Date:   7/19/2013 12:07:58 PM ( 11 y ago)
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Hello all and thanks again to Grizz for sharing is successes and probably more importantly his failures.

Though I know your not a fan of aerating the 1 chamber tank Grizz, which is what I have, Casey (nice guy) over at Septic Solutions was helpful in explaining the many successes they've had with 1 chamber systems. The basics of what he told me were this and I would welcome your opinion on this Grizz. He said...

- Many of the products out there instruct you to put the diffuser by the outflow pipe. They recommend putting by their diffuser by the inlet pipe.
- Their system also has the following product which I have copied and pasted below.

"An item offered exclusively with our SepAerator™ Premium package is the Air Particle Recirculator. The Air Particle Recirculator is a barrier to prevent solid material from exiting your septic tank and entering the drain field. This barrier is essential when adding aeration to a septic tank. Under normal conditions in a septic tank the solids will separate by floating to the top as scum and sinking to the bottom as sludge. This cannot happen in a single chamber tank with aeration, as all of the solids are continually being mixed, therefore something must be done to stop them from leaving the tank.

"The Air Particle Recirculator functions as an effluent filter to stop particles, but has an added advantage over anything else you will see on the market today. A standard effluent filter under these conditions will have to be cleaned very regularly. By introducing air around the inlet of the Air Particle Recirculator, particles are pushed away from the inlet of the filter back towards the diffuser side of the tank where they will continue to break down. This action stops particles from entering and clogging the filter which allows for much longer periods between filter cleanings and produces a cleaner quality of effluent discharging from the sytem. Generally the Air Particle Recirculator will need to be cleaned every 3 to 6 months, but some systems have went as long as a few years without cleaning the filter.

"There is no other product on the market that has anything close to the Air Particle Recirculator. The Air Particle Recirculator gives our product the ability to properly treat the wastewater with a powerful air pump, yet stop solids from being pushed into the drain field."

The Science sounds good and they give a money back guarantee up to 6 months. That said, with what I've learned from Grizz's detailed documentation in the last 36 hours, the idea of aerating the D-box seems like a more simple solution if biomat is indeed the source of the slow drainage.

Ive been in my 35 year old house for 15 years. I will say that for a some time, don't really know how long, my tank's baffle was broken and I didn't realize it till I got it pumped about 10 years ago. Who knows how much 'crap' got down those D-pipes. I (like sciencesingalong) just had my single chamber tank and D-box pumped out about an hour ago after having the tank alon done a month ago. All kinds of thick black sludge came out of the D-lines. I just but 36 one pound containers of Awesome Oxygen at the Dollar Tree and am about to go put it in my leach field.

I do not have clay soil, it's on the sandy side. How much do I need to be concerned about hardpan? I haven't had time to fully read all the articles on hardpan but I plan to. Artie's website recommended an application of 9 pounds every other day 4 times. I'm pretty sure my lines will take more than 9 gallons of water. He said he's seen people put 30 gallons in at a time. I'm trying to decide if I should just mix up 30 gallons and pour it in the D-box and let gravity do the work or get a sump pump and inject the water into the lines. Will this make a difference?

I have no intention of diverting gray water unless I absolutely have to and will try to work with the system I have. Now that my tank is empty, D-box exposed and open, I need to decide what to do over the next few days as the water level in the tank starts to rise again and flow into the field. I'm thinking 4 - 5 days max though I will try to drag it out longer with shower and laundry restraints on my family of 5.

Ok...off to mix up the Awesome Oxygen. I'll keep you posted. Thanks again for your input Grizz.
 

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