Trouble Shooting - Ecoflo NATURE LOO EXCELET CS Installation & Maintenance Manual

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Nature Loo toilets have proven themselves to be one of the easiest systems to manage. However, being a

natural process, reliant on a number of factors beyond our control, it can occasionally need some help to

maintain an appropriate balance.

The 'In-service' chamber is filling too quickly:

This may be caused by a number of factors:

The temperature is too low for effective composting.

With the Classic 850 you can improve this problem by wrapping the chamber in insulating material (including the

base), OR use a chamber with a heating element option (page 9).

Insufficient air flow.

This can be caused by a broken fan or the chamber being too full. Check the fan is operating and the

level of the pile is not too high. This problem could also be caused by a blocked insect screen in the

cowl.

The pile being too wet.

This could be the result of the outlet of the liquid chamber being blocked and causing the upper chamber

to flood. (This would also cause the fan to malfunction). Check the drain hose is not blocked and flush

with a hose if necessary. You may need to change chambers if the blockage is in the chamber and thor-

oughly flush out the contents of the liquid chamber.

Antibiotics and disinfectants will slow down or stop the process. Restart the composting by

reintroducing microorganisms. In many of these situations Nature Flush Enzymes will help

solve inefficient composting by breaking down the solids and thereby speeding up decomposi-

tion.

The 'Out-of-service' chamber is composting too slowly:

This may happen due to one or more of the problems described above. At this point the most effec-

tive course of action is to aerate the pile by turning it over with the Compost Mixer. You could also

add 500ml of Nature Flush Enzymes from a domestic spray bottle as you turn the material and add a

quantity of Nature Quick Microbes.

You should consider locating the chamber where it has a greater exposure to direct sun light. Howev-

er, if you find the pile is drying out too quickly put the chamber in a shadier position.

If you find none of the above measures are effective, it means the local climatic conditions are less

than ideal. This can happen in cold or humid conditions and you will need to purchase an additional

chamber in order to provide an extended composting period.

If you need to change your 'In-service' chamber and the 'Out-of-service' chamber is not yet compost-

ed dispose of the waste as normal and order a new chamber from Ecoflo.

If the 'half-life' is too great, we suggest ordering a chamber with a Heating Pad for the winter months.

Please consider the power requirements (12volt 100Watt 8.5Amps) when using the Heating Pad op-

tion off-grid.

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