Off Grid Eco Stay Accommodation

Living off the grid, including no normal sewage lines, does not mean one has to compromise and revert to “traditional composting toilets”.  After much searching we came across this amazing system that is basically a large “contained” worm farm.  I say contained as a few people have asked, “can the worms get out?”, i ahven’t seen any escapees yet!!

As far as house plumbing goes the eco-stay is bulk standard normal.  Standard dual-flushing toilet, sinks and shower etc.  There is no smelly composting toilet that requires sawdust added. No special chemicals, no maintenance (apart from an annual check up) and very low power usage!

The power usage was a critical factor in our purchase.  As we are off grid we could not install a system that required large amounts of electricity to run.

All “grey water” is also handled by this system, something that if you have a standalone composting toilet, you still have the issue of what to do with the grey water.  A hidden benefit is that you can use an “insinkerator” for disposing of vegetable waste. So all food scraps etc are processed by the worms as well.  A tasty alternative meal for the worms!

Treated water from the system is pumped automatically to a dispersal field that runs 200meters through the bush.