Im going to try this with a few holes in the side of bucket vs one inside overflow pipe. Will leave plenty of space in a 4' deep hole that's wider than bucket or make a bit of a mini leach field. Forego the stones. I'll use a grid of sticks or tiny table if nec to support bottom of bucket. Also plan to put a strainer basket within bucket to catch random stones...unless a composter looks better!
Thanks for the videos. Brad Lancaster in Tucson has a video about composting human waste, I think you could modify his system for dog waste. I live in coastal CA where the soil is very sandy, so this method might work here, but I like the idea of composting rather than septic.
Thanks for the video I saw your soil and thought oh maybe this Will work for me with my clay soil but it looks like you had the problem I suspected thanks again for the video.
You're welcome. Yes, I was hopeful too, but I had a suspicion that was going to be an issue. Glad my video helped and avoided you from having the same problems I had.
Hi Steve. Yeah, unfortunately, you may have the same luck I did. Bummer, I know. Sorry man, hopefully you can find another solution...and tell me about it! Have a good one.
Out of all the dog pop composters\digesters this is the weirdest method I've seen... Why not try the bokashi compost method? No wasted water so no need for a ton of drainage. Just cut the bottom off a bucket stick it in the ground - throw your poop in and toss some of the bokashi microbes on it - you'll have a lot less smell since there isn't a pool of sewage water sitting in it.
I was adding digestive enzymes. It worked great for a few months but the soil is clay. If it wasn't for the poorly draining soil, this would've worked great.
Im going to try this with a few holes in the side of bucket vs one inside overflow pipe. Will leave plenty of space in a 4' deep hole that's wider than bucket or make a bit of a mini leach field. Forego the stones. I'll use a grid of sticks or tiny table if nec to support bottom of bucket. Also plan to put a strainer basket within bucket to catch random stones...unless a composter looks better!
Thank you for doing this for us
Thanks for the videos. Brad Lancaster in Tucson has a video about composting human waste, I think you could modify his system for dog waste. I live in coastal CA where the soil is very sandy, so this method might work here, but I like the idea of composting rather than septic.
Thanks for the idea! I'll check it out.
Thanks for the video I saw your soil and thought oh maybe this Will work for me with my clay soil but it looks like you had the problem I suspected thanks again for the video.
You're welcome. Yes, I was hopeful too, but I had a suspicion that was going to be an issue. Glad my video helped and avoided you from having the same problems I had.
Seems like the poop turns to sludge in all of these. Doesn’t fully break down.
🤮 whew that was hard to watch but im actively learning about these systems. Thanks for the honest update.
Sure thing Francisco. Good luck with whatever system you go with. Hopefully you have better soil than I did. Clay soil is not fun.
Thanks! This is exactly what I needed to know…. Here in middle Tennessee we have clay. A lot of clay! I don’t think this will work here…..
Hi Steve. Yeah, unfortunately, you may have the same luck I did. Bummer, I know. Sorry man, hopefully you can find another solution...and tell me about it! Have a good one.
It's been a year. Have you found another solution? I live in middle tn with 4 md-lg dogs, and my property is all clay.
Maybe dig up a new area, 5x5ft and fill with stone/gravel, then place the tank in there with maybe bigger holes
That's might work! Basically you' re creating a leach field for septic style tank.
Out of all the dog pop composters\digesters this is the weirdest method I've seen... Why not try the bokashi compost method? No wasted water so no need for a ton of drainage. Just cut the bottom off a bucket stick it in the ground - throw your poop in and toss some of the bokashi microbes on it - you'll have a lot less smell since there isn't a pool of sewage water sitting in it.
Maybe I'll try that sometime since my clay soil was not helpful for the system I tried. Whatever works for you is great. Thanks for the tip.
Need to mix poop with carbons, as you go. This approach is doomed.
I was adding digestive enzymes. It worked great for a few months but the soil is clay. If it wasn't for the poorly draining soil, this would've worked great.
Mix with carbons? Can you give an example?
This wasn't a composter bit a septic system. No "carbons" needed.
@@fehryn7369 Sure, bud, but it’ll stink like...well ya know.