We have heard of off-grid bathrooms that macerate, compost, incinerate and electro-wrap. We even discovered one which “super-composts” just a few weeks ago. We guess we should always have anticipated one which processes waste right into a effective fog … however we didn’t. The French-designed Etteliot S is an add-on for present dry separating bathrooms that robotically electrolyzes and aerosolizes urine so campers do not should see it once more later. Impressed or insane?
Dry separating bathrooms have develop into pretty ubiquitous in RVing, overlanding, tiny homesteading and different off-grid life, they usually’re supplied by extra manufacturers than we might care to rely. They will differ in specifics, however every one splits waste into separate urine and feces containers.
The “dry” a part of the equation refers each to the whole lack of water and the remedy of feces, which is separated from the urine and both bagged for fast disposal or lined in a deodorizing desiccant like sawdust or dried espresso grounds that help with the composting course of.
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The urine assortment is easier however not dry – the liquid is funneled down a gap on the entrance of the bathroom and picked up in a bottle under. As soon as the bottle is full, customers are left to dump it – maybe in a flush bathroom if their time off-grid is short-term, like when tenting, or immediately outdoors as fertilizer, in an evaporation mattress or in a compost pile in the event that they’re dwelling extra completely off-grid with out entry to a plumbed bathroom.
The addition of an Etteliot S system makes for what is perhaps known as a drier separating bathroom. It goes to work robotically, pulling urine out of the gathering bottle by way of a feed tube and filtering out any stable particles which may have fallen in. It then sends the urine into the primary housing the place an electrolysis course of neutralizes micro organism, enzymes, urea and ammonia to create a clear, odorless liquid that will get discharged out the drain pipe as an ultrasonic mist out. The pipe could be routed out the wall or flooring, and Etteliot tends to indicate it dropped all the way down to the underbody of an RV.
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For a value of €950 (US$1,100), we’re unsure the juice is well worth the squeeze for the common part-time adventurer, however when you’re dwelling off-grid extra completely and do not relish the method of emptying the urine bottle, it is perhaps price putting in this quite easy, seamless improve. The Etteliot S design additionally looks like it may very well be a pure answer for denser off-grid dwelling, reminiscent of tiny dwelling communities inside cities or suburbs, the place you do not have a lot non-public area to be flinging piss out each few days.
However contemplating the Etteliot S system prices a number of instances greater than a primary dry separating bathroom itself, we’re unsure how hungry the market actually is. Plus it requires a 12-V energy supply to function and an everyday descaling upkeep routine to maintain operating easily.
That stated, Etteliot appears to be pushing it extra towards camper van builders, and as an added function that is value is absorbed throughout the a lot bigger bill of a customized camper van or expedition automobile, it makes extra sense. It definitely simplifies a possible headache of street life and helps set a automobile other than the remainder of the crowded market. Etteliot has labored with French camper converters like Wood & Van, which provides the system as a part of its van conversion packages.
Plus, firing filtered urine steam out out of your van chassis each flush is a enjoyable get together trick for campground and tailgate.
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Along with the impartial S bundle, Etteliot packages the system with a Trelino dry separating bathroom, provides a DIY package for constructing and equipping your personal dry bathroom, and sells conversion kits for a number of Thetford moveable cassette bathrooms. The Etteliot S unit processes as much as 4.8 liters of urine per day.
What we might actually prefer to see is for Etteliot to staff with CompoCloset in including the Etteliot S system to the new S1 toilet, a hybrid dry separating design that options an auto-bagging system for feces and a urine bottle. With the addition of the Etteliot S, your entire hands-on a part of waste disposal, not counting bodily relieving oneself, could be minimized to throwing sealed, odorless baggies within the rubbish.
Etteliot’s gross sales footprint is concentrated in France but in addition consists of choose areas round Spain, Germany and different EU international locations. It will likely be attention-grabbing to see if any such system catches on, particularly now that waterless auto-wrapping bathrooms appear to be transferring towards the mainstream.
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