- Location
- Northumberland
As condition of a planning application it looks like we will have to replace an existing septic tank with a treatment plant ( 1 dwelling / 4 occupants) Any thoughts on the best type to install , ballpark cost ?
Sewage treatment plant
- Thread starter upnortheast
- Start date
- Location
- South Wales UK
4-6k max all in possibly.
Look at https://www.graf-water.com/wastewat...r-treatment-systems/klaro-e-professional.html
Bubbler type, Works good here.
We also got Klargester bio discs but replacment gearbox and belts expensive.
Look at https://www.graf-water.com/wastewat...r-treatment-systems/klaro-e-professional.html
Bubbler type, Works good here.
We also got Klargester bio discs but replacment gearbox and belts expensive.
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
Marsh we’re the most cost effective, they were about £1500 2 years ago, it’s just a compressor on top as a bubbler.
- Location
- South Wales UK
Cheaper types about but need holes and drains put in and backfill so total adds up unless got own machines etc.
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Marsh Ensign 6 person = £2250 + VAT
Ordered one this week
- Location
- Northumberland
Anything complex about installation ? Within the capabilities of a peasant who has spent a lifetime building things ??
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Dig a big hole, put it in it and fill it in again, get some dry mix in with it and fill it with water sharpish. They pop out of the ground like a giant float if the water table is high and they are empty.
- Location
- Northumberland
Done a couple of the ordinary septic tank onion shaped ones in the past no problem. Assume these need a duct laid for the sparky to pull a cable through
- Location
- South Wales UK
No, except electric, falls and drainage system.
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Just make sure you fill from the inlet and not the outlet, I got it wrong, so only one side filled up and it popped up, I didn’t realise as it was in the dark.
Gordy1
Member
- Location
- Essex/suffolk border
Klargester & Titan are popular the one with bio discs are the best & with an internal pump so it won’t matter if the outlet doesn’t marry up to well.
- Location
- Near Colchester
Ensign for me, it only has a compressor to bubble up which you can take out and put in a nearby nicer spot - not in the sewage fumes - and run a 1 inch plastic pipe to the tank from the nicer spot.
Take care to fill all three compartments with water as you backfill.
We backfilled with wet lean from the pan mixer.
The ensign goes into a nice rectangular hole with a flat bottom, dug it with a 3 tonner. Onion ones needed to go a lot deeper and the hole profile is difficult to get right from the digger seat prompting loads more granular back fill.
It is really boring that you should have planning permission to install one, one of my neighbours was shopped to the local Borough Council which lead to weeks of delays and more expense as they stored the new treatment plant in full view of neighbours.
Mine stayed behind a building until point of insertion.
Take care to fill all three compartments with water as you backfill.
We backfilled with wet lean from the pan mixer.
The ensign goes into a nice rectangular hole with a flat bottom, dug it with a 3 tonner. Onion ones needed to go a lot deeper and the hole profile is difficult to get right from the digger seat prompting loads more granular back fill.
It is really boring that you should have planning permission to install one, one of my neighbours was shopped to the local Borough Council which lead to weeks of delays and more expense as they stored the new treatment plant in full view of neighbours.
Mine stayed behind a building until point of insertion.
- Location
- Northumberland
Thanks for the replies . Very helpful
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
How much electric do the Ensign use?
I would like to put one in at a site with no mains power, was wondering if solar was a feasible option.
EDIT: found it, they are 50w
I would like to put one in at a site with no mains power, was wondering if solar was a feasible option.
EDIT: found it, they are 50w
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SilliamWhale
Member
Do you all put a concrete base in first? I've a 12 person marsh ensign to fit soon and wondering weather to put the base in solid
Gordy1
Member
- Location
- Essex/suffolk border
I put a layer of sand in the hole first to stop any sharp stones from causing damage then back filled with ready mix concrete, make sure you bring the water level up in the tank at the same time to stop it popping up, i haven’t got the ensign one but it’s the same principle with an air pump.
- Location
- Near Colchester
I did, drylean.
- Location
- Near Colchester
Always nice to get a happy acknowledgement, plenty of good advice here.
- Location
- East Sussex
Does anyone make one that doesn't require power or have expensive mechanical bits to repair?
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- application drainage market peas repairs