Septic leaching system
OwnerStephen P. Dixinventor
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Abstract
In a system for leaching septic effluent from a source thereof, a first leach field has an input, a porous bed and means for distributing effluent from the input throughout the bed. A second leach field similarly has an inlet, a pervious bed and means for distributing effluent from that inlet throughout the pervious bed. Distribution means, having an intake coupled to the source, selectively feeds the effluent only to the input until the effluent level in the first field reaches a predetermined depth. Thereafter, the effluent is automatically fed to the inlet of the second leach field. The principle of operation is extended to the use of a third or more leach fields, the distribution means selectively feeding the effluent to the entrance to the third field only after the effluent in the second field reaches a preselected depth and so on.
Claims14
A system for leaching septic effluent comprising:
- a source of septic effluent;
- a first leach field having an input, a porous bed, means for distributing effluent from said input throughout said bed and a layer of wicking material covering the bed and separating the same from the atmosphere;
- a second leach field at substantially the same elevation as said first field and having an inlet, a pervious bed, means for distributing effluent from said inlet throughout said pervious bed and a layer of wicking material covering the bed and separating the same from the atmosphere;
- and distribution means, having an intake coupled to said source, for selectively feeding said effluent only to said input until the effluent level in said first field reaches a predetermined depth and then responsively and automatically feeding said effluent to said inlet.
A system for leaching septic effluent comprising:
- a source of septic effluent;
- a first leach field having an input, a porous bed, means for distributing effluent from said input throughout said bed and a layer of wicking material covering the bed and separating the same from the atmosphere;
- a second leach field having an inlet, a pervious bed, means for distributing effluent from said inlet throughout said pervious bed and a layer of wicking material covering the bed and separating the same from the atmosphere;
- and distribution means, having an intake coupled to said source, for feeding said effluent selectively only to either one of said input and inlet until the effluent level in the field supplied by said one reaches a predetermined depth and then responsively and automatically feeding said effluent to the other of said input and inlet.
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