Re: LETS TALK ABOUT TOILETS!!!
| May 29, 2018 05:44PM |
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Even today, outhouses do not have water. 
Regulations may vary by state/health district, but for example, here is Tennessee 'outhouse' regulations ...
The point of a privy is to avoid having to build a relatively expensive septic system. Additionally, if the facility has running water, then the structure would need to be heated in winter to prevent freeze damage to the pipes. Outhouses do not have that problem.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/29/2018 05:48PM by Rader Sidetrack.
Regulations may vary by state/health district, but for example, here is Tennessee 'outhouse' regulations ...
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TN Sec of State
0400-48-01-.17 PRIVIES AND COMPOSTING TOILETS.
(1) Pit privies shall be constructed to prevent a health hazard and prevent insect and rodent accessibility and shall not be located less than fifty (50) feet from a water supply or less than ten (10) feet from any habitable building or property line.
(2) Composting toilets must be certified by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) to be in compliance with NSF Standard 41, and be published in their “Listing of Certified Wastewater Recycle / Reuse and Water Conservation Devices,” before they may be used for disposal of human excreta by non-water carriage methods.
(3) A pit privy or composting toilet shall not be permitted for a facility where the facility has running water available unless there is an acceptable means to dispose of wastewater.
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The point of a privy is to avoid having to build a relatively expensive septic system. Additionally, if the facility has running water, then the structure would need to be heated in winter to prevent freeze damage to the pipes. Outhouses do not have that problem.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/29/2018 05:48PM by Rader Sidetrack.
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