Ekolet YV User Manual

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The text parts typed with this type of font concerns the biological cleansing of the liquids.

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.