Grand Housing Development Program Volume III - Gtz

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF A DRY TOILET SYSTEMSEPARATINGTOILETURINALDry toilet units are arranged in pairs:- one separating toilet- one urinalThe separating toilet contains two moulds:FAECESURINE- one for faeces- one for urineThe separation of urine and faeces is essential for theproper drying process.It has to be taken care of that no bigger amount of wateris spilled into the faeces mouldFor the urine, a tank is attached to the system. The tankis connected to the urine mould of the separating toiletas well as to the urinal.FAECES´CONTAINERSFor both, toilet and urinal, one container each for faecesis situated below the floor.URINETANKURINEDue to the separation of urine and faeces, two workflowshave to be considered:- one for urine- one for faecesWhen urine is entered to the urine mould of the toilet itis led to the urine tank.32Addis AbabaCity Government