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Small Cabin Forum / Off-Grid Living / Outhouse Question

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NancyHammack Member	# Posted: 10 Aug 2011 03:57pm - Edited by: NancyHammack Reply  Hi all, we have an outhouse at our mt. cabin it is us almost every weekend. We have little experience with outhouses and are finding that the waste level is much higher then we would like, do we call someone in to pump it and if so who does that? I have read that lime slows the decomp down so we have limited the amount that we use down to only a sprinkle after a tinkle and a small scoop after a poop. This is a vaulted version. Any info/ advice would be appreciated!
Scott_T Member	# Posted: 10 Aug 2011 06:33pm Reply  Have you considered digging a new pit nearby and moving it?
Malamute Member	# Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:30am Reply  Anyone that pumps septic systems should be able to pump an outhouse vault. I used wood ash from my woodstove in my outhouse to keep the smell and flies down. Worked good. Doesn't take much.

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