Fact Sheet

Standardized Pressure Dosed Disposal System

Characteristics

> 59 inches to the limiting zone

< 6 or > 60 - 120 mpi percolation rate

mpi = minutes per inch

0-15%slopes (for trenches); 0 - 5% slopes (for beds)

Usually installed 24 inches deep

System Components

Septic tank

Dosing chamber

Sewage pump and float system

Drainfield

Alarm system

Care and Maintenance

This system is pressurized by a sewage pump. The pump sends effluent to the drainfield a minimum of 3 times a day with resting periods in between to allow aerobic treatment of the effluent. If the pump or float system should fail, the alarm will turn on signaling the failure. Contact a wastehauler to pump the septic tank and the dosing chamber. Then contact your installer to inspect and correct the problem.

The alarm panel should be checked and tested regularly.

Pump maintenance should follow the manufacturer's recommendations.

A properly designed and constructed system should operate satisfactorily with care and routine maintenance as described in this brochure.

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