Bio-Clear wastewater treatment - servicing contractors?

r3nu4l

Hi all,

I bought a house over a year ago and am now thinking about having our wastewater bio-clear system desludged.

However, I've just discovered that the company BIOCLEAR IRELAND Ltd, has now been dissolved.I have the installation and user manuals but they don't specify exactly what system has been installed.

Any ideas on how I can identify the system? There is a power box in the utility room of the house related to the system and it has a label 'ClearWater'...

Also, any idea on where I can find someone to service this thing? I've only ever lived in houses connected to mains sewerage before so have never had to deal with this. Thanks in advance...

Calahonda52

BIOCLEAR IRELAND Ltd, has now been dissolved

Lots of folk do this, where are you located, the service is not specific to the particular setup

for example: http://www.septictankandpercolation.ie

I have no connection

my3cents

Maybe a bit late now but a good place to start is to find a local REGISTERED contractor that empties septic tanks. All the registering really does is ensure they get rid of the waste legally and don't dump it on the nearest field. You will find a lot of these contractors know a good bit about the different systems so can firstly advise if yours needs emptying and if not will probably know who you need to talk to next in your area.

If you want to throw up some pictures of the control panel, and location of manhole covers and vent pipes then I'm sure someone here will give you a good idea of what needs doing.

tbh the normal attitude is if it ain't broke don't fix it but that isn't always a good idea.

Having not used a septic tank system before you may want to change a few of your cleaning habits to encourage the sceptic tank to work at its best. Most if not all Toilet Ducks destroy the septic nature of the tanks as can biological washing powders and too much of most cleaners and excessive use of bleach. To save me preaching google septic tank and washing powder, bleach, toilet duck etc.

cyrils foxpit

sorry to be digging up old thread but we have a bio clear system (Clearwater) in a house we bought a few years ago - we have never had a problem and seems to be working fine (it was serviced a got a new pump as a condition before sale went through as previous owner connected it to old septic tank when the pump stopped working). I just opened the hatch yesterday and see its pretty full. Can I get any contractor into desludge this or does it have to be someone specific.
I see people online and other forums going on about a control panel but I don't see to have one of these, all I have is a box to turn it on and off in the shed with a red light on it.

my3cents

cyrils foxpit wrote: »

sorry to be digging up old thread but we have a bio clear system (Clearwater) in a house we bought a few years ago - we have never had a problem and seems to be working fine (it was serviced a got a new pump as a condition before sale went through as previous owner connected it to old septic tank when the pump stopped working). I just opened the hatch yesterday and see its pretty full. Can I get any contractor into desludge this or does it have to be someone specific.
I see people online and other forums going on about a control panel but I don't see to have one of these, all I have is a box to turn it on and off in the shed with a red light on it.

Anyone that is registered to get rid of the s h one t can empty it. The main point being get some who is registered who will be paying to get rid of the waste at a treatment plant and not a local farmer who will just pump it out on the nearest bit of land.

Pretty full is subjective. Have you got a good long stick (at least 6 ft) and measured the sludge.

What you get in a normal septic tank is the sludge at the bottom and a humus layer on top so it can look like your tank if full even though it isn't.

If you nail a piece of wood flat on the end of a long stick or pole you can get a feel for the depth of the crust on top, the amount of water in the tank and how thick the sludge layer is in the bottom. The piece of wood nailed flat on the end of the stick is hard to push through the sludge but a lot easier to push through the water so you can gauge roughly the depth of sludge.

iirc the calculation is that you empty the tank if the solids, sludge + crust, occupy more 30% or more than the volume of the tank.

If you are in the Waterford area I can PM you the number of a decent contractor.

cyrils foxpit

my3cents wrote: »

Anyone that is registered to get rid of the s h one t can empty it. The main point being get some who is registered who will be paying to get rid of the waste at a treatment plant and not a local farmer who will just pump it out on the nearest bit of land.

Pretty full is subjective. Have you got a good long stick (at least 6 ft) and measured the sludge.

What you get in a normal septic tank is the sludge at the bottom and a humus layer on top so it can look like your tank if full even though it isn't.

If you nail a piece of wood flat on the end of a long stick or pole you can get a feel for the depth of the crust on top, the amount of water in the tank and how thick the sludge layer is in the bottom. The piece of wood nailed flat on the end of the stick is hard to push through the sludge but a lot easier to push through the water so you can gauge roughly the depth of sludge.

iirc the calculation is that you empty the tank if the solids, sludge + crust, occupy more 30% or more than the volume of the tank.

If you are in the Waterford area I can PM you the number of a decent contractor.

thanks my3cents. its pretty full as in as soon as I lifted the lid the sh*t was right there. Kinda strange as haven't had any issues to suggest it was full although timewise its certainly overdue. I am in Tipperary so you can pm on the contractor if you get a chance.

my3cents

cyrils foxpit wrote: »

thanks my3cents. its pretty full as in as soon as I lifted the lid the sh*t was right there. Kinda strange as haven't had any issues to suggest it was full although timewise its certainly overdue. I am in Tipperary so you can pm on the contractor if you get a chance.

Contractor is from Carrick-on-Suir so should be fine. PM on its way. He normally comes out of an evening to take a look before coming out with the slurry tanker. Pump him for as much info as you can he's very helpful.

cyrils foxpit

my3cents wrote: »

Contractor is from Carrick-on-Suir so should be fine. PM on its way. He normally comes out of an evening to take a look before coming out with the slurry tanker. Pump him for as much info as you can he's very helpful.

thanks very much