Our towns and cities take care of most of our waste needs for us, from providing us with landfills to providing us with septic tanks to properly dispose of our waste products. Still, for some of us who live out of the way of busy cities and towns, we may not be in the proper area for our waste materials to get picked up. Thankfully, there’s an alternative. A plastic septic tank is an option for those of us who live in the middle of nowhere and have no way to reach the city sewage systems.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Septic tanks are huge, plastic tanks that can hold at least 1,000 gallons of waste. These tanks are buried in the ground, close to building, and are separated into two different storage chambers by a divider at the bottom, yet they’re open to each other at the top. The tank is connected to the building by pipe and as waste is flushed down, either from the toilet or a drain, it’s carried off into the tank. The waste originally enters the first chamber where the solid settle at the bottom and the liquids are moved to the second chamber. The solids in the first chamber eventually decompose and turn into liquids which flow into the second chamber. Once in the second chamber, these fluids can leave the tank using a series of waste lines to carry the waste away from the tank. These “leach” lines must be buried 6 feet underground and around the same building the septic tank is accommodating. The liquefied waste travels through these lines and eventually into the ground.
MAINTENANCE
Septic tanks require little maintenance to work properly. Your waste material rely on anaerobic bacteria and natural microorganisms to decompose the solid waste into liquid waste. The problem with this is that can cause backup at the bottom of the tank. This type of problem is common among all septic tanks, and the only solution is to pump the tank out periodically. As it is, pumping out your tank is a necessary step if you want to keep your system running smoothly and efficiently for years. The time between tank pumps depends mainly on how many people will be using the tank, as well as the size of the tank. Although tank pumping is necessary, there are also some products you can buy and flush down your toilet that will aid in breaking down buildup by supplying more bacteria.
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