Oh lord. The Saniflo ads are back on the telly. With Saniflo you can install a loo, handbasin or even a kitchen anywhere. It's high time the Advertising Standards Authority got involved. Really, the ads should say: 'with Saniflo you can have an open sewer anywhere in the house'. We have chosen to have ours in the loft. Despite all efforts not to dispose of anything which might upset it, the basin is blocked again and sending gentle wafts of festering swamp across the room. Believe me, Saniflo is just not worth the pain. It was invented by a Frenchman. Perhaps he didn't like English people much.
Oh dear Clare, how unpleasant! I made a comment to t'other half last night regarding the system when we saw in on TV. Perhaps the French do not have sensitive olfactory senses. There used to be a phrase something about 'the great unwashed masses' (no offence to any French members, it is not my phrase) ... and the French are famous for perfume ... I cannot use bleach in my drains as I am on a soak-away. Have you thought about using white distilled vinegar in the drains as it is a natural cleanser. We use a powdered live micro-organism (friendly bacteria) to clean our drains. A bowl of vinegar on the kitchen counter will remove most cooking smells overnight.
Oh well, French............I thought their indifference to comfort and hygiene where toilets are concerned was lengendary. Perhaps you should have strict protocol of use; shall we say #1s only for the saniflo, any more serious business reserved for the other toilet that flushes properly. You could also adopt the digusting (to the Brits) habit of putting used loo roll in a basket next to the toilet, rather than flushing. This happens in wide swathes of the globe where outlet pipes and drains are inadequate and narrow. Totally repulsive practice, and some poor minion has to do the emptying, but I guess it beats having your toilet backing up due to blockages. Or go Islamic and have a spouted pot of water next to the loo for ablutions. Never quite worked out how it's used. At it's simplest, have a supply of nose-pegs on hand?
I remember when microbore central heating was all the rage ! ! ! ! ! Never hear of it now. Cheers, Tony.
Bidets are indeed very popular in the Arab world, for washing your feet and walking boots, quite apart from anything else, but I was referring to plastic water jugs with spouts, commonly found in more down to earth Islamic establishments. http://i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/103247343/PLASTIC_LOTA.jpg I can never quite work out the logistics of them - no handle, spillages, wet trousers etc etc. Sorry, far too much information, it's just how my mind works.
It's quite obvious .. they are teapots without lids ... ... but they are only for 'man use' me'thinks .... .... bidets are more 'ladylike' ... :WINK1:
