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Old 07-22-2020, 01:09 PM   #1
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How to clean your urine line?

I have a Seperette composting toilet, with a urine diverter that has a 1/2” I.d. hose, which goes to the grey water tank. The system is about 3 years old and the urine line is having drainage problems. As I clean it out there seems to be brownish build-up that I assume is calcium and mineral deposits from the urine over time.

Besides replacing the line, what’s the best way to clean this out of the line?

Going forward, how do I keep the line clean from future build up?

Your advice would be appreciated.

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Old 07-26-2020, 12:19 PM   #2
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What I did...

I disconnected the line from the grey tank. Cleaned out the stuff that was blocking in pipe there. Then I flushed the line with 5 gallons of water by pouring down the pee hole. Then I Pinched off the line and put in vinegar and let sit for 30 minutes then flushed the line again.

I kept getting small chunks of brown crystals so I kept flushing. Finally, I put in baking soda and vinegar into the line and let sit and flushed the line again.

Seems to be running again.

Let me any other suggestions you have tried.
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Old 08-01-2020, 11:35 PM   #3
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I actually plan on running my drain line from the bathroom sink to the urine diverter pipe, so that when I wash my hands, the soapy water runs through and cleans the pipe. Gonna be a lot of angles in that line lol...

My hope is that doing this will prevent the urine line from getting very nasty in the first place. Time will tell.
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