Controlled Septic Aeration: How & Why
In a conventional septic system, the bacteria in the septic tank are anaerobic (oxygen hating). A controlled septic tank aerator restores and repairs septic system drain field problems by dissolving oxygen into the tank. This changes it from an anaerobic environment to an aerobic environment. This allows the more efficient and effective aerobic bacteria to thrive in the tank. Under these aerobic conditions the treatment in the tank is superior and effluent flowing from the tank is much cleaner. This in turn reduces the biological load on the soil treatment area. The cleaner effluent also now contains dissolved oxygen. This begins to consume the biomat that has grown so too thick and is blocking the effluent from being absorbed in the soil below the leach field. eld.
On the right is a cross section of a drainfield being restored by an Aero-Stream controlled aerator. The much cleaner effluent created by the Aero-Stream controlled aerator discharges dissolved oxygen into the drain field facilitating the growth of aerobic bacteria. These aerobic bacteria are larger then anaerobic bacteria and are 20 to 30 times more efficient than anaerobic bacteria at consuming solids.
The organic material in a septic system break down when anaerobic bacteria consume the organic material in sewage. By definition, anaerobic microorganisms can only live in an oxygen free environment. Adding a controlled septic aerator will encourage the growth active aerobic bacteria to treat the effluent.
How septic aerators work
These Aerobic Bacteria is the fundamental reason controlled septic aeration is superior. Aerobic bacteria are much far more effective then anaerobic bacteria. Aerobic bacteria (oxygen loving) are 20-30 times more efficient than anaerobic bacteria. When oxygen is provided by a controlled septic aerator, The aerobic bacteria in the waste decompose organic material and consume oxygen from the water. The higher the dissolved oxygen the controlled septic aerator can introduce the more aerobic bacteria can thrive to consume organic material.
The biomat is a living organisim it's balance can be disturbed. Septic tank problems can cause excessive organic material to feed the biomat organisms. This can cause excessive growth and reduce the ability of the waste water from the septic tank to flow through the biomat and enter the soil. In a saturated condition the aerobic soil bacteria cannot thrive and the breakdown of the biomat by aerobic soil bacteria will no longer occur.
The image on the right is a failing drain field caused by septic tank problems. The biomat has grown around the pipe not allowing the effluent to flow through the drain field. The flow into the drain field will be greater than the flow through the biomat. This will result in excessive ponding in the trenches, backflow into the septic tank and into the home. Water surfacing above the septic tank or over the drain field. These wet spots will result in lush grass growth and you will be in septic system failure.
Failing drain field problems
Which septic aerator is best?
There are several variations of aerobic systems put together to convert a conventional septic system to an aerobic system. There are signifficant differences performance, and price. To the average consumer all aerobic systems have the same basic functionality. Consumers must become educated about the fact and fiction of performance claims.
The Interaction of Componets is the difference. All septic aerators use some commodity items. Aero-Stream® uses a patented process not available to others. The configuaration of the diffuser and application of our exclusive Bio-Brush™ separate Aero-Stream® from the amatures.
The patent pending Aero-Stream® Aero-Tube™ diffuser is the esiest to install and is designeto fit through small opening of 4" in diameter or larger. The diffuser offes controlled aeration to maximize oxygen transfer, macerate solids, and allow solids settling. By allowing a quisent zone at the bottom of the tank the total suspended solids are greatly reduced. Any suspended solids are captured within our exclusive and patented Bio-Brush™. Without these features your tank will be too turbulent and solids will flow to the drainfield doing permanent damage.
Aero-Stream® understands septic aeration. We are engineers. Others assemble standard catalog components that are mismatched and cannot compare in performance, reliability, ease of installation and quality.
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