Shea Loner

A book binder of some sort?

The easy reply of Dinosaur doesn't count?

I would be just fine with a composting toilet. Other family members would Not. Doubt they would be legal here anyway.

I'm in upstate NY. The "low flow" toilets are the issue. Because they use a lower amt of water. They are also now code because of our dear Governor, so the likely hood of getting an older style is slim. I have been thinking of doing a pull chain style, that is definitely an option.
Part of the problem is Def the brand of toilet and its design. If anyone has a recommendation on one that works let me know.
It does take a solid 5 min for the tank to refill after a flush with our water pressure.

John C Daley wrote:I take it the reduced amount of water in the flush is not enough to actually flush the line?
If that is the case I believe your pipes down stream are blocked.
Is it possible to trace the pipe and check for tree roots etc that may have worked their way in?

OH must definitely. The septic hasn't been touched in so long a previous generation built half an addition over it, and planted a row of cedars down the line. Without tearing everything down and redoing the septic the only option I have is somehow increasing the flow at the tank.
The addition will be coming down sometime in the next year or two and the septic will be addressed then. It's just one more thing in a long list of cob jobs that need fixing.

Cristo Balete wrote:There are small electrical  inline pumps called boosters.  They are inserted into the plumbing usually  just inside the structure or where water comes into bathroom.   Don't know where you are, but Everflo is a major brand, they have several types.  It should be installed where it is protected from the elements.  And then all plumbing ought to have a pressure check, because if it's old plumbing, new high pressure might be too much for it.

Otherwise, why not just use a bucket to flush the whole thing?  A bucket that holds 11 to 13 quarts ought to do it.  You can save a lot of water by peeing into containers and decanting onto compost pile.

The bathroom is very tiny. There is no place on the floor to keep a bucket where it won't get kicked or spilled. And it takes a min or 2 to fill a bucket enough to flush depending on time of year. I would not trust any of the household lines to contain any more pressure then they do Currently.
Not everyone in the house is as comfortable with the offgrid style as I am, so a compost system is a hard no. Unfortunately.

I'm trying to find a solution for a problem we have had for a few years now. My home is an old farmhouse, water is from a gravity fed spring/shallow well. Minimal pressure at the house. Without adding in a new pressure tank is there any style of toilet or modification I can do to make it so the toilet will flush better? As is we had to replace the old 2.8gpf toilet with a 1.6gpf over a year ago. It's not enough. Frequently need at least another half gal of water dumped in the tank to complete a flush.  Can't seem to find anything on the market these days with a 2gpf.
Without any water pressure we don't get the additional push from water refilling the tank. I've thought about a pressure assist insert but I don't think we have enough water pressure to fill it correctly.

What is the purpose of clipping the seed?

Pearl Sutton wrote:
And FWIW, I have never managed to make a zipper work well as a busk.  

:D

Do you think adding boning channels to either side of a zipper would work? I've been tinkering around trying to find a pattern that will work for me, but I A- want it in a waistcoat style and B- definately dont want a soild busk. I move around alot for work. Often times crawling or contorting into small spaces. Main goal being to contain the girls firmly so theres no shifting or bouncing while giving some manner of back support.

Managed to track down my picture of Alexander finally. Been a Very long week here.  He was maybe 1-1/2 yrs old at this point.