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Model: YV (Instructions 1.2.2012)
Capacity: 1-7 persons in year-round use
Electricity consumption: 200/530 Wh/day (normal/biolog.cleaning)
Maximum capacity: 8/40 W (normal/biolog.cleaning)
Close the toilet seat alwa
Close the toilet seat alwaClose the toilet seat alwa
Close the toilet seat always after use. Fill the composte
ys after use. Fill the composteys after use. Fill the composte
ys after use. Fill the composter with toilet (and kitchen) waste. You
r with toilet (and kitchen) waste. You r with toilet (and kitchen) waste. You
r with toilet (and kitchen) waste. You
can also use a bidet shower with the Ekolet composting to
can also use a bidet shower with the Ekolet composting tocan also use a bidet shower with the Ekolet composting to
can also use a bidet shower with the Ekolet composting toilet.
ilet.ilet.
ilet.
1. The composter has a storage for solid waste divided into four sectors, a storage for liquids, a
biofilter and a toilet seat.
2. The parts that need to be replaced at certain intervals are the electric fan and the water pump. A
A A
A
well
wellwell
well----functionin
functioninfunctionin
functioning composter
g composterg composter
g composter must always have the
must always have the must always have the
must always have the buzzing
buzzingbuzzing
buzzing sound of the fan
sound of the fan sound of the fan
sound of the fan and the babbling sound of
the water-fountain when the pump is running. These sounds can be clearly heard when standing next to
These sounds can be clearly heard when standing next to These sounds can be clearly heard when standing next to
These sounds can be clearly heard when standing next to
the compost
the compostthe compost
the compost----container and weak sound of these can be heard in the toile
container and weak sound of these can be heard in the toilecontainer and weak sound of these can be heard in the toile
container and weak sound of these can be heard in the toilet when the toilet seat is
t when the toilet seat is t when the toilet seat is
t when the toilet seat is
opened.
opened.opened.
opened.
3. To fill up a composting sector takes normally 6 - 18 months. One can see when the sector is full
by looking inside the toilet seat’s sewage-pipe or through the special checking hole in the
composter´s lid with the help of a flashlight.
4. The waste at the level of the emptying door is ready as last. One can speed up the maturing of
maturing of maturing of
maturing of
the compost
the compostthe compost
the compost by increasing the temperature of the room the composter is located in, by applying
insulating material around the composter, by adding porous substances like straw, chopped bark or
acid peat to the waste or by adding composting worms into the soil. To punch holes for example
with a crowbar to the dry composting material will speed up the process. Under normal
circumstances, however, none of the above-mentioned procedures are necessary.
5. When the composting sector is full
When the composting sector is fullWhen the composting sector is full
When the composting sector is full, the waste should be covered by 3-6 buckets of ordinary soil
or old compost. Rotate an empty sector - or an emptied sector that had contained the oldest
compost - into use. Put on top of the filtering tissue 5 - 10 cm layer of straw, chopped bark or acid
peat. The gasket of the emptying door shall be greased by the pipe putty (Unipack) before closing.
The sector is rotated by the handles above the side door or by using the EKOLET's lever. The rotating
is lighter if you grease the roller axis and lift the container's lid. In emptying the sector make sure
you don’t break the filter-tissue lining the inner surface. Before rotating into its place, make sure to
mark the starting date onto the emptying door. We recommend washing the filter cloth when the
composting sector is emptied of 2-3 times. Use a water hose, brush, and an environmentally
friendly detergent. Pull the bottom of the filter cloth bag out of the emptying door so, that the dirt
fall directly out of the sector.
6. The composted soil that is removed from a composting toilet is ready to use as such in the
garden as a fertilizer. The composted soil might need watering before empting.
7. Effluents are biologically pre-cleansed and can be directed by an exhaust hose into the greywater
precipitation storage. When one does not use the composting toilet regularly, one should pour a couple of buckets
full of water into the toilet every month so that the liquid compartment is always at least half-full so that the pump doesn’t
suck air. When full, the liquid level is approximately 7 cm below the check-up opening in the hoop. When the liquid
compartment is half-full the liquid level is approximately 15 cm below the opening. There is a special measuring stick
into which the liquid level is marked when the liquid compartment is full or half-full.
8. For periods of long absence (several months) it is advisable to detach the pumps electric cord from the outlet.
When the toilet is taken into use again, one must pour 50 - 100 litres of water into the composter, reconnect the electric
cord into the outlet and make sure that the liquid is circulating. In case the liquid has evaporated, one must put some
water into the water pump prior to the re-start. This can be done most easily by detaching the pressure hose from the
composter’s lid and by pouring water into it.
9. One should rinse the liquid compartment
One should rinse the liquid compartmentOne should rinse the liquid compartment
One should rinse the liquid compartment after the composting sector is full so that the sediment
collected into the bottom of the liquid compartment would not be transferred into the water pump. Detach the pump´s
electric cord from the outlet. Attach the hose in the lower corner of the liquid compartment into the
emptying valve underneath the hoop and open the valve. Sucking with a bilge pump used by
boaters can speed up the emptying. Open the checking hole in the side of the hoop and shower in
fresh water.
After rinsing, close the emptying valve, fill the liquid compartment with water so that it is at least half-full and close the
checking hole. Re-connect the pumps electricity and make sure that the liquids are circulating. In case the pump has
sucked air one must fill it with water prior to switching on the electricity. (How to do this; please go back to item 7
above).
10. One must wash the fan
One must wash the fan One must wash the fan
One must wash the fan and the water-pump with clean water yearly. Prior to washing, both will
need to be detached (please go back to section”Renewal of Electric Appliances”).
11. One should keep the household w
household whousehold w
household waste in the kitchen
aste in the kitchenaste in the kitchen
aste in the kitchen in a container that has a lid in order to
avoid flies and other insects.
12. Ventilation via the toilet seat sucks dusty air from the living quarters. One can wash the toilet
One can wash the toilet One can wash the toilet
One can wash the toilet
seat
seatseat
seat with environmentally safe biologically decomposing, mild detergents.
13. If one detects flies
If one detects fliesIf one detects flies
If one detects flies, one can get rid of the eggs and larvae by pouring nearly boiling water on
the surface of the compost. One can also use egg-destroying products used in cattle rearing (e.g.
Dimilin) or get rid of the flying insects by using special poisons (e.g. Baygon). To get rid of the flying
insects, the treatment must be done three times in sequent weeks. It is not impossible for the flies
to get into the liquid compartment so one can easily get rid of them. Compose a flytrap into the
toilet by filling a drinking glass with water, add a spoonful of dishwashing liquid and 2-4 spoonful’s of
apple vinegar.
14. In case of a power failure
In case of a power failureIn case of a power failure
In case of a power failure, one can avoid the unpleasant odours by detaching the fans electric
cord from the outlet and by pulling the fan underneath the composter’s lid out of its place so that it
doesn’t hinder natural ventilation. When the electricity is back on, one must put the fan back on its
place and switch it back on.
15. Any unpleasant odours due to electric shortage or maintenance work can be avoided by
placing a big garbage bag over the toilet seat.
16. EKOLET
EKOLET EKOLET
EKOLET ----toilet
toilettoilet
toilet is manufactured from polyethylene plastic suitable for recycling
manufactured from polyethylene plastic suitable for recyclingmanufactured from polyethylene plastic suitable for recycling
manufactured from polyethylene plastic suitable for recycling, hot zinc
plated steel and stainless steel.
The Ekolet is allowed to be
The Ekolet is allowed to beThe Ekolet is allowed to be
The Ekolet is allowed to be used only
used onlyused only
used only to the purposes mentioned
in this document and to be filled only by the material mentioned in the document “What one can
put to the composter and what never put into the composter”. Other kind of use is forbidden.
17. We have selected long
We have selected longWe have selected long
We have selected long----llllasting products for our electric appliances
asting products for our electric appliancesasting products for our electric appliances
asting products for our electric appliances. If an electric appliance
becomes defunct, first make sure the electricity is connected. If this doesn’t help, one should
replace the appliance according to the following instructions:
Renewal of Electric A
Renewal of Electric ARenewal of Electric A
Renewal of Electric Appliances
ppliancesppliances
ppliances
18. The fan
The fanThe fan
The fan can be replaced by
detaching the electric cord from the
outlet and by dropping the cord inside
the composter. The fan underneath
the composter’s lid is pulled out from
its shelf horizontally. The new fan is
pushed into its place. The electric
cord is threaded from the hole into the
outlet, tightened carefully and is
wedged on its place by a rubber cork.
The electric cord is attached into the
plug. One can purchase a new fan
from the EKOLET –representative or
from a normal electricity shop.
19. The inner parts of the pump can be changed by unplugging the pump´s cord from the outlet and by lifting the pump
at least to the level of the composter´s metal hoop, by pulling out the pumps end grid and by twisting the whole end of
the now visible pump out and by pulling out the inner part. After replacing the pump or its inner part one must put the
pump back on its place and feed it with water prior to connecting the electricity. (How to do this, please go to item 7
above). One can purchase a new pump or the inner part from the EKOLET –representative or from a normal aquarium
shop.
We recommend that one replaces the fan
We recommend that one replaces the fan We recommend that one replaces the fan
We recommend that one replaces the fan and the ceramic shaft of the water pump (or the pump) every
five years. We also recommend you always keep these parts as spare parts at hand.
Please visit each year our home pages (www.ekolet.com) to see the possible updates of this
manual.
Producer: Internet Home Page: http://www.ekolet.com
Ekolet Oy E-mail: info@ekolet.com
Estetie 3
FIN-00430 Helsinki
Troubleshooting:
Troubleshooting:Troubleshooting:
Troubleshooting:
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Unpleasant odour in the toilet:
One has left the emptying door or checking hole of the composter open.
Close the door.
The lid of the composter is not securely in its place
Fix the lids position.
The lid of the toilet seat is left open.
Close the lid.
There is a power failure.
Detach the fan from the electric outlet and pull out the fan from underneath the composter´s
lid from its shelve beneath the ventilation pipe (how to do this, please go to the item 18 in the
Instructions for use). When the power is back on, put the fan back on its place.
The fan is too dirty to function.
Wash the fan (to detach the fan, please go to the item 18 of the Instructions for use).
The fan is out of order.
Replace the fan (how to do this, please go to the item 18 of this Instructions for use).
The ventilation pipe is not airtight.
Seal the joint of the pipe.
The ventilation pipe is not long enough to reach over the ridge of the of the building as instructed in
the assembly -instructions.
Make the pipe longer and increase the voltage of the current (not over 12 v). In the bottom of
the transformer is a voltage regulator.
There is an exhaust-ventilation opening in the toilet room.
Close the opening.
If for the exceptional building these do not help, we recommend installing on the top of the ventilation
pipe a Roof fan of 230 V (Radon fan).
The composter´s liquids are not circulating (one can’t hear the water bubbling) or the pump trembles
and warms :
The water pump doesn’t get electricity.
Check the electric outlet.
The liquid compartment has not been rinsed.
Rinse the liquid compartment (please go to the item 8 of the Instructions for use).
You didn’t succeed in feeding the water pump with water.
Feed the pump again (please go to the item 7 of the Instructions for use).
The pump sucks air from the junction of the suction pipe at the end of the pump.
Seal the joint.
The pump is dirty (trembles and warms up)
Wash the pump from the inside (please go to the item 19 of the Instructions for use). It helps if you pour vinegar
or citric acid into the pump and let it act for a while (compare “ to clean the scale of the boiler”)
Add acid peat, sawdust or bark to the compost to decrease the alkalinity of the liquid (hard water).
The pump is out of order.
Replace the pump or its inner parts (please go to item 19 of the Instructions for use).
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One can put into the composte
One can put into the composteOne can put into the composte
One can put into the composterrrr
As a rule of the thumb, everything that has once been alive:
Normal toilet waste.
The peels of fruit and vegetables.
Used tealeaves and coffee (tea bags and coffee filters, too).
All food leftovers. If you have big individual waste (loafs of bread, cabbage etc.
it is advisable to cut these into smaller pieces before putting them into the
compostor)
Tissue paper unless you have used these to wipe some harmful liquids with.
Newspapers or paper bags you may have used as the bottom lining of your
kitchen compost-container.
Soil, leftovers from the garden, leaves (but these take a lot of space).
All natural materials in small quantities (wool, cotton, linen, silk).
Saw dust, little chunks of wood (that have not been treated), bark, turf, etc.
Never put into the composte
Never put into the composteNever put into the composte
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Substances that will not decay or that are poisonous
No ashes or lime (the compost will become too alkaline)
No problem waste (oil, petrol, solvents, paints, biocides, disinfectants,
medicines and batteries).
No water that contain detergents.
No plastics, glass or metals.
No manmade materials, plastics, rubbers or biodegradable waste bags.
No cigarettes, no household dust.
No big quantities of paper; never put paper with plastic or wax on it into the
composter
Baby diapers.
1.11.2008 / Ekolet
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