Start Up and Use
T
hese steps are only used when starting up your Self Contained toilet for the first time or when you have emptied
the drum and need to re-start the compost.
After installation is completed do the following:
Step 1 : Spray Compost Quick: Remove the finishing drawer and
spray the whole inner floor of the unit under the
finishing drawer. Spray Compost Quick into the patented
Bio-drum and the inside of the finishing drawer.
Step 2: Pour 1/2 bag (EXCEL or EXCEL NE) or 1/3 of a bag (COMPACT) of
Compost Sure Green into a bucket and add 2 quarts of warm water.
Add 1/2 of the Microbe Mix packet to the bucket. Allow the Compost
Sure Green to absorb the water (about an hour).
Step 3: Scoop the Compost Sure Green mixture into the patented Bio-Drum through
the access door on the Self Contained toilet. Rotate the drum to mix. The
opening in the drum must remain open under the toilet seat. The Self
Contained toilet is now ready for use.
Step 4: For electric units only. The fan will run continuoulsy 24 hours per day.
120 Volt Use: Plug it in to a three prong electrical outlet.
240 Volt Use: The unit must use a mains plug with an earth connection.
Replacement of electrical components (including the power cord and mains
plug) must be performed by a qualified person to avoid hazard.
When you first start up the Self Contained toilet, it will take approximately 6 weeks at optimum temperatures (70-90 ° F) before you
will have sufficient quantities of microbes in the drum to actually achieve a good compost. During this time, the contents of the
patented Bio-Drum start out as Compost Sure Green and waste. Over the first 6 weeks, you will notice that the compost will hold
moisture and will become more uniformly dark in colour.
During the first 6 weeks, you may notice that some Compost Sure Green has fallen through the drum screen onto the evaporation
chamber to the left of the finishing drawer. This should be raked out and removed with the rake tool provided with the unit.
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