We have a team emptying pit latrines/septic tanks in Kigali, Rwanda. These pits are often full of trash, which really mucks up our emptying procedure for sludge. It often comprises of 10-15% of total volume we remove. Pits are 5m plus deep and typical trash comprises of nappies, bottles, rags...
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I am designing systems for emptying latrines/toilets in Kigali (full thread on the problem here: http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=408959 and video of process here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S_8mLChMe4)
We pump the waste out from the underground pits using a vane pump to a...
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I am an engineer working in Kigali to design systems for emptying pit toilets. Some key facts:
- 90% of Kigali (1 million people) have no sewer
- Instead of a sewer, people have 'on-site' sanitation - either a septic tank or pit latrine (basically a 2-5 m deep pit in the ground that you...
