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justinbowser
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2020 20:44
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We have been using a homebrew composting toilet for about two years. I say composting but we don't actually compost but dump it every few days. We do our business then cover with peat moss and that has served us well. I recently put a urine diverter in it and now after about 3 days the "pile" is crawling with maggots! Needless to say the wife is not one bit amused as apparently the urine must have been keeping the maggots from hatching. Of course it's my fault for putting in the diverter, which she did not ask for, but I digress. The toilet is in an outbuilding which is impossible to keep fly-free as in the summer the door must be left open to keep from taking bathroom breaks in a sauna!

Is there anything I can spray into the bucket between dumpings that will keep these nasty critters from taking over?

Thanks...

Justin B.

Popeye
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# Posted: 23 Jul 2020 23:23
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Lime.

justinbowser
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# Posted: 24 Jul 2020 00:07
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So, lime instead of peat moss or in conjunction with?

Brettny
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# Posted: 24 Jul 2020 07:32
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Get your toilet lid to seal better.

We have the cheap crappy luggable loo bucket seat (I hate that thing) but it dosnt let bugs in. I dont even dump it between trips. We use wood shavings.

FishHog
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# Posted: 24 Jul 2020 08:55
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I don’t think it was the urine diversion that was the issue. Just happened at the same time. Either there were eggs already in your peat moss or there is access for flies in your system. Seal it up as said above

snobdds
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# Posted: 26 Jul 2020 23:53
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Use wood chips instead of pest moss. Sprinkle with some bokashi, done. Bokashi breaks everything down. Every cabin should have it.

Eddy G
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# Posted: 27 Jul 2020 17:17
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Quoting: snobdds
Use wood chips instead of pest moss. Sprinkle with some bokashi, done. Bokashi breaks everything down. Every cabin should have it.


Where would one find "Bokashi"

justinbowser
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# Posted: 27 Jul 2020 22:56
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When I get back up to the cabin next week I will bring a roll of weatherstripping...

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