Off Grid Waste Management | Simple Solution for Sewage Treatment

[@offgridpath]

You can watch the full cabin tour here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKGtkpVomLd6r6M

[@dper1112]

Cat owners have successfully dealt with solid waste and associated smells for decades. It is interesting that we often think human waste will defeat us when cat waste doesn't, and of course the volume is much greater, but still the technology and general know-how is readily available.

[@offgridpath]

Great comment and totally agree! It's all about perspective

[@Chris-b4w8t]

Very true, I have a cat, two big dogs, one small dog, and 6 quails. I’m literally so used to dealing with animal dookie that my own isn’t going to scare me off that easily😂

[@zackeryshackelford3864]

I sometimes sneak a shit into the cats box, which really pisses him off, but I find it to be worth the effort

[@DavidJarrold-e7j]

It’s a solution but shitting in your neighbours garden is not a good solution.

[@tavascarow]

There are laws about poluting water courses. So if you're near streams or rivers it would be wise to check the legislation and planning IMHO. I use a 25 litre bucket in my compost loo and I fill it in about the same time as yours, which looks a lot smaller But I add a generous handful of sawdust after every deposit, which might account for the difference. Either that or I poo a lot!! The sawdust reduces odour dramatically. I don't use a vented system, it's in an outhouse but it's easy to install one using off the shelf pipe and a computer fan.

[@adreenryan2901]

The sawdust does make a big difference with smell but where do you dump it when full we use bog mull in a compost heap.

[@ginnypeckham4022]

And also into ditches that ultimately drain into other water courses. Our off-grid sewage treatment system which consists of two deep tanks, one with an aerator, plus a soakaway, needed a certificate from the Environment Agency to be legal. DIY random systems are fine until you sell your property, which we just have, when you'll need to prove that it's not polluting the surrounding environment.

[@petercodrington3558]

Just wanted to say thank you for your videos. I've brought your book from and started reading it. This is something we aim to do in the future

[@offgridpath]

You're very welcome indeed and really glad you're enjoying the videos! Thanks for buying the book I really appreciate the support and encouragement. I hope you find it helpful for your future project!

[@Solo50plus]

Thank you for sharing this with so much detail, really useful 🙏🏽😊

[@offgridpath]

You're most welcome. Really glad you enjoyed it and very happy it was helpful. Cheers!

[@soulstar5161]

Does soak away not contaminate the ground underneath? Is that sth you need planning permission?

[@scottburdett1865]

Maybe depends what chemicals you use for cleaning. There are more natural disinfectants and what not but yeah dumping your typical tide pods down isn’t ideal

[@Sukariguru374]

Thank you. I am living off grid in East Africa. You have given me some ideas. I am having issues with my soak away as it is not soaking away. The third layer of soil is red soil usually used for building mud houses. I will relocate the pipe and dig deeper. Enjoy.

[@Jacklockyer87]

Fantastic! Thank you so much for making the video. I've been waiting for this one. I have just bought your book too. Looking forward to reading it 👍

[@offgridpath]

What a lovely comment! Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying the content! Thanks Jason

[@JohnBK12]

Really great content. Very informative and enjoyable - thank you.

[@offgridpath]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gokottafilm1049]

Thanks for the video, it's great to see the thought process as thinking of how I would sort out a similar situation. How has it been since you've done the work - have you had any issues with it or is there anything you'd change? Thanks!

[@offgridpath]

Thanks a lot! No issues at all so far. I think there's nothing i'd change with the waste situation as everything works pretty well. I would like to have a water catchment from the roof but that doesn't really have anything to do with it! ha!

[@Galerak1]

you said 'do-do' when you were talking about the toilet.... yes, I'm a 50+ yr old child who found that amusing 😁😂

[@offgridpath]

Hahaha! I appreciate that - i have a similar humour

[@aslinndhan]

You might look into the septic tank bacteria used to maintain septic tanks.

[@offgridpath]

That's a very good point. Thanks for watching!

[@aslinndhan]

@@offgridpath I was just thinking it might keep your pipes cleaner for longer and not create so much pipe gunk that would stop up your flow 😁

[@JohnSmith-lk8cy]

Don't put your loo poo near any water supply you may have. We had our compost bin near our aquifer and when we had the water tested there was lots of e-coli in the water sample. The report wasn't specific about the type and most is not harmful but we moved our compost corner to a different location anyway.

[@Itsonlysimon]

If you have 2 compost bins, one in use and one stays empty. If you turn it into the empty one every 6 months, it's compost so much quicker.

[@JohnBlair-p2z]

Hi, I was just wondering why you lined the soakaway with that black cloth. Cheers.

[@offgridpath]

I didn’t want the rock drain to get clogged up with soil and thought that would be a good option to keep it relatively soil free 🙌

[@truth3358]

The waste water should be at least 30 meters from the building as you will soon find out in the summer time 👍

[@offgridpath]

You're quite right, but we've had two summers in the cabin and up until now we've had no problems so fingers crossed for the future!

[@Semi0ffGrid7]

Very clever idea!

[@dper1112]

The test is a "soil percolation test".

[@offgridpath]

Thank you! I got the american name and now we've got to the bottom of it. Thanks!

[@gypsygem9395]

Came here to say that!

[@gypsygem9395]

Do you not harvest rainwater runoff?

[@Melicoy]

That tree root in 2 years will plug your pipe being attracted to the water source. Please remove thanks

[@offgridpath]

Yeah, I have had a few comments on this in previous videos. I'm going to have to remove those and hope they haven't done too much damage. Thanks for the concern and advice

[@DJ-uk5mm]

Thanks for the information I’m researching this at the moment so it’s good timing😊

[@finlaycairns2196]

Do you not need planning permission to build a soak away?

[@HB91LDN]

lol with that mentality you’ll never move onto your own land.

[@finlaycairns2196]

⁠​⁠@@HB91LDNjust genuinely curious. I would love to do something like this rather than spend thousands on a septic system. Not sure how my curiosity warrants such an obnoxious reply, but hey ho! Have a great day!

[@finlaycairns2196]

@@HB91LDN I didn’t post with the intention of being a smart ass, but more to find out more information about this as I would like to do this if I could. From the little research I have done, it seems soakaways are illegal (I guess for environmental reasons), obviously off grid has done his very carefully and avoiding environmental damage which is great. But maybe he knows more about skirting round the law, in which case I would love to hear how. But anyway, not being judgmental or a smart ass, just curious.

[@SuperPetril]

So many thing Are illegal Bro on this planet especoaly govermental sector Are thé best in doing this crap laws fór makeing US sheeps... and pay fór something what JUST dosnt have common sense ,watch life abit difrently man other wice you end up in loop of your own smelly shit 😉théy shoothing rockets to Sky And shitig all enviroment CROSS the planet that no mother cunt Will clean up that crap from there another 100000 years ,Waters Are contaminated from all tractors whichones spray all pesticides all ower ,rivers ,oceans And So on Are contaminated by larges factories And power stationes ,air poluted by particals of wheels from Cars And you Are asking one beautiful man WHO honestly sharing his idea this crap question ?! Common man grow up dont be idiot And get somewhere else maybe to your goverment And ask first those questions to them what the fuck théy are doing ,or théy mandating to do someone else doing forthem dirty job 😊 have nice day And shit into the nature, she Will be happy fór that and your ass too🙌 stay healthy ,

[@carlapappalardo1901]

Not to be gross, but with the separette (sp?) what happens if someone is throwing up in the toilet? Either a pregnant woman in the morning, or someone undergoing chemo that throws up? Does that get composted? I guess maybe the chemo example wasn't a good sample question because you can't with that as it's chemicals.

[@cerealbucketcoaster]

Whatever your puking is just organic material. unless you ingested some chemicals, its just food, drink and bile. just gotta make sure you push that blue button :)

[@carlapappalardo1901]

@@cerealbucketcoaster I was talking about chemotherapy which is a toxin.

[@JasonHoward-x2t]

Reed bed better have the Reed bed overflowing to a veg garden your own waste will grow good veggies

[@erniecamhan]

You timed the soakaway, then put a membrane in which is going change the timing...so why time it

[@lindasands1433]

Where does the pee go?

[@SuperPetril]

I Guess to soak Area

[@stevejudd3919]

It’s an interesting approach but sadly is not compliant with UK pollution laws….. you could be prosecuted. Is it likely to happen no but it’s still not right to shortcut because you can’t afford a proper solution as the reality is you are putting your own health and ever body else downstream at risk!