Feedback from customers... 4-6-2019 As a first-time home builder on a 3.5 acre lifestyle block, I discovered SWWS online and after doing some research hired Anita Grant to install the Simple Waste Water Solutions system. After 14 months and from my experience of this system, I have found it to be reliable, hassle-free and free to run as it's gravity fed so there's no need for a pump which uses electricity unnecessarily. I think the grass filter beds are very pleasing to the eye. They have now tripled in height and are very bushy and healthy-looking. I like the fact that Simple Waste Water Solutions system uses absolutely no chemicals and is great for the environment and the worms. I also like the fact that it was cheaper than other systems like the Natural flow system and other similar ones like the Biolytic system. Anita is very friendly and experienced and explained the whole process well. She was also very fast and efficient at getting it installed and putting the pipes in place. I would recommend her and this system to others who are thinking about using this system. The Whangarei council was readily accepting of it and it passed inspection without any problems. I imagine that other councils are now opening their eyes and minds to this system as well. Wishing you well. Best regards, Joanna Bagley 1-10-2018 Hi Anita, The short drop is situated by our hut in the Coromandel, which we are able to use only intermittently as we can only get there for a few days a month. So the issue for us has been whether the worms would be able to survive the long periods of famine to enjoy the short periods of feast but they seem to be able to hibernate and then wake up for the party. I add some finely chopped vege and fruit scraps when we leave to make sure they have a balanced diet, and a handful of (untreated) sawdust. No smell, I'm relieved to say. At this rate it looks like it will be many years before I need to empty it out. The shelter itself is very weather proof and stable, with good light from the skylight, and easy to keep clean. The only problem I've had is an angle where I placed the short drop on the edge of where the digger levelled out the platform for the hut, and slight subsidence has left the structure a little bit off-plumb, so I need to move it onto firmer ground. So, all in all, I am very impressed with this product. Gerard Smithyman UPDATE: Hi Anita, A while ago you asked me if I would contribute a brief review of my experience with the short drop which I did. In the review I said that I put in some chopped up food scraps from time to time to eke out the worms diet, especially if we weren't going to be there for a while. I have been feeling guilty because that turned out to be a mistake, and I may have given people a bad steer - what happened was the scraps introduced a lot of little black flies which flew up in your face every time the lid was opened, which my wife found really off putting!. I was able to beat them in the end by sprinkling diatomaceous earth and covering it with coir material, and leaving it for a while. No more flies. So I'm sorry if anyone took my bad advice, and maybe it would be good to publicise this correction! Sorry about that, Gerard. 31-01-2014 To whom it may concern. We purchased a short drop toilet from Simple Waste Water Solutions approximately 3 years ago. The free standing toilet was delivered to our site at Takahoa Bay in the Kaipara district promptly and installed with no fuss by Coll Bell and Anita Grant. There are no consents or permits needed for this set up. We did use this toilet on an regular basis and found the set up practical and easy to use especially with the fact that it collects water and stores this in a small tank to use for clean up after use and keep the worms happy, it was also used by the building team when building our garage and cottage. When I did clean out the worm tank (after 3 years use) I collected one wheelbarrow of worms and compost and used this in our garden. The clean out process was relatively simple and NO SMELL. Also during all the time that the toilet was in use NO SMELL. When we later installed a Simple Waste Water Solutions system in our cottage this made our short drop toilet redundant. Anita Grant looked after us and bought the used unit back and removed it without fuss. We are very happy with the way SWWSnz looked after us and can recommend this company. I understand Anita Grant is now handling all the Short Drop Toilet systems and wish her all the best. Feel free to contact me at lindencrane@maxnet.co.nz should you want to know more of our experience. Regards J van der Linden (Hans) ------------------------------------------- 01-08-2017 To whom it may concern. We purchased a Short Drop Toilet composting system from Short Drop Limited about 4 years ago. We had done a lot of research around this kind of toilet system prior to finding Anita Grant and the Short Drop Unit. The Short Drop composting system was simple, easy to understand and very practical for our needs. The toilet is located out in the Awhitu Peninsula close to a local church, where weddings are held occasionally. We wanted something that was going to be able to cater for anything between 1 and 30 people at various stages, depending on the occasion. It also had to be environmentally friendly and easy to manage. We also needed to have a water storage system in the area as there are no facilities on the property. To add to the list of requirements, it needed to be able to withstand the strong winds out on the peninsula, and fortunately, thanks to its design, round shape and the material it is made from, it does. So far, after 4 years, the Short Drop system has been everything we required and we haven’t had to empty it yet and there has been absolutely no smell. Anita Grant and her team are absolutely fantastic to work with. They were able to answer our endless list of questions and always happy to help. Anita came to install the Short Drop Unit and worked professionally and efficiently. We have absolutely no hesitation to recommend them and their product and would do further business with them in the future. Antonella Coppolino and Patsy Deverall Celebrate The Event Ltd ------------------------------------------- 11-07-2022 After much research on the various composting toilet systems on the market, I opted for the Deluxe Short Drop unit from SWWS. Anita was fantastic to deal with from the outset and explained and answered all our questions very thoroughly. After 6 plus months since the unit was installed on Waiheke Island, there is no doubt I made the right choice. The unit was delivered on time and installed by Anita and team quickly and efficiently. There's no smell or bugs, requires minimal maintenance and and looks great situated next to our weekend cabin. I thoroughly recommend going for the deluxe version, the convenience of being able to wash your hands from the harvested rainwater is fantastic. This is a great product which will serve us well for many many years. In addition to the Short Drop, we purchased a mini version of the full waste water system to deal with kitchen sink water and washing machine waste water for our newly constructed cabin. Anita's expert input helped us modify the system layout during install due to site fall issues and we were really grateful when she made a second visit to Waiheke Island to fully commission the system due to building and material delays. The system works brilliantly and the plant filters look great. I thoroughly recommend dealing with SWWS, knowledgeable experienced operators who back their quality products. Thanks Anita and team. Thanks, Ben Spain