This Old House Self Contained Septic System

The self contained nature and lack of extra piping may also reduce the risk of raw sewer discharge when compared to community sewer lines.

This old house self contained septic system.

Best of all the system is scalable from 0 750gpd and ideal for intermittent use applications. Sewage systems work in much the same way as septic systems but because sewage networks are interconnected and spread out it s much more difficult to keep track of every pipe and part. Your best bet is to show how the long term disposal of your self contained system will be as easy thorough and trouble free as a conventional system. The new three part system the elstons say eventually could eliminate the need for piped water and sewer and drilled wells and septic systems.

Self contained septic systems are a type of aerobic septic system that can be installed in your home. Septic systems have a reasonable lifespan of 50 to 75 years most peoples fascination with emptying catch tanks ash pans etc wanes after a few years and disgusting shortcuts become common. All ecopod advanced wastewater treatment units have been tested under nsf ansi 40 and 245 and exceed class i requirements for effluent quality. For systems requiring up to 250 000 gallons per day click here for the ecopod d model.

The ecopod series can treat 500 to 1 500 gallons per day for residential systems.