WHAT IS SEPTIC TANK? ITS FUNCTIONS, ADVANTAGES AND DRAWBACKS.
A septic tank is an underwater sedimentation tank made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic waste water used. Waste water treatment through by the different process of biological decomposition and drainage. Function of septic tank : A septic tank will digest organic matter and separate float able matter(e.g., oils and grease) and solids from the wastewater A septic tank will be connected with two pipes (for inlet and outlet). The inlet pipe is used to transport the water waste from the house and collect it in the septic tank. It is kept here long enough so that the solid and liquid waste is separated from each other. The second pipe is the outlet pipe. It can also call the drain field. This pipe moves out the pre-processed wastewater from the septic tank and spreads it evenly in the soil and watercourses. When waste water has been collected after a while it will begin to, separate into 3 layers. (as shown in the image above) T