Installing a septic tank tank yourself

06-06-2018
Outdoor sewage

First on the place of construction of a country house or a small country house appears toilet. Lightweight construction with a small cesspool can also be used after construction. That's just to postpone the question of the construction of a well-functioning sewer system with a septic tank for sewage treatment for a long time is impossible. For normal living, it is important not only to provide the site regularly with electricity and clean water, but also to dispose of it.

We propose to consider the option of installing a septic tank, to learn about the advantages and disadvantages of this design and its principle of operation.

Septic Tank

Septic Tank-1

Autonomous modern installation The tank consists of several tanks. Each tank is divided by partitions into compartments. This may be one or more compartments for settling drains and a biological filter. The advantage of the design is that by connecting additional containers, the capacity of the septic tank can be increased to the desired volume.

The assembly system for models of the sewage treatment tank is modular, while polypropylene is used for the production of sewage tanks. Tanks calmly withstand the pressure of the ground due to the elastic, thick, ribbed walls. In operation, the design of the tank is reliable, durable and simple. If you need a quality facility for a reasonable amount, choose a septic tank installation.

In addition to the basic configuration can be ordered infiltration. They will additionally carry out the treatment of wastewaters before they are discharged into the ground. For this set you will need to pay a small amount.

To install a septic tank on the site will not need additional labor or equipment. Capacities are lightweight and small. The foundation pit for a short time can be dug by one person. Due to its small size, a septic tank can be installed almost anywhere in the area. On the surface of the earth only the ventilation pipes and the inspection hatch will be visible.

To clean the structure itself from the remnants of sewage, you need to call a team of vacuum trucks. It is desirable to do this at least once a year. The septic tank models that are produced in production differ from each other in the size of the main tank.

Tip! Whatever model of septic tank you bought, its size and capacity can be increased by auxiliary tanks. Any model can be equipped with additional filters.

Benefits of using

Septic Tank - benefits

Every invention has its pros and cons. If there are more positive characteristics than negative ones, the popularity of the invention increases. Septic tank buyers are attracted by its characteristics:

  1. The ability to change the performance of the design through block-modular assembly. Connecting to the installed septic tank one more, you will increase the total volume of the system clean.
  2. When installed in the compartment of the infiltration unit, the cleaning efficiency increases to 100%. In the ground water enters, the quality is not much different from drinking.
  3. Small size tanks.
  4. For the operation of the septic tank no energy carriers are needed. The septic tank is completely autonomous.
  5. The design has a high strength and reliability. Each individual part can be in operation for a long time.
  6. With proper care, a plastic septic tank will last more than 50 years.
  7. All modules are made according to one standard, which makes it easy to do the assembly and addition to the already finished design.

Device and installation

Device

The effectiveness and duration of the septic tank ensures the reliability of its design. Reliability Septic Tank provides ease of installation. What else is needed in order to give preference to one of the models of septic tank when installing a septic tank at the site?

The septic tank is divided into compartments. Each camera performs a separate task. In one sewer drains merge, and in the other their biological decomposition occurs. For subsequent purification using the third chamber.

The principle of operation of the septic tank The tank does not have any particular difficulties. Dirty water through sewer pipes enter the septic tank receiving chamber. Here is their sucks. The liquid rises to the top, and heavy substances that do not decompose, settle to the bottom of the chamber.

Through the pipe between the compartments, the first water that has passed the first purification comes into another chamber for deeper cleaning.

A biofilter is installed in the third compartment. This is where the decomposition of the organic components of sewage water. On the bottom of the chamber sediment decomposition is deposited.

Tip! Any model of a septic tank. The tank has such a structure that the drains are cleaned sequentially stage by stage with the maximum indicator of efficiency.

Infiltrator

To obtain almost pure water, a septic tank is equipped with an infiltrator. The Tank model differs from other wastewater treatment systems by the fact that it does not use aerators and airlifts. When installing aerators, the effluent undergoes additional purification with an iron oxidizer, and when using airlifts, water is pumped from one compartment to another with the help of compressed air.

Consider the installation options for different groundwater levels and soil types shown in the pictures.

Installation on sandy soils with high groundwater
Installation on clay soils at low groundwater

Mounting on their own

Ditch under the septic tank
Filtration cushion
Mounting Tank-3
Waterproofing of the pit
Septic Tank - backfilling
  1. To install a septic tank Tank of any model, first of all, it is necessary to lay a sewer system with a pipe in a certain place.
  2. After careful selection of the desired model, dig a pit to place a septic tank.
  3. When installing the infiltrator, dig another pit.
  4. At the bottom of the supply sewer plastic pipes of the trenches and the pit under the septic tank, pour a 30 cm layer of sand and tamp it well.
  5. When high groundwater strengthen the bottom of the pit with a concrete screed.
  6. Pour a 40 cm layer of gravel or crushed stone of a large fraction into the pit under the infiltrator.
  7. Install the infiltrator and septic tank.
  8. Connect the pipes, carefully seal all connections with sealant.
  9. Pour ordinary water into the chamber.
  10. Prepare a mixture of five parts of sand and one part of cement, this is for the foundation pit. For backfilling the sewage pipeline and the infiltrator, mix the sand with the soil.
  11. It is necessary to fill up a ditch with small layers and to do manual ramming of the mixture.
Completion of work

We propose to look at the installation of a septic tank, with the specified parameters, which you can use in addition to the installation instructions written above.

Installation diagram

Installation of a septic tank is completed. If you carefully follow the instructions, there will be no problems with the operation of the cleaning equipment.

Possible faults

At independent installation of a septic tank on a site the company the producer does not bear any guarantee certificates. Possible failures in the septic tank you will fix yourself.

Even if you install a septic tank, violating installation technology, it will never come up. Reliable strong landing of the tank is guaranteed by its ridge walls. With a high occurrence of groundwater around the pit septic tank do drainage. In this case, flooding of the system with groundwater is completely excluded.

Tip! For the period when the septic tank is not used at all, it is necessary to fill it with clean water for at least 30%. This will help preserve the vital activity of the bacterial colony and prevent the septic tank from floating up if the attachment is poor.

If installed improperly, odors can occur. To eliminate them, you need to conduct a diagnosis.

Causes of smell:

  1. Lack of ventilation pipe. Installation of ventilation is needed in the construction of any design septic tank. Through the pipe gases are discharged to the outside. From a septic tank that is not equipped with a ventilation pipe, the gases through the sewer pipes enter the room through the holes in the toilet bowl, sink and bathtub.
  2. High concentration in wastewater cleaning products or detergents containing manganese oxide and chlorine. Bacteria that process organic compounds in wastewaters can stop their work due to excessive use of chemicals to clean sanitary equipment.
  3. The sewage is drained with water, which is washed filters.
  4. Drugs entering the sewers.
  5. The use of washing powders with antibacterial additives.

Eliminating unpleasant odor:

  1. Device ventilation channel.
  2. Use for processing plumbing products without chlorine and manganese oxide. When an unpleasant odor appears in the room, it is necessary not only to abandon old detergent preparations, but also to immediately inject bioactivator into the toilet bowl in order to restore the colony of working bacteria in the cells.
  3. Water after washing the household filter does not drain into the sewer.
  4. Refuse to use products with antibacterial additives.
  5. Use supplements to preserve the colony of bacteria.

We have dealt with you in almost all matters relating to the installation and reliable operation of the septic tank Tank in the garden. If you have additions to our article, leave your comments.

We also recommend that you read the article "Septic tank do it yourself without pumping out".

Video

We recommend to watch a video about installing a septic tank with infiltration tank:

We also recommend that you familiarize yourself with the video on the installation of a septic tank Tank with a well: