run up the fridge space to the top of the van, vented out & no more issues.
Can you accomplish “Urine diversion” with OGO?
Yes you can I found a video
I have asked the question and how much the kit was but I didn't get an answer.
I didn't end chasing it up either I'm happy to empty bottle every 3rd day it's not a hard job and you can do it anywhere.
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That's good 👍
But I don't think I'll be doing it at this stage I'm happy the way it is going now.
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How do you go with standing up and peeing as a male Dave. Do you get splash back and make a mess or do you always have to squat to pee. Hubby is not to keen on doing this every time.
You do need to sit down to pee both male and female.
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I can't believe you undertook this task with no regard to health and safety, where the fudge were you safety flipflops? 🦺🥾 😉 great video
😆🤣😂 outside get in trouble if you wear your shoes in side ! 😆
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