This Old House Self Contained Septic System

Clint elston has designed what he believes is the world s first self containedsewage treatment system in the lower level of the couple s afton home.

This old house self contained septic system.

The self contained nature and lack of extra piping may also reduce the risk of raw sewer discharge when compared to community sewer lines. For systems requiring up to 250 000 gallons per day click here for the ecopod d model. Self contained septic systems are a type of aerobic septic system that can be installed in your home. Best of all the system is scalable from 0 750gpd and ideal for intermittent use applications.

Septic systems have a reasonable lifespan of 50 to 75 years most peoples fascination with emptying catch tanks ash pans etc wanes after a few years and disgusting shortcuts become common. The new three part system the elstons say eventually could eliminate the need for piped water and sewer and drilled wells and septic systems. Self contained scalable design built upon the multi flo technology the enviro guard provides pre treatment flow equalization and advanced treatment in a single lightweight design. The waste is contained in the tanks and does not leave to the environment like with conventional systems.

The ecopod series can treat 500 to 1 500 gallons per day for residential systems.