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The Origins Of Septic Tanks

Before, a septic tank was created using a built prototype manufactured from concrete and fabricated clay pipes that was designed by John Mouras from France around 1860. Nowadays a basic septic system generally has a capacity of a thousand to two thousand gallons. The typical tank comes with an inlet opening from the infrastructure and an outlet opening which would go to the distribution box. The distribution box is in between the tank and the leachfield that would dispense the digested effluent waste into the drain field.
Within the septic tank the chief work of the distribution box is to handle the overall overflow of the main septic tank and equally spread it out to the leachfield. The distribution box is constructed out of concrete, water-tight and around the size of the cinderblock. In a few systems NT-MAX liquid is incorporated directly in the distribution box typically performed by an experienced professional to intensify the application process of bacteria. The primary objective of this technique would be to enhance the digestion action inside the tank specifically in addressing clogged septic system or drainfield. The bacterial action will massively aid in the absorption of the waste content and also aid to hasten the assimilation of the same.
In the tank the new wastewater which enters into the unit will put pressure on the waste which is already there, into the drainfield. In the drainfield or leachfield the pattern of degradation as well as remediation is continued which accommodate more waste products to come in and the process goes on and on. The septic tank system is generally designed hands-free and also functions by itself. It is built by gravitational forces to be sure that the odor and backup functions freely. Since the time that septic tanks started it has been performing productively in handling the normal waste matter originating from the house. However, because of the addition of chemical compounds and anti-microbial components in most household items that is generally used the septic system suffered a few challenges due to the natural killing bacteria in the system are affected.
In the past, the anaerobic bacteria in the septic tank system and also the coli-form that is found in the human waste is enough to serve as an ample supply of bacteria in digesting the waste materials produced. However with the home products that are being incorporated with increasingly more anti-bacterial agents, this coli-form are killed and diminished that makes the tank to no longer break down the waste materials properly. The undigested waste can cause solids to flow on the drainfield and cause the blockage of the pipes that might also lead backups in several cases or the total malfunction of the septic system.
A lot of homeowners are using the new technologies of bio-remediation to enhance the killing of helpful bacteria that were lost in the septic tank. By the addition of these new bacteria in the septic tank system it will make sure that the count of healthy bacteria can digest the sludge and grime that have piled up for a long period of time. These bacterial products are strong enough to easily digest and unclog the pipes going to the drainfield and restore the free-flow and the proper function of the septic tank system.