This Old House Self Contained Septic System

For systems requiring up to 250 000 gallons per day click here for the ecopod d model.

This old house self contained septic system.

Self contained septic systems are a type of aerobic septic system that can be installed in your home. The self contained nature and lack of extra piping may also reduce the risk of raw sewer discharge when compared to community sewer lines. 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. Self contained scalable design built upon the multi flo technology the enviro guard provides pre treatment flow equalization and advanced treatment in a single lightweight design.

The waste is contained in the tanks and does not leave to the environment like with conventional systems. The ecopod series can treat 500 to 1 500 gallons per day for residential 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. 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.