132 Building Toilets
To use and maintain a 2 chamber dry toilet
Post information to
help people use and
maintain the toilet.
Bottle of water. Add a
little water to the urinal
and the urine separator
after each use, to
control the smell.
Keep unused chamber
covered when not in use.
Make a urinal from a
plastic jug and attach a
tube to carry urine to a
container or drainage pit.
Paper
Keep urine
separator
screen clean.
When the
screen is blocked, remove
it, clean it, and replace it.
Pot of mixed soil, ash
and dry plant matter.
After each use, throw 2
handfuls down the dry
part of the toilet bowl.
Then close the lid.
• Make sure no water gets in the feces holding part of the toilet chamber.
• If the contents of the toilet get wet, add more dry matter.
• If the toilet smells bad, add more dry matter, and make sure the vent pipe
is clear.
• If the pile of feces builds up too high, use a stick to push it down.
• When the urine pot is full, empty it and make fertilizer (see page 134).
• When one chamber is full, use the other chamber. Be sure to cover the
chamber that is not being used.
• It is best to let the feces sit for a full year before emptying the chamber.
After a year, or when the second chamber is full, empty the first chamber
and repeat the process.
A Community Guide to Environmental Health 2012