About Us

I have been a plumber most of my life; I started right after I got out of the service in 1965. My father-in-law Ernie Farthing taught me the trade. I have carried a journyman license in Florida and Wisconsin and still carry a master license in New Hampshire. 

The name of my patent is in honor of my father-in-law who not only taught me, but several family members including our oldest son David.

Ernie was like a second father to me, so I found it only fitting to name this product after him. 

Ernie’s water saving urinal pad is the answer to saving water. I have researched and tested it for the past eleven years and it REALLY WORKS! Try it and you will save water and money. This will save the cost of a waterless urinal installation. 

 

History

I have been working on this waterless urinal pad since 1998. I really got serious about this invention in the year 2000, after I went to the Boston Trade show and saw the waterless urinals. I have been a plumber for 45 years and I just could not see how the principal of a grease trap would work on the waterless urinal. I have never seen a grease trap that was not greasy or smelly.  

Testing Process

I started testing my product in jars containing urine and different types of chemicals in 2001. In all my testing, I also put different types of fittings. Listed below are all the things I have put in the jars with the urine.

• 2001 - ¾” black nipple - no uric acid corrosion
• 2002 - ¾” copper 90- degree elbow - no corrosion
• 2003 - 2” no hub rubber coupling - no corrosion
• 2005 - 1¼“ galvanized nipple - no corrosion
• 2006 - ¾” n.p.t. to hose adaptor, brass nut, p.v.c. nut, brass ½” union, rubber ferrule - no corrosion
• 2007 - 1 ¼” check valve, ¾” n.p.t. to ¾” compression and ferrule - no smell and no corrosion
• 2008 - 2 ½” escutcheon and p.v.c. union complete - no smell and no corrosion
• 2008 - p.v.c. adaptor and ½” copper Tee - no smell and no uric acid build-up