Points To Note On Septic System Installation Brookfield CT

Wednesday 6 July 2016

By Sandra Butler


Basically, septic systems are efficient, underground wastewater treatment systems. These systems often treat and then dispose of the household wastewater onsite. They are usually more economical compared to connecting to centralized sewerage systems. On the other hand, these systems are simple in design making them less costly to put up and maintain. It is for this reason that septic system installation Brookfield CT is a great idea.

Other than being cheap to install, septic systems are less disruptive as well since they do not need to connect to a central sewer system line that could be miles away. However, they are often located within the homestead in the backyard, and the wastewater is treated naturally onsite. These systems are usually made up of two major parts, a drainfield and a septic tank.

Septic tanks are usually watertight made of either fiberglass or concrete and usually have an inlet and outlet pipe. The household waste water gets into the tank via the sewer pipes. Inside the tank, the wastewater is naturally treated since it is held long enough in a tank in order for the liquid and the solids to separate. In the natural treatment process, the wastewater is generally broken down into three layers. The first layer floats on the water and is composed of the solids lighter than water. The heavier solids sink to the bottom in the tank and the partially clarified wastewater remains in the middle.

How the system functions is not usually complicated. The sludge at the bottom and the scum that forms on top remain in the tank where they are further broken naturally by bacteria found in wastewater. On the other hand, the sludge and the scum that could not be broken down any further is retained inside a tank, and removed when the tank is pumped. Besides, the clarified liquid goes to the drainfield from the tank through the outlet.

A drain-field also known as a disposal field contains several trenches that has gravel or sand which are buried beneath the ground surface. Again, there are perforated pipes in the trenches which help to uniformly distribute wastewater. The wastewater is further treated in the drain-field since it trickles slowly from the pipes down to the gravel and then into the soil. Basically, the gravel and the soils acts as the biological filters.

After installing these systems, maintenance is also an essential practice. A major routine maintenance is to pump out the solids which cannot be broken down further but settles in the tank. This is usually important, since such solids can clog the system causing a backup or pooling effluent.

The septic systems are highly beneficial to the homeowners. These systems are designed to reduce pollution through natural filtration. The wastewater is first treated inside a tank before being released to the disposal field. These process also helps to replenish the water table.

Actually, whenever a routine management of these systems is observed, they become significantly economical. This means you can save huge cost especially when building a new home. This is because there will be no need of connecting to centralized sewer systems.




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