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.

The ecopod series can treat 500 to 1 500 gallons per day for residential systems. All ecopod advanced wastewater treatment units have been tested under nsf ansi 40 and 245 and exceed class i requirements for effluent quality. 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. 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.

Self contained septic systems are a type of aerobic septic system that can be installed in your home. The waste is contained in the tanks and does not leave to the environment like with conventional systems. Clint elston has designed what he believes is the world s first self containedsewage treatment system in the lower level of the couple s afton home. 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.

The new three part system the elstons say eventually could eliminate the need for piped water and sewer and drilled wells and septic systems.