This video was absolutely on point for us - logical and easy to follow. We have a caravan being built in early December and have opted to go with the ogo composting toilet. We are Kiwis going to Australia for a two to three year lap.❤️😁🌺
Thanks for the video. We changed from a cassette to an OGO about a year ago. It was a learning process to get the solids bin primed correctly but all good now. We only use our own shower and loo so I empty the liquid container every 2 1/2 days and the solids bin every 7 days. I empty the solids bin inside the ensuite, it is easy and I don’t have people watching. I tried the vinegar thing but didn’t like it. I now use Tetford toilet bowl rinse. I put about 10 squirts of it into a 500 ml spray bottle of water and we give the liquid compartment a couple of sprays after each use much like ‘flushing’. We also don’t put toilet paper in the solids bin. We are so glad we made the switch. Like you, I like the fact that the solids bin is easy to empty. I also like that the agitator is powered and that there is a red warning light to alert me that the liquid container is almost full. We bought a spare liquid container so we don’t have to empty it in inclement weather, like it is right now in Woolgoola NSW. Raining and near gale winds. We also bought an extra cap for the liquid container. Because we have the space, we have a small bin and every now and then hubby sits outside and crumbles about 4 peat bricks into the bin so I always have peat ready to use. Like you, I also found that I only had to put in enough peat to cover the bottom of the solids bin leaving the agitator arms exposed. I switch on the agitator and slowly add some water and of course the peat fluffs up. I normally do the agitator twice so that the lumps break up a bit more. I used to be pedantic about making sure the peat is well broken up but I came to realize that it is not an issue. As I don’t measure/weigh the peat, the amount of water I use can differ but it is normally about 750ml so I will be interested to see how much water you put in. Cheers and safe travels.
Hey. Thank you. This is the most comprehensive and simple explanation of how to use the Ogo. We have a new one waiting for installation in our new van when it arrives. Good luck.
I loved this honest review, if you weren’t sponsored by OGO you should have been. I do have one question, how are the smells on the outside of the coach near the exhaust port? Thank you, this has been the most comprehensive vid yet on the OGO.
@@thebreathoflife3504 Hi! No, we don’t find we get any smell from the toilet paper. I do change the garbage bags super often though. I did someone yesterday keep a doggy poo bag on their toilet roll holder so they can out any soiled paper in that and tie it off before placing in the bin etc.
@@thebreathoflife3504 our ensuite doesn’t smell from the toilet paper being put in a small bin. We have a cat and we use the same bin for emptying her litter. We always change the bag after she poo’s. So in reality the bag gets changed twice a day. It is a dog poo bag in a small container with a lid.
Have to correct some of your info. First up any urine separating toilet is great. So much better and easier than a cassette / chemical toilet. Now the miss information ! You mentioned that you could spread the solids over a garden, please NO Human solids takes 9-12 MONTHS to safely compost. IN the few weeks we hold solids in a urine separating toilet nothing has composted, it is still harmful human solids and should either be: 1) As you say double bag and put in a bin 2) If you actually have a proper safe "human waste" compost bin at home go for it, but 99.9% of people will not. Now I know you did say be sensible and dont put on gardens etc at caravan parks or public places, BUT dont do it at all. Nothing has composted yet. I think where people get confused is all of use that use urine separating toilets know the solids does not smell, and that in fact the urine bottle is the most offensive as you mentioned. I think people see solids that don't smell and so think it's composted. Compositing takes 9-12 months. One other point. With "Stir the solids bin" types of toilets like the OGO, Natures Head and many other now, there is always a learning curve, dealing with getting the compost coconut coir and water mix just right, it is messy to empty. There is a better way ! We use a urine separating toilet in our van, it's a Trelino Evo and has a BAG liner in the solids, no stirring at all. Just throw in a handful of say Mini Hem Stalks (rabbit bedding) after each solids use and that keeps things dry and aerated. To empty the solids takes me all of 3-4min. Just tie off the bag, lift out and put in a new bag, your done. Given most people are bagging and binning it anyway, having a toilet with a bag liner in the solids just makes sense. We have had our Trelino Evo in the van for 2 years, Other than a normal wipe down of the lid and seat with a damp cloth it has never needed any cleaning. Super easy to use, empty and no mess, no fuss. Thats not the case with toilets like Natures Head, OGO etc, they do need cleaning every time you empty and can be messy. I think the reason there are toilets still doing the "stir the solids" is that Natures head was first, so other brands copied and not until more recently did the bag liner urine separating toilets become more popular and mainstream. Regardless any urine separating toilet be it stir the solids or bag liner is way way better and easier than a cassette toilet.
Excellent vid,thanks. Just picked up our van which has an OGO fitted.
Thanks from the States. Installing my Ogo on a 40 foot sail boat. Cheers!
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This video was absolutely on point for us - logical and easy to follow. We have a caravan being built in early December and have opted to go with the ogo composting toilet. We are Kiwis going to Australia for a two to three year lap.❤️😁🌺
Thanks for the video. We changed from a cassette to an OGO about a year ago. It was a learning process to get the solids bin primed correctly but all good now. We only use our own shower and loo so I empty the liquid container every 2 1/2 days and the solids bin every 7 days. I empty the solids bin inside the ensuite, it is easy and I don’t have people watching.
I tried the vinegar thing but didn’t like it. I now use Tetford toilet bowl rinse. I put about 10 squirts of it into a 500 ml spray bottle of water and we give the liquid compartment a couple of sprays after each use much like ‘flushing’. We also don’t put toilet paper in the solids bin.
We are so glad we made the switch. Like you, I like the fact that the solids bin is easy to empty. I also like that the agitator is powered and that there is a red warning light to alert me that the liquid container is almost full.
We bought a spare liquid container so we don’t have to empty it in inclement weather, like it is right now in Woolgoola NSW. Raining and near gale winds. We also bought an extra cap for the liquid container.
Because we have the space, we have a small bin and every now and then hubby sits outside and crumbles about 4 peat bricks into the bin so I always have peat ready to use. Like you, I also found that I only had to put in enough peat to cover the bottom of the solids bin leaving the agitator arms exposed. I switch on the agitator and slowly add some water and of course the peat fluffs up. I normally do the agitator twice so that the lumps break up a bit more. I used to be pedantic about making sure the peat is well broken up but I came to realize that it is not an issue.
As I don’t measure/weigh the peat, the amount of water I use can differ but it is normally about 750ml so I will be interested to see how much water you put in.
Cheers and safe travels.
Hey. Thank you. This is the most comprehensive and simple explanation of how to use the Ogo. We have a new one waiting for installation in our new van when it arrives. Good luck.
I loved this honest review, if you weren’t sponsored by OGO you should have been. I do have one question, how are the smells on the outside of the coach near the exhaust port? Thank you, this has been the most comprehensive vid yet on the OGO.
Brilliant video. Explained and shown very well. Thank you!
Is there a possibility of urine escaping from the top collecting point and the top of the urine bottle or is it a tight connection between the two.
@@markward38 the seal between the urine part of the OGO and the urine bottle is very good and it does t leak at all.
Doesnt your bathroom stink with the dirty toilet paper sitting in a bin? Honest question
@@thebreathoflife3504 Hi! No, we don’t find we get any smell from the toilet paper. I do change the garbage bags super often though. I did someone yesterday keep a doggy poo bag on their toilet roll holder so they can out any soiled paper in that and tie it off before placing in the bin etc.
@@thebreathoflife3504 our ensuite doesn’t smell from the toilet paper being put in a small bin. We have a cat and we use the same bin for emptying her litter. We always change the bag after she poo’s. So in reality the bag gets changed twice a day. It is a dog poo bag in a small container with a lid.
Did you ever get a chance to measure exactly how much water you use per quarter brick? Thanks
Have to correct some of your info. First up any urine separating toilet is great. So much better and easier than a cassette / chemical toilet.
Now the miss information !
You mentioned that you could spread the solids over a garden, please NO
Human solids takes 9-12 MONTHS to safely compost. IN the few weeks we hold solids in a urine separating toilet nothing has composted, it is still harmful human solids and should either be:
1) As you say double bag and put in a bin
2) If you actually have a proper safe "human waste" compost bin at home go for it, but 99.9% of people will not.
Now I know you did say be sensible and dont put on gardens etc at caravan parks or public places, BUT dont do it at all. Nothing has composted yet.
I think where people get confused is all of use that use urine separating toilets know the solids does not smell, and that in fact the urine bottle is the most offensive as you mentioned. I think people see solids that don't smell and so think it's composted. Compositing takes 9-12 months.
One other point. With "Stir the solids bin" types of toilets like the OGO, Natures Head and many other now, there is always a learning curve, dealing with getting the compost coconut coir and water mix just right, it is messy to empty.
There is a better way !
We use a urine separating toilet in our van, it's a Trelino Evo and has a BAG liner in the solids, no stirring at all. Just throw in a handful of say Mini Hem Stalks (rabbit bedding) after each solids use and that keeps things dry and aerated.
To empty the solids takes me all of 3-4min. Just tie off the bag, lift out and put in a new bag, your done.
Given most people are bagging and binning it anyway, having a toilet with a bag liner in the solids just makes sense.
We have had our Trelino Evo in the van for 2 years, Other than a normal wipe down of the lid and seat with a damp cloth it has never needed any cleaning. Super easy to use, empty and no mess, no fuss. Thats not the case with toilets like Natures Head, OGO etc, they do need cleaning every time you empty and can be messy.
I think the reason there are toilets still doing the "stir the solids" is that Natures head was first, so other brands copied and not until more recently did the bag liner urine separating toilets become more popular and mainstream.
Regardless any urine separating toilet be it stir the solids or bag liner is way way better and easier than a cassette toilet.