Nature Loo Compost Toilets

 

Environmentally-friendly composting toilet systems with quality-assured performance.

NatureLoo compost toilets are free of odours, use no chemicals, cause no pollution, require no pump or water supply, and are almost maintenance-free.

Because no flush is required a typical family can save up to 35,000 litres of water every year.

Nature Loo has provided great domestic toilet waste systems since 1994.

 How do compost toilets work?

 

Alectura Comfort Composting Toilet

 

Unique features

• The multi-award winning Nature Loo™ Alectura is a waterless composting toilet, specially designed for tiny homes, with a low underfloor clearance requirement of only 49cm.
• Certified to Australian and New Zealand standards and approved in all Australian states.
• The toilet system is easy to install and is free of odours, chemicals, plumbing, high maintenance and high electrical costs. It uses a natural aerobic process involving microorganisms, aka microbes, to break down waste into nutrient-rich compost.
• Microbes require a minimum temperature of 12°C, moisture content of about 60%, oxygen and a 25:1 carbon-nitrogen diet.
• The Alectura’s features help to achieve optimal composting conditions.
• The double walls and fan promote airflow, bringing oxygen to the microbes, reducing build up of moisture and drawing away odours.
• Excess liquids are drained through the false floor to an underground leachate drain through a sullage hose.
• To optimise the moisture level, wicks on the false floor reabsorb drained liquids back into the compost pile. To operate, all it needs is some bulking agent, microbes and enzymes.
• Dimensions: 48 × 69 × 69 cm

 

Prices, see table below, prices do not include freight.

Additional Composting  Chambers (incl. lid) are available

*To save money on freight costs pick up your order from us, instead of getting it delivered to your door.

 

Nature Loo™ Alectura Premium Composting Toilet

 

 

 

Alectura (2 Chambers) is recommended for 1 person full-time use
Alectura (3 Chambers) is recommended for 2 people full-time use

 

Prices, see table below, prices do not include freight.

Additional Composting  Chambers (incl. lid) are available

*To save money on freight costs pick up your order from us, instead of getting it delivered to your door.

 

 

*We match factory sale prices shown on the Ecoflo website.  Just let us know.

*To save more money on freight costs pick up your order from us, instead of getting it delivered to your door.

 

Natureloo NL3 – the neatest, compact, above-floor solution.

 

Natureloo NL3 provides a clean, utility-style toilet facility for low-volume situations at an affordable price.

Its attractive white appearance puts it a cut above the rest, whilst its simplicity of design ensures that its cost remains affordable.

The Natureloo NL3 sits on the floor and requires no space beneath it.   It suits buyers who are wanting a composting toilet for their bathroom which has a concrete floor.

The Natureloo NL3 is neat and compact, and the vent pipe is not visible in the bathroom as it exits from the rear of the toilet, and the seat height is similar to that of a normal flushing toilet.

Everything required for installation is included, except for the external vent pipe, and absorption trench materials, which can be obtained from a local hardware shop.

The NL3 is Nature Loo’s utility model of the self-contained toilet range. This composting toilet model is suitable for use by one person full-time, installed in the bathroom of a slab floor house or an outside enclosure (e.g. shed).  Alternatively, the toilet would suit up to 2 people as a second or part-time use toilet.

 

The NL3 package includes:

• 3 x 35-litre composting chambers
• Moulded shell and matching top.
• Solid white seat
• 12-volt 5-watt fan in housing and transformer
• Easy to follow DIY Installation and Maintenance manual.
• 1 x Nature Quick Microbes starter pack
• 1 x 125ml Nature Flush Enzymes & spray bottle
• 2 x Bag of bulking agent

 

 

Prices, see table below, prices do not include freight.

Additional Composting  Chambers (incl. lid) are available

*You can save money on freight costs by picking up from us, instead of getting delivered to your door from the factory.

 

*We can match factory sale prices shown on the Ecoflo website.  Just let us know.

*To save more money on freight costs pick up your order from us, instead of getting it delivered to your door.

 

Enzymes – how to supercharge your toilet.

Nature-Flush enzymes can increase the efficiency of your toilet, making it work faster in adverse conditions, controlling odours and increasing the capacity by speeding up the composting process.

Natural detergent and enzyme catalyst derived from bacterial fermentation.   Supplied as a concentrate the enzymes are diluted to produce 20 litres that can be used to clean the toilet bowl and seat.   It also contains a fresh vanilla fragrance and the enzymes help to accelerate the composting process.   10 sprays into the toilet bowl are recommended after every #2, using the spray bottle provided when the toilet was purchased, or a similar spray bottle.

 

Nature Quick Microbes starter pack

Nature Quick Microbes are initially provided with the toilet when it is purchased as they are a great way to kick start a new composting chamber.  They can also be used to give a bacterial boost to existing colonies in in-situ chambers.  Each packet is full of aerobic bacteria which combine with the natural bacteria in the waste to boost the composting process.

Supplied in sealed packet of approx. 225 grams

Instructions for use are provided on the packet

Shelf life is for 12 months.   Keep out of reach of mice and geckos – they love eating it!

 

 

Ventilation Fans – electric or solar

Airflow is absolutely essential to the composting process.
To prevent odours, and to maximise the composting process, you must ensure that the fan is running 24 hours a day.

Over 24 hours, the fan uses as much power as a 60-watt light bulb uses in one hour.  If the fan is not running, you can expect to experience odours.

There are various ways of getting power to run the fan on a Nature Loo compost toilet.

Powering Your Fan

If your property has mains electricity, then plug the 12-volt transformer into a power point and connect it to the fan.

In case of power failure, you may use a 12-volt battery available as a backup.  Solazone supplies a UPS system, to keep the toilet ventilated even if the mains power shuts down.  It plugs into the power point and provides reliable 12-volt power for your fan.  It is fully fuse-protected and uses a 7 Amp-hr sealed lead acid battery.

If your house is solar-powered, and you have a battery bank – generally either 12v or 24v, just connect the fan directly to the battery.  Include a 1 amp fuse in the line to the fan.  If you have a 24v battery system, request a 24-volt fan be supplied.  If your battery bank is other than 12 or 24v, a dc-dc converter can allow you to safely run the fan directly from your battery bank.  A 12v fan uses about 4 – 6 Amp-hr of power each day, and the 24v fan uses half of this.

 

Solar Panel & Battery

Queensland: 20w solar panel connected via a regulator, and 12v 33 Ahr sealed lead acid battery should give continuous power to the fan, even during poor weather. This system should power the fan for up to 4 – 5 days of inclement weather. Beyond this, the battery charge level may diminish and the fan could eventually shut down. If this is a concern you may wish to purchase a bigger solar panel and battery.

Victoria: Use a 30w solar panel connected via a regulator and the same 12v 33 Ahr sealed lead acid battery should give continuous power to the fan, even during poor weather. In areas with prolonged bad weather, you may wish to purchase a bigger solar panel and battery.

If you have no electrical power at all, you can move air through the system with a whirly-bird-type ventilator placed on top of your vent pipe. This is much less effective than an electrically-powered fan. The wind-powered ventilator will not normally draw at wind speeds below about 5 km/hr

If you already have 24-volt batteries for your household solar power system, we provide a 24v fan instead of 12v, at no extra cost.

Ventilating the out-of-service Chamber

A flow of air is also needed for the out-of-service chamber to compost. This can be achieved by placing the chamber outside in the sun, or providing power to an extra fan. If the chamber is to be placed outside and mains power is not available, we recommend that you employ one or more of the following methods…

Whirly-birds or wind-assisted-ventilators. These terrific silent, plastic ventilators come complete with a special adaptor to allow it to fit a 100mm vent pipe.

Attach a black painted vent pipe which will heat the air and cause it to rise, and air will flow.

Using a 5-watt solar panel connected directly to the spare fan. This panel will allow the fan to slowly turn over the air in the chamber, to ensure complete digestion of the contents.

Install a wind-assisted aerator. These come standard with Classic, and may be purchased and fitted to the Compact model as well.

Fans will eventually wear out and break down. It is advisable to always have a spare fan on hand.

Fans and UPS Prices – October 2024
12V Power Adaptor/ Transformer/ 240 AC to 12V DC	$65
80mm 12V Fan suitable for Ecolet NE Slimline and Separera models	$75
120mm 12V Fan suitable for Clivus Multrum	$75
120mm 12V Fan suitable for Clivus Multrum Models (German Design)	$85
100mm Diameter Fan and Housing	$120
100mm Diameter Fan Housing Only	$95
DN150 Fan Housing Complete Kit suitable for Clivus Multrum Models	$185
40 Watt Solar Package	$495
Custom Solar Packages also available	POA
150W Transformer for Classic 850 Heater Pad	$99
Heater Pad 240v 250w for Clivus Multrum Tanks	$275
UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) 12V 7Ahr	$230

 

 

Worms

Worms are not a necessity but used in the ‘out-of-service’ chamber only, they can play an important role in the function of a Nature-Loo.

By tunnelling through the compost pile, worms increase the availability of oxygen and the compost pile’s ability to retain moisture.  They also produce benevolent bacteria in such overwhelming numbers that disease-producing bacteria find life extremely difficult.

The most common ‘composting’ worms are the Red, Tiger, and Blue Worms.  All are ferocious eaters and rapid breeders.  All are commonly available from most nurseries.

Worms eat up to their own body weight each day. Their by-products are called vermicast. Vermicast is an excellent fertiliser for plants – better than pure humus and it, too, is quite free of pathogens.

A worm population can double in 7 – 8 weeks.  This means that their processing of the contents of the chamber increases exponentially.  When their food supply declines, the population diminishes, leaving a chamber full of vermicast.  If there are any worms left alive, they can be transferred to the next chamber or put into the ground as a soil improver.

Worms survive best in moisture and pH levels very similar to those ideal for composting.  The only difference is their preferred habitat temperature of 20 – 30 degrees C.

Above and below this temperature range, the action of the worms will slow down until optimum conditions return.

As temperature rises over 40 degrees C., the number of thermophilic organisms increases rapidly and continue the rapid breakdown of the compost pile in the Nature-Loo.

So, regardless of temperature, an ideal symbiotic relationship between macro-organisms (worms) and micro-organisms ensures that the Nature-Loo works to absolute maximum efficiency.

WORMS MAY BE USED IN THE “OUT-OF-SERVICE” CHAMBER ONLY.

 

Place your order now, or ask a question:

Queensland:    (07) 5448 8304      qld @ solazone.com.au

Victoria:            (03) 9808 7337      vic @ solazone.com.au

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