Installing a Septic System
by adminInstalling a Septic System
By David Goodwin
When you are building a home and are not within range of your municipalities public sewer system, you will probably have to install a septic system.
What is a septic system? How does it work?
A septic system is an underground disposal system that accepts all of the effluent (waste) from your home and disposes of it in a very simple way.
Normally a concrete septic tank is installed (although in some areas you might have a need for plastic) to accept the waste from your home. One side of the tank receives the solid material and the other takes the liquids. This is done by a simple baffle installed between the two compartments.
As the liquid rises it finds the outlet side of the tank and flows into a distribution box. The distribution box is installed level, and as the liquid rises it finds the leach field pipes and flows evenly to the leaching fields.
The leaching fields can me as simple as beds of gravel with leach pipe placed over the gravel bed, or underground chamber systems. The water flows down the leaching pipes and drips into the gravel beds (normally 3 ft in depth, depending on the water table in your area).
While you will have to check with your local Department of Environmental Quality (or other such name), this is the basic idea of a septic system.
If you would like to take a photo tour of an actual septic installation, please visit http://www.tucsonseptics.com/septic_Installation.html
Tucson Septic Systems is licensed in Commercial and Residential Septic Installations.
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