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Incorporating a bidet attachment to a compost toilet

 
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Hey everyone,

Looking to see if anyone has successfully incorporated a bidet attachment to a compost toilet.

Long story short I've just bought a bare (very bare) old farmhouse in central France with a good chunk of land. Plan is to build an outdoor compost toilet whilst doing up the place. Thinking a double chamber toilet but open to ideas and suggestions as relatively new to this and build has yet to begin. One thing I really don't want to go without is a bidet. A foot pump actioned bidet from a rain water reservoir is the best idea I can think of. Obviously more rudimentary options such as a handheld squirt bottle are an option but would prefer the fancy nob controlled permanent attachment if possible.
I guess my questions are:

a) Has anyone successfully fit a bidet attachment to a compost toilet?

b) would the excess moisture affect the composting/mouldering in any negative way? As the water would primarily go down the compost side.

Many thanks

ps: if an intro is required I apologise, I couldn't see the section
 
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Welcome to the forum.

I hope you find someone that has done this.

My first thought was that using a bidet would add a lot of water to the composting toilet so that it would stay wet a long time.  

Does it have a urine diverter which would also divert the water?
 
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Welcome to Permies, Joey!
And welcome to the 'let's renovate this ancient farmhouse in central France-club' , I'm here too, and know of some others around us

A bidet attachment to a compost toilet sounds like a good challenge. I think you'd need to have a urine diverter, and probably some means to warm up the water of the bidet in the winter?
I personally don't know of anyone who's combined bidet and compost toilet, but am eager to find out the results to your question.

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