This might seem a bit odd, but i wish they made one that would just take like 0,5 gallon of waste a day, i could fit it on my boat and have a small fertilized garden in my cabin, as well as get a bit of cooking gas every day.

@LandLabs

10 ай бұрын

The entire rig is about 2700 lbs. (water is the main weight)

@RC-Illinois369

10 ай бұрын

I agree. A small waste set-up would be ideal.

@FatherFH

10 ай бұрын

Just make one

@boneappletee6416

9 ай бұрын

Maybe you could try to DIY/jerryrig a solution?

@melodyyang5604

8 ай бұрын

That’s a good idea, but not as possible due to liquid in the setup. W anaerobic setups, to fully compost the material until it breaks down you will need access to soil at the end to bury/mix it in. Having stinky water sloshing may work if it’s next to your grey water setup, but still sounds not so feasible as having a bit of soil and doing aerobic composting. There’s also not really a shortcut in composting unless you’re ready to introduce heat; so it’s going to take a lot of time just sitting on your boat. The isolation component is the hardest- having a compost system on open water gets into logistics of where you can put the compost after it’s done, well, composting. Plus, a garden on open water sounds nice in theory, but can get bad quick when going through storms. Hydroponics could be an option, but the pumps in that and the fertilizer equipment to get started is a high entry cost. It does take away the need to thoroughly wash your vegetables as it isolated then from soil bacteria… but really all fresh water and energy on boats are sort of limited.

Even though this is too expensive for me I enjoy watching you guys

@-whackd

8 ай бұрын

If you have cold daek winters, this thing wont cook for you in the winter anyway. So youre basically only cooking with it in warm weather, and the GoSun does that for a thousand dollars less.

@acornlandlabs

8 ай бұрын

@@-whackd Every corner of the world is different, and different tools can work well based on the environmental limits. We use what works for us! As you should use what works for you. Here in GA, the methane digester is amazing. It works year round, handles sanitation produces fuel, and produces liquid fertilizer. Just because something does not work everywhere, it doesn't make it less useful in some places :) We love the solar ovens too. Both tools together are a powerful combo!

Would love to see how it works in the more colder months (autumn, winter, spring)

What's the expected lifespan of one of these digesters? Do the wear out or develop leaks over time?

they are great. I emailed them with a question and got a lot of information I couldn't imagine. They even called me and we discussed my thoughts!

@acornlandlabs

10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad you're here along for the off-grid journey

Thank you so much, this is amazing. I will implement this in my save the earth project.

I need to get one of these! Definitely checking out that link. I've learned so much since subbing to this channel!

@LandLabs

10 ай бұрын

It's a great system for off-grid living! We're sold on it. Will have one for cooking gas, fertilizer, and eventually we'll try to toilet attachment for a more remote off-grid cabin.

Just amazing thing to know & learn👏👏👏👏👏👍

Bro will absolutely survive in zomboid

Please more long form videos

awesome I think this will be the future

can the methane be captured and put into a propane tank at a higher pressure and for longer term storage ? and then used like a regular propane setup !

As an Acorn I approve of this channel

I do have a question and this channel seems to be the only one that would answer questions, anyway, if i made a digester myself would i have to change the gas orifice to a different size? Like changing the orifice from natural gas to propane? Or not

I have questions. 1 Some food waste will not be broken down due to the hard fiber some foods have so what will happen you have to clean it every often? Since try putting water and poop in a bucket and then throw food scrap and see what happens after a few months which you will see the tough fibers around. 2 what happens when someone does not want to cook for the day or week then what can someone do with the extra gas? Since its not allowed to sell gas concentrators for future use since some feel it is a bit tough to handle. 3 the material is made out of what since if plastic how long can that handle the UV rays 5-10 years and then you got a mess? 4 I assume it smells being next to it a bit more than being further away. 5 cant one do the same with a big barrel or container and add a tough airtight bag at the top. what type of bag is the issue.

@LandLabs

10 ай бұрын

1. We might need to clean out in a few years, but even bones eventually dissolve in this unit. 2. There’s a pressure release valve to release extra gas. B-energy biogas from Germany actually does have storage bags that are detachable 3. We will see! Systems have been going strong for almost 2 years now, no UV damage at all - keeping them in a greenhouse extends life too 4. Smell is earth within 3-4 ft, really not bad at all 5. You can absolutely DIY this. Search “Solar cities IBC biogas tank” You can use IBC tanks

Would grass clippings work instead of food waste?

Cool.

The concept is proven effective. The $1000 cost is prohibitive. To the workshop fellow McGyvers!

Would you be willing to do a follow up video on how you contain and store the cooking gas? I want to store cooking gas

Where do you buy it.

I’d switch my diet up and hook up a generator. Power the damn neighbors with the stench.

What about the smell ?

Is this better for the environment than throwing out the food?

@LandLabs

10 ай бұрын

Yes, absolutely. Food uses nutrients to grow, this biogas system captures that nutrients and puts it back in the soil or a garden (instead of being trapped in a landfill with toxins). PLUS you get the free cooking fuel of methane. Methane is 20x more potent than CO2 as a greenhouse gas. Burning it as fuel converts it to CO2, and you avoid paying for propane 💯

@kingkong-mp5jp

Ай бұрын

Well considering forklifts are often fueled with propane tanks, it would be very plausible to figure out a way to fill up gas canisters with the methane to be used to power a vehicle.

How would you change the setup to digest human waste and still get fertilizer to be used for garden? What kind of further processing might be required?

@acornlandlabs

10 ай бұрын

You'd want to fertilize berry bushes, fruit trees and woody stemmed plants by running the liquids pipe underground into a woodchip bed, a leach field. You could also use comfrey and other plants that are used for composting. Use the human waste to fertilize comfrey, and then compost that comfrey. That acts as a biological filter. You want to avoid the liquid waste splashing on or near leafy greens (otherwise you could have pathogen contamination).

@oscarjohansson79

10 ай бұрын

@@acornlandlabs Whats the problem with human waste if your not taking any medicines? Please enlighten me 🙏😅

@thegurw1994

10 ай бұрын

​@@oscarjohansson79so there's a few things. Much of what lives in your gut biome isn't stuff you want in your upper GI tract, and rinsing with water isn't enough to clean it off fresh veggies and fruit. This is regardless of your diet. Further, unless you're completely self-sustaining, your food likely contains traces of chemicals or medicine given to the source of that food - be it animal or vegetable, and even if labeled as organic. Further, there are some really nasty diseases called prion diseases that attack your brain tissue and can be spread via fecal matter - and often aren't digested in the methane digester or even high temperature composting piles. You need ultra-high-temperature composting to occur for eradication of those diseases, and you'd need an industrial composter to hit those temperatures long enough to be effective.

Does the system have a pressure release valve if you do not use the gas for a few days or weeks? You guys know that methane is flammable and can even explode under the right circumstances.

@acornlandlabs

10 ай бұрын

Yes; the methane in the video is being burned to cook on. We are aware it's flammable :D Great question though about pressure release valve -- yes, the system does have a pressure release valve if the methane is not being burned off regularly. This methane is barely pressurized, it's not an explosion hazard. It could certainly catch fire, but this system is not like a gas tank or propane tank.

I have a question? What will happen with the mud on the bottom of this device. I think eventually it will fill up the whole thing. Can it be removed time to time and used as soil in the garden?

@thecinnamannshow6863

Ай бұрын

Over time it bio degrades thus there will end up with nothing in the bottom.

Is it possible to hook a residental toilet to this. Also do you have to insulate yours in the winter

@noahgalgan6139

10 ай бұрын

Also, when do we get to beta test

@acornlandlabs

10 ай бұрын

Beta comes out September 22nd! It’s best to have the methane digester in an area above 65-70 degrees F. We place it in a greenhouse during the winter to keep it running!

@acornlandlabs

10 ай бұрын

It can be done but will be more tricky compared to the toilets that come with the right adapters and connections. But give it a try if you like doing DIY projects! We haven’t tried this yet, so we can’t say much more on it. (Connecting a residential toilet)

How often to you have to add the cow poop and do u have to clean it out and start fresh at anytime?

@LandLabs

10 ай бұрын

You only need to mix in cow manure at the beginning to kickstart the methanogens. You can keep adding a bit now and again but you don't have to. You can also add pig manure or other animal manures too. We just add food waste.

@acornlandlabs

10 ай бұрын

We have had ours for over a year and it only needed cow manure once when we first set it up and activated it. As long as you put in what is allowed, (veg scraps, starches, meat, etc) you’ll never have to clean it out. 100% of all the input is turned into liquid fertilizer and methane gas.

What happens if the gas doesn't get used? Does it explode or does the gas just leak out?

@acornlandlabs

10 ай бұрын

It has a safety release

@trex1448

Ай бұрын

Methane is one of the worst gases to release into the air.

solids just accumulate?

how often do you need to put more cow poop.. and can you use human poop

does the liquid fertilizer byproduct smells?

@poison2561

Ай бұрын

they say it's not bad

Just curious, do you think you could take one of those methane digesters, and put it inside a greenhouse, and have the methane producing a flame round the clock to keep the temperature in the greenhouse above freezing for the winter, in order to provide some protection for plants that are not hardy enough to survive freezing roots? And would the exhaust from the flame be beneficial to the plants? I've never taken any chemistry classes, so I don't quite understand how the reaction and byproducts of burning methane work. Bing's AI says when you burn it you get CO2 and H2O.

@MrWackozacko

8 ай бұрын

Sounds interesting. I wonder how youd stop the methane digester water from freezing though.

@MrGump-gi9yx

Ай бұрын

@@MrWackozacko would it not produce its own heat same way a compost pile does?

@MrWackozacko

Ай бұрын

@@MrGump-gi9yx yeh i suppose it would

Just like a game called state of decay 2,free fuel source

could you use it to run a generator?

@LandLabs

10 ай бұрын

You’d need a bigger system. Farmers that have big methane systems can power tractors from them 🚜

Would rather just feed chickens and the compost pile with food waste. That thing wont work in the winter here, but neither would the GoSun. Comparing them as a cooking tool, GoSun is many many times cheaper than HomeBiogas for cooking food.

Gas must smell bad..did food smell too ?

Could you let me make spanish captions for this video? I want to show this to people in my country

@acornlandlabs

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

It’s also better to burn methane and use its energy rather than venting it to the atmosphere. Methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

Do these systems give off an odor? It looks neat, but I'd be concerned it would stink up the neighborhood.

@acornlandlabs

10 ай бұрын

It has a carbon filter to take of any odor!

@MrJustinOtis

10 ай бұрын

@@acornlandlabs Excellent! Thank you for the info!🙂

If there was a simple system for this that could be mass produced for cheap... i would buy it If its not as huge as this haha

@grandpajumbo2359

8 ай бұрын

The channel project kamp made one themselves.

Doesn't it smell like cow poop when u use it?

That's expensive asf. It's easily made DIY for 1/4 of the price

@LandLabs

10 ай бұрын

The DIY IBC tote model is very cheap! We love this plug and play model, and it does pay for itself very quickly. If you used the toilet system, it’s about 1/10 the cost of an offgrid septic tank

@acornlandlabs

10 ай бұрын

Definitely try and make your own if you can!

@prestidigination1

8 ай бұрын

@@LandLabs How do you get it permitted as a septic system?

@acornlandlabs

7 ай бұрын

@@prestidigination1 We don't seek permits, we just install it. Local govt. around here is not known for being creative, willing to work with us, or forward thinking. We don't use the toilet system in this county. We're moving locations to a more rural site where we can use these with no issues.

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Hour of cooking fuel. I barely cook for more than 10 minutes and I mean the Gas is turn on for 10 minutes. It’s the infinite cooking equipment.

anyone ever try this on their septic tank .? kinda same ordeal ain't it?

nothing to do with this but love watching your videos love from india🇮🇳

Can you put things like meats fats and bones inside there?

@acornlandlabs

10 ай бұрын

Yes!! All three of those.

@user-su5uf5yv1w

Ай бұрын

Be nice to human's.

Too expensive. Price feels a bit predatory

Hey, acorn land labs. I was wondering if I could set up a video call because I'm doing an assignment for school. I would love if you'd get back to me if you can't that's understandable.

can you use human poo instead of cow poo?

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You have no way of storing and using biogas in a kitchen.

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