Incinerating toilets and mini-split air conditioners on solar?
Incinerating toilets and mini-split air conditioners on solar?
Has anyone here ever had success running either of these in a solar-powered off-grid structure?
I've seen and read several sources/product reviews that advise against using each of these (especially incinerating toilets) with a solar setup, but I've heard anecdotes from a couple of people who used a dedicated solar panel for a mini-split and had no problem.
I think an incinerating toilet is the best option for my location, but I'm not sure if I can swing it off-grid.
(Cross posted in !off_grid)
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My mini-split uses around 400 watts when it is on and it is several years old and not a particularly energy efficient model, so running a newer more efficient model is no problem.
As far as an incinerating toilet, I can't comment on that specifically, but I could recommend a maceration sewage pump which would allow you to move the waste practically anywhere you wanted for storage, disposal, or even incineration. I have been using one of these for a couple of years with no problems.
Just out of curiosity, why is a septic system not an option? There may be other similar systems that would work.
The ground is so rocky that digging to that extent is prohibitively expensive, unfortunately.