Here is the quick Review movie of installing our Sewage Processor unit and its immediate connections!
And Hey Presto…. one very clean Sewage Treatment processing unit is done and dusted!
Category: Groundworks
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Sewage Processor Day 6 (Final Day)
The final day, well not quite but near enough as the air is now pumping into the processor very nicely!
Day 6 – Saturday 17th July
Cut a narrow trench for conduit holding the air pipe from our temporary building to the processor.
We were interrupted for half an hour by the sharp thunder storm (10:45am). Filled the trench and also finished filling over the processor unit with soil to the metal cover level. Added two more 3metre segments with a 90 degrees bend up! Filled in the Trench so we can get the car out again!!
That’s That done! Now for the smelly job .. .. diverting the old pipes and connecting them into the new marvellous processing system!
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Sewage Processor is up and running!
This posting is a record of the moment where the air pump was switched on and we had air bubbling through the water! Very Nice! It is now running continuously and this date is now officially in the maintenance logbook!
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Sewage Processor Day 3, 4 and 5!
The work continues with the Sewage Processor installation and its connections!
Day 3 – Tuesday 13th July
Started with the concrete mixing to bed down the processor unit but didn’t get much done before the cement mixer broke down!
Day 4 – Thursday 15th July
With the repaired cement mixre, we finished off the concrete footings for the processor unit, and then filled up with gravel. We put in a black 110mm diameter pipe to act as the air vent as well as a high visibility warning to stop anyone accidentily driving over the tank!. We also discovered that the extension collar doesn’t fit the top of the processing unit!!
Day 5 – Friday16th July
We strengthened the black pipe to make sure it cannot be accidentily pulled out and dumping loads of soil into our leach field. We then cut the trench from the sewage unit back up the garden (this sewage line is the kitchen and cloakroom or will be when the house is built!), put in tons of gravel as bedding, installed the manhole service chamber and the first 3metre pipe segment!
What’s Next.. ..?!
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Conder to the rescue
As we blogged earlier the extension tube would not fit the top of the sewage processor. I rung the manufacturers (Conder) who said they would get back to me soon. A short while later I had a call from the General Manager of Conder! We discussed the problem and I gave him the measurements of the collar on the tank. He asked if we would try a fix of cutting a few slots into the base of the extension tube to try and get it to bend enough to fit, but said if this didn’t work they would make a custom extension tube.
We cut 6 slots and tried to fit the tube – no luck. Tried with more and more cuts but to no avail. So I rung the GM back and he agreed that they will make a custom extension tube and send it to us A.S.A.P.
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Extension Collar Doesn't Fit!
It’s a Stoppage! The Extension Collar for the Sewage Processor does not fit! The collar is designed to slide over the ring moulded into the top of the tank but it looks as if the two are the same size! The manufacturer may have used the wrong piece of “tube” when sticking with fiber glass and resin to the tank!
We are making contact with them and asking searching questions!
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Sewage Processor is now Bedded in!
The final load of concrete is now in early this morning and after a couple of hours for it to set enough, we loaded 10mm gravel in around the sides. Of course we remembered to fill the tank with water as we went along!! It is ready for the final Sand and Soil to go on top.
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Sewage Processor Installation (First 2 days!)
Day 1 and Day 2 of the Installation of our Sewage Processor!
Saturday Day 1
Finished off compacting the soil over the Leach field. The Sewage Processor’s location is calculated and first dig of hole!
Sunday Day 2
Finished digging the hole. Ensure the bottom (over 8feet deep!) is solid ready for the tank. Lifted the huge glass fibre and resin constructed monster, over 2 metres (6.5 feet) wide and weighs 230kg (500lbs) into the hole!!
more tomorrow (fixing the tank with concrete and filling with gravel)
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Leach Field – the Final 6 days!
The work continues .. ..
Day 7 – Friday
Finished off the sand layer to required depth (700mm). Marked out the trench lines ready for the 40mm stones.
Day 7 – End of Day Day 8 – Saturday
First load of the 40mm stones to the depth of 300mm.
Day 8 – End of Day Day 9 – Sunday
Finished the stones.
Day 9 – 3pm Stones all down Installed the leaky pipes and bed them in on the correct level (1 in 200) no more than 50mm lower from start to the farthest point!
Day 9 – 6pm Pipes installed Day 10 – Monday
Collect up the remaining stones. The building Control officer came (just a flicker of him at 11:30am!!!), he says “Looks good!” Delivery of 20tons of 10mm stones.
Day 10 – Ready for inspection Day 11 – Wednesday
Put remaining 40mm stones over the pipes. Cover the whole area with a layer of the geotextile and weighted it down.
Day 11 – 1pm Top Geo-texile in place Started filling in everything!
Day 11 – EOD & Ramps gone Day 12 – Thursday
Continued and finished filling in the hole.
Day 12 – EOD & The Holes gone Well That’s that!
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First 6 days of Leach field construction
We have been busy for the last week… On Friday we set out the trench lines for the leach field.
Day 1 – Saturday
Marked out and dug the first trench next to the hedge.
Day 1 – A neat trench Day 2 – Sunday
Made a dispenser for the Geo-textile. Then started the cross trenches so we could lay the geotextile in the first trench and partially refill. The problem was the corners started to collapse into the first trench.
Day 2 – After the corner fell in Dug out the collapsed stuff and tried the geotextile. There wasn’t enough intact walls to support the geotextile !
Day 2 – After we tried the Geotextile Day 3 – Monday
So we decided we would just dig the whole thing out! Then line with geotextile and refill in layers while compacting it down. Most of the hole dug out today.
Day 3 – A Big Hole 
Day 3 – Pile of Dirt 
Day 3 – Pile of Sand Day 4 – Tuesday
Finished the hole and started to dig a ramp to allow machines access to the pit. Greased to digger.
Day 5 – Wednesday
Finished the ramp and drove the digger to the bottom! (A bit scary) Leveled the bottom and compacted
Day 5 – Completed Hole 
Day 5 – The ramp then fixed geotextile over the whole of the hole.
Day 5 – Geotextile lining completed Started to put the sand back.
Day 5 – End of day Day 6 – Thursday
Spent all day filling in the sand in thin layers and compacting as we went. Had a scare at 17:27 (see the time lapse)…
Day 6 – End of Day
Yes the dumper rolled off on its own and Shaun was down there… Luckily I noticed it starting to move and shouted “SHAUN – GET OUT OF THE WAY” and he ran to the corner. It actually stopped as soon as it reached the bottom of the hole and wouldn’t have hit Shaun but …
