I want to build a flushable urinal that drains into a bucket, in a location that has water access but no sewer access. My plan is the following. I'm an absolute beginner in plumbing so please point out any flaws or better alternatives.
Split my 3/8" water line with this wye split:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FTJ1B16
Connect a section of this 3/8" ID 1/2" OD tubing to the new barb:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NQSNBTG
Connect the other end of the tubing to this barb:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08G1833GN
Connect the 1/2" thread to this valve that I will place on top of the urinal to flush it with:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CK7ZBRP9
Connect another 1/2" thread to 3/8" barb on the other side, and another 3/8" tubing to that barb
Put the tubing through the top hole of this urinal:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDVDF8JS
Connect its bottom hose of the urinal into a waste container.
>inb4 why not just pour water from a jug to flush
>inb4 why flush at all
>inb4 why not just piss in the waste container
Basically I want to make it look and feel clean and accessible like a normal urinal without spending a lot of money and time building an actual bathroom.
seems like a working setup, mix the urine with 10 parts water and you will have an excellent fertilizer for your lawn.
just get plastic pipes from a hardware store and make sure gravity can get everything out like 1-3% slope
Thanks. For spreading it on my lawn, I might just do that by hand with the waste container instead of with pipes. But there are a few bare spots in my lawn that I hope it can help
Could some other anons look at the parts list before I pull the trigger?
I really wanted to say: "just piss in the bucket"
But you inb4ed me.
So here's a constructive answer:
Have you considered one of those water free "eco" urinals?
I hadn't seen those. They're a bit pricey, but I might consider them. Basically they have a built-in liquid barrier that prevents the smell of piss coming up out of the drain or waste container. Can't you do this just by putting a twist on the drain pipe (S-trap)?
>check valve costs $10
>but buy our $300 "eco" valve
>oh also it needs a $10 monthly subscription to some mystery blue liquid that it can't work without
>this is good for the environment, see
those things are fricking disgusting, and anyone who says they don't stink never used one more than a few months old.
knows, they get plugged with piss gravy, and the yearly replacement cartridges for them were $100 apiece ten years ago, who knows what they're at now.
For the waste container, how about one of those 10 gallon rolling portable blackwater transfer tanks they sell for small RVs/campers?
I looked at those but I kinda like a 5 gal bucket with a lid that so that it's easier to carry, cheap enough to be thrown out if it gets disgusting, and the whole top opens so that it can be emptied faster
The overriding problem with your idea is water flow
Normal Sloan valve urinals use a 3/4" water line.
A 3/8" line is never gonna clear all the piss out of your urinal. Even with a p-trap it's gonna end up stinking like piss within a day.
You're honestly better off using a piss jug. My professional opinion is use a laundry detergent jug. The wide mouth is more accommodating than a milk jug or gatorade bottle.
I thought sink faucets use 3/8" tubing. If it's enough for that, why wouldn't it be enough for running water through a urinal?
If you think thatll work, they why not just install a low sitting sink and piss in that? Then you can wash your hands immediately after.
If I ever catch one of you animals pouring out your piss bucket at the fence line again, you're gonna have a bad time. Keep away from your neighbors. Build your shed as far from others as possible and pour out your piss buckets close by and I won't bother you unless garbage starts blowing across the fence line. Toilet paper will dry out and blow along so use it sparingly. Also, piss inside your shed. No one wants to see another human being living like an animal, that's why we left the city in the first place.
quiet down grandpa or I'll throw a 30 gallon drum full of sun-cooked piss through your window. you'll have to replace your entire house to get that smell out
>urinal
Where are you?
In America we can't have urinals because they are considered commercial fixtures and it would void our insurance if anything ever happened
I hope this is some kind of urban myth because man that sounds restarted
Nta, but it's entirely due to insurance companies wanting any excuse they can have to avoid payouts.
this is the most made up shit I've ever heard. I know two or three people with urinals in their basements.
Do their insurance companies know?
Same thing happens if you use a "commercial" light ballast instsad if a "residential"
There's a reason urinals in houses are almost unheard of.
You are laughably dumb.
Most people dont have them because urinals are expensive and redundant. Plenty of guys have them because they can.
There's no insurance adjustment boogeyman coming to deny your claim just because you have a urinal. As long as it was installed up to code then you're good.
insurance can tongue my anus. It wouldn't be in my home anyway, it's for my detached workshop
Aren't those just more expensive versions of what I want to do, with more moving parts that could break? Also as far as I can see, they're smelly since they don't have a sewer trap - as soon as you open the gate, the piss air comes right up
i want it to look nice
>i want it to look nice
go on craigslist and find a urinal for 20 dollars, mount it and have the drain point into your bucket instead of outside (for some reason) and then splash water/bleach in it when you're done.
Enjoy carrying and rinsing buckets of piss every time you use it.
I already finished the walls with insulation and drywall so I'm not sure I want to be drilling holes given that I may rearrange the setup later. Also I'm not sure it will be good in the winter with freezing temperatures here, or bugs coming in through it in the summer. I think I'd rather have it all be inside for those reasons
>Aren't those just more expensive versions of what I want to do
They're the (mostly) correct way of going about what you're trying to do, and won't involve the issues that'd come with a jury-rigged setup with piping sewage into a bucket.
>odors
Will be far worse with a bucket setup. Also, excessive odor issues can be avoided by using the tank chemicals that you're supposed to be using in black water tanks.The chemical's sold at Walmart, even.
I was gonna do a bucket with a lid and a tight hole cut out for the tubing so air can't get through, and a check valve in the drain. Wouldn't that fix all smell issues? idk maybe this whole idea is moronic and I just dont want to have wasted all this time looking for parts
Making the entire system completely airtight will make it prone to having "burping" occur, which will pretty much purge the water out of the trap in the urinal, and allow sewer gasses to emanate from it. If you have a gate in place to prevent that, it could cause your bucket to have it's lid pop off, or even rupture if you have the lid secured tight enough.
>check valve
I honestly would avoid using that whenever possible. It's a point that's very prone to buildup and clogging.
Again, if installing sewer lines isn't an available option, I'd go for the cartridge toilet idea (for which you'll still need a vent line going out of your building).
Pretty sure it'd make more sense just to build a shed to hold a cartridge RV toilet, tbh. Since you're already storing the waste in a man portable container, this would be both the best and easiest option.
Why would you buy all that shit lmao? My buddy put a urinal in his garage, it's an old plastic motor oil bottle with a square hole cut in the side, and he attached a garden hose to the bottom and routed it outside. When he's done pissing he gives it a splash with a cup of water mixed with a capful of bleach.
This dude has a piss fetish, and wants to drink all his guy friends piss
As someone whos dealt with quite a few clogged urinals, you will eventually get to dig out piss gravy from the pipes. Minerals build up