What sort of maintenance is required on this thing? How many lbs of waste would it hold sanitarily, and what are the procedures for keeping it clean?
615754
Since space is limited on Amazon for things like instructions it is advisable to get details on our website. But to give a brief answer. The urine side should be emptied every other day or so under normal daily use for two people. The solids should be emptied after about 80 uses. Things start composting quickly so the solids take up little space. All that is needed after use is a spray bottle with water and a toilet brush. It's good practice to not get a lot of water mixed with the solids.
70630
its not hard to clean. I use it everyday and I just throw the parts in the dishwasher and wipe the outside of the motor housing. The 'extra large" feed shute is bigger than the last one that I had which doesnt tell you much, but it has been sufficient for me, and I use mine at work where we feed about 50 people a day and it does the job very well. Im happy with it so far
554528
I haven't owned this unit for very long, but according to the manual, other than changing the filter, stones and a simple cleaning the ceramic filter, that is the only maintenance required. Also, although I have had problems with algae growing in other water filtering units, this one is not in light very much due to its location and the fact that I live in AK and have only owned it during the dark months so far.
766183
Should be easy. It is a hard plastic. I don't see any reason you'd have a problem cleaning it.
1295690
So far I haven't needed any maintenance. If I did, I'd probably use WD40 or some such. I've been using this machine for over a year and it's remained quiet and problem free. We love it.
999153
I've looked online and found nothing yet. Perhaps someone (even I) will find the pamphlet that comes with it and put it online somewhere. Maybe a specific question about operation or cleaning could be answered for you.
906038
Honestly I have never had to clean it. Im thinking a heavy duty degreaser or some type of acid base cleaner might do the trick. Maybe even bleach and let it soak. Sorry I couldn't be more help. Almost four years running nonstop and its still going strong.
2092489
I've had the unit running about a month. It's very easy to clean, you just disassemble the components and wipe them clean. I also clean the inside of the tube with something that looks like a giant pipe cleaner - it's called a refrigerator brush and I just got it at Walmart
732979
This thing spits out blobs of thick past-like materials - keep that in mind. I will be honest - clean up is not fun. I take it outside with a hose and a pail. That helps.
1078440
The water chamber has a little weight to it. The only maintenance required is changing carbon filters every once in a while. I clean my chamber by soaking viniger inside of it overnight.
669573
The couple times we used it we put a put a toilet liner on there and used sanitation wipes to wipe it down after every use. It didn't last more than a week though so we never got to extensive cleaning.
1818548
That will depend on the environment. Ours has been going continuously for over six months in a relatively clean bedroom and shows no sign of being dirty. I believe the manual says you an vacuum it and extend the life.
699655
I have had it now for 3 years and have had no problems at all. We actually put the garbage disposal on the smaller side, because it just made sense to me. It took my husband a bit to reroute the old disposal, but he does maintenance for a living and had no problem.
1094918
I have cleaned it a couple times and it has worked fine. I assume after so long you will have to replace. I used it for 5 years.
1392779
no, does not require a lot of maintenance, It require to be used.As gift depends on the person, I gave it to very old Proffesor and works perfect but for young people unless they are romantic old school, don't know.
900021
We took it apart, cleaned it, then put it back together. It likely was not to be taken apart, but it was a bit disgusting how it was getting dirty. The only part we were not able to clean was where the blue plastic meets the clear plastic in the base. Along that ridge, it still is dirty, but everything else looks pretty much brand new now.
1605866
I'm not sure constant use would give much longevity... Also, put some felt pads on the bottom. The lid us not required for structural integrity though.