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  • 27-12-2019 9:57pm
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    s7ryf3925pivug
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    In the attached photo, should water come into the pretreatment tank through the orange pipe when taps are run or the toilet is flushed?

    At the moment nothing is. I opened the drain cover a couple of meters before the tank and water is passing through there unobstructed. I pushed a drain rod in from both ends and seemed to meet something solid halfway between.

    The pipes were moved during the construction of a patio that is not complete yet. There is a bit of a whiff nearby that has made me concerned.


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    Count Mondego
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    Generally the inflow for a treatment plant arrives below the level of the 'crust' layer at the top, that orange pipe looks a bit high for that. It might be, but in that case you're missing an adjoining pipe that T's down through the crust layer.


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    s7ryf3925pivug
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    Might it be an overflow pipe? It slopes slightly downwards away from the tank which would suggest it is intended for outflow rather than inflow.

    I guess the simplest explanation is that the inflow pipe is where you describe. The drain pipe is running freely a metre or two away from the tank, and is lower down and more centrally positioned.

    I might get someone to inspect it because of the whiff. How expensive are private domestic septic tank inspections?


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    shane b
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    It's kinda hard to tell from your photo. Do you have any other details of the type of bio-cycle unit unit like a make or model. It might make figuring things out easier. Is there a control display unit for it?


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    s7ryf3925pivug
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    shane b wrote: »
    It's kinda hard to tell from your photo. Do you have any other details of the type of bio-cycle unit unit like a make or model. It might make figuring things out easier. Is there a control display unit for it?
    No none. Think the company that made it went out of business a while ago. Probably were based around Limerick if that gives any clue.

    No display either.


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