I've been thinking about waste lately. In the past, when we've lost power (It's never been more than 2 or 3 days), we would "ration" our toilet flushes, because we're on well water. They water for some reason doesn't drain out until its flushed, and you might even be lucky and get a second. My dad also figured out you could just throw some water down the toilet and flush 'er like normal (genius, right? 😆 ).
But we have a septic tank and/or bed, so, my very serious poop question is: Can you just 'go' over the hole if you take the cover off? Or go in a bucket and just dump it? I mean, it would certainly be better than wasting a gallon of water to go, wouldn't it? Just plug your nose.
All the waste just pours into the first chamber of your septic tank. No reason you couldn't pour it in there. I don't think all tanks are 2 compartment though but if your is it would be better to dump into the primary section that is supposed to hold solid stuff back.
I don't understand why you can't just take the top off the toilet tank, pour water in and flush as normal. We used to do that when the normal water supply was interrupted.
It sounds as if you might benefit from a permanent solution of a solar panel and panel battery bank combo for your water pump.
For a variety of poop solutions, it might be worth a look into the "Poop Chronicles" thread titled Deadly Serious Hygeine Contest. You'll see other peoples poop plans posted there
depending upon well depth and pump used,
it would take a fairly beefy solar system (read pricey) to run even a 115V pump,
let alone a 230V
a different way may be to run the pump off a gennie and fill a tank
i like these cone bottom tanks,
because you simply put a valve on the bottom opening and gravity fills a bucket underneath
use it for drinking, washing, toilets, whatever
i like to put a couple tbsp of 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide per 50 gallons, to keep it fresh
and keep it in the dark as it is not opaque
for a more advanced system (that can be run off batteries),
i have it plumbed from the bottom throughout the house and run it off a 12V rv pump (~8 amps@12V)
a 60 gallon tank w/stand is about 27" wide x 55" high
110 gallon w/stand is about 34" wide x 75" high
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I have a septic system for many years and it has worked withoutout any problems. Should the power be out for an etended period of time I would flush the toilet as usual using a bucket of water. I would not wish to upset the natural balance by placing too much solid waste into the septic tank. If you have a well you have access to water and there have already been some tips on how to access that water without hydro. The last thing that you would want would be a clogged septic system on top[ of the other problems.