What
is the difference between a septic system and a cesspool?
A septic system consists of
two components; a septic tank and a drain or leach field.
A tank ranges in size from 750 to 1500 gallon capacity
and is made of  precast
concrete, plastic, or fiberglass. The larger tanks
are often divided into two chambers. In a septic
tank, both the wastewater inlet and outlet are near the
top. This allows the tank to fill to capacity before
any water will exit. The discharge slows when entering
the tank, allowing lighter solids to float and heavier
solids to sink, providing good separation during the initial
water phase. The tank utilizes baffles to direct solids
towards the bottom of the tank. On the outlet side, they
prevent solids from escaping to the drainage area. As
solids enter the tank, they sink to the bottom to be digested
by bacteria. Only relatively clear water, which now contains
small amounts of suspended or dissolved organics should
leave the tank and enter the drainage area.
A cesspool differs from a septic
tank in that; a cesspool incorporates both functions of
a septic system in one structure. It consists of a large
perforated tank in which primary waste digestion takes
place, surrounded by an absorption bed where suspended
and dissolved solids undergo final digestion and clean
water is filtered out through the absorption bed.
Inside the tank, bacteria will reproduce in the floating
scum mat and bottom sludge layer. By a process called
anaerobic (without oxygen) digestion, most solid matter
will be converted to water, sewer gas, and a small volume
of indigestible sludge. The sludge must eventually
be pumped out. Cesspools are not as efficient as other
systems, more prone to failure, and more difficult to
restore to operation.
How can CESSTABS™
help?
Cesstabs™ have been
specially formulated utilizing a patented process to provide
both the proper environment and the correct mixture of
microorganisms to alleviate most common septic system
and cesspool problems. They are multi-layered and designed
to work in a timed-release manner. When placed in water,
the bubble and the rising bubbles distribute buffers,
nutrients and bacterial granules.
Why add Oxygen?
You have probably noticed a wave of household cleaning
products containing the “power of oxygen”.
It is used in laundry deterents as color-safe bleach,
in carpet cleaners, and now even found in dishwashing
detergent. The reason being that oxygen, in high concentrations,
is an effective cleaner without leaving toxic residuals
that damage septic systems.
Our tablets take advantage of using oxygen in
a different way that, up until now, has not been available
to the consumer. In lower concentrations oxygen
is very effective in breaking down sludge deposits and
preventing odors. This is accomplished by allowing aerobic
and facultative anaerobic microorganisms to grow and reproduce.
Size Matters?
With wastewater treatment, bubble size is
critical. The smaller the bubble,
the greater the surface area, and the better the dissolution
rate of oxygen into the water. Wastewater treatment plants
typically use compressors and pumps to force air in the
form of bubbles into the wastewater. This process, known
as secondary treatment, aids the aerobic degradation of
the particles of solid waste that are still suspended
within the wastewater, thereby clarifying it even further
than the primary treatment. The compressed air is sent
through diffusers (bubblers) to bubble up through the
wastewater. Air at best, contains only 26% oxygen. The
bubbles our tablets create are 100% oxygen. In addition
the bubbles created by our tablets are 100 times smaller
than the smallest bubbles created by diffusers. This means
more surface area and therefore much greater efficiency.
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