Waterless Urinals

Yes Urinals.


At first I thought for sure I would want to install one of these in the house, cause even though I may let my yellow mellow, everyone else in the house has to flush it before using the commode anyways, thus defeating the whole purpose. This would make for a very good alternative, However upon inspecting the maintenance schedule off of the Kohler website it seems rather an intensive cleaning and maintenance schedule, for instance, I don't see myself wiping down the surface once a day with there special kohler no splash urinal cleaner, why can't I use regular cleaner, hmmmmm whats in there stuff anyway? or replacing the 3 ounces of sealing liquid twice a month, seems excessive, it should be based on usage or something, maybe wiped down once a week, and changed once a month or less often preferably.

Still the idea is what matters most, waterless being the key, and the whole invention of a lighter fluid floating on the top to trap smells and etc. underneath seems like it could be used in other facets, maybe a layer on top of outhouse tanks that would last until they came to pump it out.

I wonder how far in the future we have to wait before we get to hear our children say "you used drinking water to do what?" On that day I shall shed a tear of joy. of course this is just one of many battles we are faced with, lets hope we win them all.