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 Mobile ViewSEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECT DIAGNOSE REPAIR ADDITIVES / TREATMENTS for SEPTIC SYSTEMS AEROBIC SEPTIC SYSTEMS ALTERNATING BED SEPTIC SYSTEMS BACKUP PREVENTION, SEPTIC BACKUP PREVENTION, SEWER LINE BACKWATER VALVES, SEWER LINE BIOLOGICAL POLLUTANTS BOOKS, RECOMMENDED SEPTIC BOOKSTORE, SEPTIC SYSTEMS CESSPOOLS DRYWELL DESIGN & USES EFFLUENT RETENTION TIME FILTERS SEPTIC & GREYWATER FLOOD DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, SAFETY & CLEANUP FLOODED SEPTIC SYSTEMS, REPAIR GARBAGE DISPOSAL vs SEPTICS GRAVELLESS SEPTIC SYSTEMS GRAVITY/SIPHON DOSING SYSTEMS GREYWATER SYSTEMS HOME BUYERS GUIDE to SEPTIC SYSTEMS HOME SELLERS GUIDE TO SEPTIC INSPECT LAGOON SEPTIC SYSTEMS LEACHFIELD FAILURE DIAGNOSIS MEDIA FILTER SEPTIC SYSTEMS MOUND SEPTIC SYSTEMS NOISE / SOUND DIAGNOSIS & CURE ODORS & SMELLS DIAGNOSIS & CURE ODOR DIAGNOSIS CHECKLIST ODORLESS CHEMICALS / GASES: CHECK FOR? ODORS, PLUMBING SYSTEM ODORS, SEPTIC or SEWER ODORS, SULPHUR SMELL SOURCES OUTHOUSES & LATRINES PLANTS & TREES OVER SEPTIC SYSTEMS PRESSURE DOSING SEPTIC SYSTEMS RAISED BED SEPTIC SYSTEMS SAND BED SEPTIC SYSTEMS SEEPAGE PITS SEPTIC & CESSPOOL SAFETY SEPTIC BACKUP PREVENTION SEPTIC BACKUP REPAIR SEPTIC BOOK, FREE ONLINE SEPTIC BOOKSTORE SEPTIC CONSULTANTS SEPTIC DRAINFIELD FAILURE DIAGNOSIS SEPTIC DRAINFIELD INSPECTION & TEST SEPTIC DRAINFIELD LIFE SEPTIC DRAINFIELD LOCATION SEPTIC DRAINFIELD RESTORERS? SEPTIC DRAINFIELD SIZE SEPTIC DRAINFIELD SHAPE SEPTIC DRAWINGS SEPTIC DYE TEST PROCEDURE SEPTIC FIELD INSPECTION SEPTIC FILTERS SEPTIC FLOOD RESPONSE SEPTIC HOLDING TANKS SEPTIC INSPECTION & TEST GUIDE SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECTION CLASS SEPTIC LIFE EXPECTANCY SEPTIC LIFE MAXIMIZING STEPS SEPTIC METHANE GAS SEPTIC ODORS SEPTIC PUMPS SEPTIC PUMPING REPAIR SEPTIC & CESSPOOL SAFETY SEPTIC TANK GRASS or SNOWMELT SEPTIC TANK, HOME BUYERS GUIDE SEPTIC TANK INSPECTION PROCEDURE SEPTIC TREATMENTS & CHEMICALS SEPTIC VIDEOS SEWAGE & SEPTIC CONTAMINANTS SEWAGE BACKUP, WHAT TO DO SEWAGE BACKUP TEST & CLEANUP SEWAGE BACKUP PREVENTION SEWAGE CONTAMINATION in buildings SEWAGE CONTAMINANTS in FRUIT / VEGETABLES SEWAGE EJECTOR / GRINDER PUMPS SEWAGE LEVELS in SEPTIC TANKS SEWAGE NITROGEN CONTAMINANTS SEWAGE PATHOGENS in SEPTIC SLUDGE SEWAGE PUMPS SEWAGE PUMP CLOG DAMAGE TOILETS, INSPECT, INSTALL, REPAIR TOILET ALTERNATIVES General Categories of Waterless Camping & Emergency Toilets Chemical Toilets How to Use & Maintain a Chemical Toilet Dump into Septic Tank? Composting Toilets What is a Composting Toilet? Full-Time and Part-Time Composting Toilets Electric vs. Non-Electric Composting Toilets Automatic, Semi-Automatic, Manual Composting Toilets Toilet Trap/Bowl-Closure Methods Composting Process Methods Compost Toilet Installation Compost Toilet Operation Regulations and Standards Composting Toilet Sources, Models Buy Books on Composting Toilets Disabled or Elderly-Use Toilets Greywater Septic Systems SEPTIC SYSTEM FLOOD REPAIR Incinerator Toilet Systems OUTHOUSES & LATRINES TOILET FLUSHOMETER VALVES TOILET INSTALLATION PROCEDURE TOILET OVERFLOW EMERGENCY TOILET PLUGS, SEWER BACKUP TOILET REPAIR GUIDE Toilet Won't Flush at All Toilet Drain Clogged Toilet Flushes Poorly Toilet Leak Catastrophes Toilet Runs Continuously Toilet Tank Sweats Leaky Toilet Seals - Odors Loose Toilet Repairs TOILET TYPES Toilet Types, Flush Methods TOILETS, DON'T FLUSH LIST NEVER FLUSH INTO SEPTICS BETTER NOT TO FLUSH HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS OTHER CHEMICALS CHLORINE IN DRINKING WATER CHLORINE IN SEPTIC WASTEWATER DISHWASHERS vs SEPTICS DRUGS INTO the SEPTIC TANK? GARBAGE GRINDERS vs SEPTICS REDUCE IMPACT of SOFTENER on SEPTIC REVERSE OSMOSIS CONCENTRATE DISPOSAL SEWAGE PUMP CLOG DAMAGE TOILET TISSUE CHOICES WASHING MACHINES & SEPTIC SYSTEMS * NO FLUSH SUMMARY LIST TRAPS on PLUMBING FIXTURES TREATMENTS & CHEMICALS, SEPTIC VIDEO GUIDES: Septic Videos WASHING MACHINES & SEPTIC SYSTEMS WASTEWATER TREATMENT BASICS WATER SOFTENERS & CONDITIONERS WATER SUPPLY & DRAIN PIPING WATER TESTS, CONTAMINANTS, TREATMENT WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT CHOICES WATER, WELLS, WATER TANKS: TESTING GUIDE WETLAND SEPTIC SYSTEMS WINTERIZE A BUILDING More Information |
This article provides information about using chemical or composting toilets for elderly or disabled people for convenience (close access) or to avoid the effects of medication on septic tank bacteria. InspectAPedia tolerates no conflicts of interest. We have no relationship with advertisers nor with topics or services discussed at this website.Our page top photo shows a fully automatic composting toilet. Below we describe chemical and composting toilets for disabled, sick, or elderly people's use. Waterless toilets, low-water toilets, and other alternative toilet designs may solve practical problems in providing convenient, sanitary facilities for temporary or even longer term care of elderly, disabled, sick, or injured people. Special care needs to be taken to provide proper toilet height, grab rails, and maintenance. People concerned with the effect of medication on private septic tanks and drainfields should read DRUGS INTO the SEPTIC TANK?. Also see NEVER FLUSH INTO SEPTICS. Readers should also see TOILET ALTERNATIVES for a discussion of Camping & Emergency Use Toilets, chemical toilets, waterless toilets, graywater systems, composting toilets, home health care toilets, incinerating toilets, outhouses, and latrines. © Copyright 2012 InspectAPedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use page top links to major topics or use links at the left of each page to navigate within topics and documents at this website. Green links show where you are in a document series or at this website. Suggestions for Using a Chemical or Waterless Toilet for the Elderly, Disabled, or Home CareQuestion about using a chemical toilet because medications are killing septic tank bacteria:My uncle is on some medication that has killed all the bacteria in our septic system. We were told the only way to get the bacteria back was to stop having my uncle use the septic system and we needed to get him a chemical toilet. What do you suggest we get. We have to be able to use it in the house because he is disabled. We have to solved the problem of the stinky septic ASAP. - K.H. Answer:Toilets for the disabled or elderly that are connected to building plumbing and municipal sewer or private septic systems are different from other models principally in their height above the floor. But if you need to use a separate toilet that is not connected to plumbing, either for physical convenience or to avoid placing excreted medications into a septic system, alternatives are available. The most simple solution to your problem would be using a portable camping toilet as we describe below. Alternatively, the chemical and waterless toilets we describe here may be suitable, depending on how far you'll have to travel to empty the toilet into a municipal sewer or an RV dumping station. Chemical Toilets for disabled or home care use
Possible use of a composting toilet: Alternatively, you may find that some composting toilet manufacturers produce a completely self-contained unit that is also suitable. Some composting toilets are already taller than the simple chemical toilet we show here, avoiding the need to elevate the toilet for comfortable use. Elevating the chemical toilet above the floor:The ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADA 4.16) & ADA Fig. 29b specify that the height of water closets (toilets) shall be 17 inches to 19 inches, measured to the top of the toilet seat. You will probably need to build a stable, secure wooden base to elevate the toilet so that the top of the seat is 18" or 19" above the floor - otherwise an elderly or disabled person may have trouble getting up and down from the toilet. In our photograph (left) and at How to Use & Maintain a Chemical Toilet you can see an example of a wooden base that we built for this purpose. And you'll want nearby grab rails consistent with ADA 4.26 & ADA Fig. 29b. These aids are missing in our photograph (above-left). Our wooden base included 1" x 1" rails around its perimeter and spaced to assure that the toilet would not slide around or move off of the base. For an elderly or disabled person you may also need to secure the base to the floor. Don't secure or glue the toilet itself to the wooden base as you'll need to be able to lift it away for emptying or cleaning. Composting Toilets for disabled or home care useSee Composting Toilets for possible models that may also be suitable for elderly or disabled use. Watch out: before using a composting toilet to receive waste from people whose medications include lots of antibiotics or other medicines that may kill bacteria, discuss the question with the composting toilet manufacturer. If the medications kill bacteria in a septic tank, the same drugs will certainly kill bacteria necessary for a composting toilet system to work properly. At TOILET ALTERNATIVES you'll see we list other more sophisticated (and much more costly) types of waterless toilets - most of these will require installation by an expert as they include vent piping and in some cases an external reservoir tank. These are more permanent installations, but the result is a more "normal" looking toilet that is bolted to the floor. Camping Toilets: Portable no-flush toilet systems for disabled or home care useFor short term use a camping toilet can be as easy as a chemical toilet to place close to bedside or in an otherwise accessible location for disabled, sick, or elderly person use. Watch out: a free-standing portable toilet may be tippy or a bit short; you may need to provide grab rails or personal assistance to make using a portable toilet easy and safe for people who are disabled.
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Where to Empty the Chemical Toilet:When the bottom reservoir is getting full it is separated from the top half of the toilet by two clips and emptied into a plumbed toilet or septic tank. But if your purpose was to avoid placing excreted medications into a private septic system or tank, you will need to empty the toilet reservoir into a toilet that is served by a municipal sewer or perhaps an RV dumping station. Dump into Septic Tank? discusses this topic. This is an easy, simple system, but requires assistance from someone besides the user if an elderly or disabled person is involved - at least to empty the tank on occasion. A chemical deodorant placed in the base is inexpensive and keeps things pleasant and sanitary. See Chemical Toilets for more about this option. Also see our detailed article about camping and emergency use toilets found at Camping & Emergency Toilets. Product submissions are welcome Contact Us. No conflicts of interest: We have no financial business relationship nor any other economic relationship with any product or service discussed at this website. Questions & Answers regarding this articleQuestions & answers about specifications for using portable or chemical toilets for the elderly or for people with physical disabilities Ask a Question or Search InspectAPediaHTML Comment Box is loading comments...
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