You might be surprised about winter solar performance. I'm in BC, and my brother's place on the gulf islands just got a 4kW solar system installed, with 900W of panels. The standby consumption of the inverter is about 10W (not bad considering the 4kW output). But what I was most surprised was that we were seeing 100W of power from the panels even during the days of full cloud cover and heavy rain in early September. I would assume the small 12V fan in a toilet will draw less than 1W, and if you have an efficient solar inverter/charging system, it may not be a problem even in the dark days of winter. When we do find a boat, I'll definitely be investigating a composting toilet, along with a solar system.
On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 10:03 PM Dave. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > This info is great. We measured the head compartment and the airhead unit > would fit. Just. Our biggest concerns are where to locate the vent and how > to deal with the 24/7 need for electricity. How did you guys deal with > these issues? SLY has no anchor locker in which to lead the vent nor shore > power to support 24/7 electrical consumption. A solar panel might work but > here in the northwest we see precious little sun in the winter. And we are > concerned that a deck led vent would allow water intrusion in rough > weather. Thoughts? > Thanks again. > Dave. > SLY 1975 C&C 33 > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Sep 30, 2018, at 12:27 PM, Robert Boyer <dainyr...@icloud.com> wrote: > > > > We have had a composting head (Air Head) for several years now and love > it. It sits a little higher than a standard toilet but we got used to it. > We live aboard and go south every winter and we have to empty the solids > container every 3 weeks (2 people). As I recall, composting requires a > temp of at least 55 degrees F which is not a problem for us but could be > for some people who keep their boats in cold weather. I have more info on > my blog... > > > > Bob > > > > Bob Boyer > > S/V Rainy Days (1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230) > > Blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com > > Email: dainyr...@icloud.com > > Annapolis, MD > > > >> On Sep 30, 2018, at 12:16 PM, Dave. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Dave. > >> I love your question and look forward to responses. We, on our 33-1 are > looking at the same issue. In our case we have had no real holding tank (a > 6 gallon job which was never used) but have used an electro-scan Type 1 > Marine Sanitation Device. As Puget Sound in now a no discharge zone we need > to choose our next system. The composting head sounds like an interesting > option but I too would like to here what others have experienced. They are > not cheap but neither is a custom made holding tank. I’ve looked at the > many prefabricated tanks and have not found one which would fit our > situation. > >> Dave. > >> SLY > >> 1975 C&C 33 > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >>> On Sep 29, 2018, at 11:40 PM, Dave S via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Has anyone installed a composting head in a 33 or similar? > >>> Have been contemplating replacement of my stench-impregnated holding > tank and hoses and it was suggested I look at a composting head instead. > >>> Very tempting for many reasons, plus a huge gain in interior space > below the v-berth. > >>> my only concern is size of the unit itself and I wonder if anyone has > already been down this road. Any thoughts or guidance? > >>> Thanks! > >>> Dave - windstar 33-2 > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> > >>> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. > Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list > - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com
_______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
