Sewage Treatment Plants

Do’s and Don’ts

DO

ü            Try to stick to the same brands of cleaning products.  Your unit will become quite tolerant to the brands you use

ü            Use liquids instead of powders e.g. washing and dishwasher.  Liquids are kinder to the bacteria in the unit

ü            Spread out your washing through the week. Don’t have a ‘washing day’

ü            Consider washing with ‘Ecoballs’. * They work very well and contain no detergent or phosphates, great for your sewage unit (and for allergies). www.ecozone.co.uk

ü            Service your Bio-Pure once a year. It only takes about 1 hour, and will keep your tank functioning properly

ü            Keep the lid of the Bio-Pure accessible. It will be easier for servicing and pumping

ü            If you experience a problem, call us or a professional. Only let experts look after your unit

ü            Fix leaky faucets. This will cause more water to flow into the system.

DON’T

     X        Throw any medicines down the sink/loo.  Antibiotics will kill your unit.

      X      Empty large amounts of detergents and bleach down the sink/loo.  Pour the buckets down your outside drains, as these are not connected to the unit.

      X      Allow anti-bacterial substances, (hand wash, dettox, etc) to enter the unit.  These will KILL the unit. Apply the products with kitchen towels and throw them in a bin.

      X       Pour sterilizing fluids (Milton, etc.) down the sink.  These will KILL the unit.

      X    Pour milk down the sink.  The BOD of milk is too high and the bacteria will suffer.

      X       Put sanitary items, nappy liners, baby wipes, cotton wool, etc. down the toilet.  Cotton wool ‘shreds’ when wet, is very slow to degrade and blocks everything.

       X      Empty cooking oil down the sink. The oil will coat and smother the friendly bacteria in your unit

û             Allow a ‘hot tub’ or ‘spa’ to discharge into this unit.  The volumes are too great and will flush untreated sewage through your unit.  If chlorination is used, this will also KILL the bacteria in the unit

û             Empty home-brew residues down the sink. Yeasts will take over your unit!

û             Install a waste disposal unit.  The unit would need to be three times the size to digest the additional organic waste produced.

û             Install a water softener.  The amount of salts involved will KILL ALL the bacteria in the unit.

This will ensure your sewage treatment plant continues to work and not cause any breakdowns to your system