Photini: Thought about compost toilet. About $1000. too much right now, but love the concept -- someday. Christine: I've been smart lately. I clear the clog at the 1st sign of trouble. Getting past this point today means that it's BEEN 90% clogged for a long time now, and it finally plowed through. ie - there were TWO clogs - a closer one that I'd keep getting rid of, but I didn't realize there was a 2ND clog behind it that was the REAL culprit. Last two septic pumpers over the past two yrs said that I really had to snake that section out - and I thought I had, but no - I really hadn't. "