This type of system uses a pump tank (see diagram B) to deliver wastewater into the drain field/sand mound. Like a drainfield on a standard system, the size of the mound is based on the soil content, the household size and water consumption rates or peak flows. The pump tank is ...
septic tank and laid in the trenches on top of the filter bed. Such systems normally operate by gravity flow, however, it is common practice to connect a pump to the septic tank to aid in moving the sewage effluent from the septic tank and through the drainage field, particularly where ...
Using a blunt metal probe, try to identify the corners of the tank. It may take some time based on how deep the tank is buried. Be sure to exercise proper caution — if gas pipes or utility lines lie close by, be sure to call before you dig. If you don't have an as built ...
The "aerator" - if I am guessing correctly at what you are describing - is in a septic tank in order to increase the level of treatment of the sewage; clarified effluent flows out of the septic tank to a disposal field. Some septic systems spray treated effluent above ground, others simp...
FIG. 2 is a system block diagram of a septic battery in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Septic battery10includes septic tank11, inlet20and outlet22. Battery10receives a waste stream inflow via inlet20, and provides a waste stream outflow via outlet22. Between inlet20...
If you are connected to a sewer you could be seeing the results of a flooded septic tank and perhaps a drainfield no longer working. On 2012-06-13 by S. Young Main floor drain in basement had no water when we moved into our home. We had no problems for years with any plumbing dr...