Toilet That Burns Your Droppings, Doesn’t Need Water for Flushing Hits the Market for R54k

• Incinolet toilet uses electricity to incinerate waste into ashes, eliminating the need for plumbing and water, making it an eco-friendly alternative
• By burning waste instead of flushing it, the Incinolet toilet significantly reduces water usage and reduces the cost of construction by eliminating the need for septic tanks
• Despite its advantages, the Incinolet toilet is costly, retailing between R51k and R57k, making it accessible primarily to the wealthy who can comfortably afford high electric bills

A trending video showing a modern toilet that doesn’t need plumbing work has been discussed on the internet.

The video shows a toilet branded Incinolet that uses electricity to burn waste products deposited in the bowl every time the toilet is used.

The toilet, which has been in use for some years now, retails for between R51k and R57k and is being marketed as an eco-friendly option.

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View the video below:

Features of toilet burning waste to ashes

The toilet uses electricity; inside the bowl, it is kitted with a metallic basin that captures the waste. Before the toilet is used, a paper lining is laid to prevent the droppings from sticking to the side of the metallic basin.

After you finish depositing your load and cleaning up, you press a foot pedal on the side of the toilet, releasing the paper lining into a compartment.

This bottom compartment has a receiving tray that accommodates the waste, and it is the point where the burn is done. Instead of the flushing button or lever common in traditional water toilets, this toilet has a special button that, after being pressed, ignites the receiving tray, and the burning starts.

The burning takes about 90 minutes, and what will be left are ashes, small in quantity compared to the load that you dropped inside.

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The ashes can be emptied once a week or at shorter intervals, depending on the frequency of use. The advantage of this setup is that it does not need water.

Most water toilets flush down at least 6 litres of water whenever the flush button is pressed, and most of them are very wasteful and contribute to increased water bills.

Disadvantages of burn toilet

Despite not needing any plumbing work, this toilet is expensive and thus only a preserve for the wealthy.

It is also energy-intensive; running a 90-minute burn cycle needs a lot of power, and this can’t be supported on solar or batteries. It must be the main grid or big generators.

Apart from a high electricity bill, the user also needs to buy paper lines and the usual tissue paper.

Reactions to Incinolet

Netizens had various reactions to this alternative

@NNICHOLEX commented:

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"It's basically less useful."

@Game_Boss360 reacted:

"I can't have this in my house it will be frustrating , water system is the best."

@karatademada said:

"Perfect toilets for a campsite."

@pawanyadav8 exclaimed:

"This is one of the worst inventions that humans have ever done!"

@Dank_jetha confessed:

"Will install this in my enemies home ."

@FavoriteNorah asked?

"So I’ll have to use my hands to push it in? Whoever invented this was bored."

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Source: TUKO.co.ke