Installing the Infiltrator Septic System
Bob is joined by Carl Thompson of Infiltrator Systems as the new leach field and Infiltrator chambers are laid out. The main drain from the house, the concrete septic tank, and the distribution box are standard, but the Infiltrator system allows for a more efficient leach or drain field beyond the tank. Thompson explains how a leach field takes the partially treated water from the tank and puts it through another treatment process where microrganisms break down the effluent further. The wastewater is then filtered through the soil, where final treatment occurs. In traditional leach fields, gravel is placed in the trench. This means that there is less room for the microorganisms to treat the effluent, because the water cannot pass through the stones. With the Infiltrator, the same partially treated water passes into snap-together chambers constructed of high-density polyethylene and polypropylene. The chambers have a completely open bottom and has louvers on the sides so there is more contact between the soil and the effluent. There is no stone, less digging, and up to 60 percent better performance with the Infiltrator chamber system. Thompson tells us that Infiltrator drain fields can be 40 percent smaller than traditional leach fields, which represents a significant savings in time and labor. Accepted by health boards throughout the US and Canada, according to Thompson, one in four new septic systems are Infiltrator Chamber Systems.
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