Re: Advice on a concrete soak away

Posted by Bill on April 9, 2009, 11:40 am

I was searching on 'grey water' and found this thread.
I have a washing machine connected to an outside drain, and my water
purifier (75 gal a night) drain also..
It clogs up with the soap residue in about two years.
Is there a way to keep this from happening?

Not sure if this 'soak away' is what I need.

I had considered connecting a shower to it to keep it flowing, but didn't
want it to back up on me.

> self builder wrote:

>> Hi,
>> Advice please on constructing a soak away using precast perforated
>> concrete rings. It is for a self build project, I was initially
>> intending to dig 2.5 cubic metre pit and fill it with rubble. My
>> building inspector suggested using the concrete rings. Is it a good
>> idea? Any information where I can get them, my building supplier has
>> drawn a blank.
>> Pete

> If I understand you correctly, you are talking about what we (USAns) call
> a "dry well", where waste 'grey water' is dumped. Grey water is from
> everything but toilets. I have a perforated concrete dry well surrounded
> by crushed stone. Mine is square, but it comes in round and polygon
> shapes. I've had it for 22 years and it collects grey water from 2
> showers, 3 bathroom sinks, 1 kitchen sink, 1 dishwasher, 1 clothes washer,
> and a water softener. I had it pumped for the first time 2 years ago.
> I don't know where you are, or where you can get one, but the building
> inspector should know where you can get what he suggests.
> --
> Bill
> In Hamptonburgh, NY
> To Email, remove the double zeroes after 'at'

Posted by DanG on April 9, 2009, 6:51 pm

Grey water is not legal many places - don't know about yours. I
also know many people on septic systems who do this here where it
is not legal. There are enzyme treatments that love to eat soap
and scum that might take care of your problem.

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>I was searching on 'grey water' and found this thread.
> I have a washing machine connected to an outside drain, and my
> water purifier (75 gal a night) drain also..
> It clogs up with the soap residue in about two years.
> Is there a way to keep this from happening?
> Not sure if this 'soak away' is what I need.
> I had considered connecting a shower to it to keep it flowing,
> but didn't want it to back up on me.

>> self builder wrote:

>>> Hi,
>>> Advice please on constructing a soak away using precast
>>> perforated
>>> concrete rings. It is for a self build project, I was
>>> initially
>>> intending to dig 2.5 cubic metre pit and fill it with rubble.
>>> My
>>> building inspector suggested using the concrete rings. Is it a
>>> good
>>> idea? Any information where I can get them, my building
>>> supplier has
>>> drawn a blank.
>>> Pete

>> If I understand you correctly, you are talking about what we
>> (USAns) call a "dry well", where waste 'grey water' is dumped.
>> Grey water is from everything but toilets. I have a perforated
>> concrete dry well surrounded by crushed stone. Mine is square,
>> but it comes in round and polygon shapes. I've had it for 22
>> years and it collects grey water from 2 showers, 3 bathroom
>> sinks, 1 kitchen sink, 1 dishwasher, 1 clothes washer, and a
>> water softener. I had it pumped for the first time 2 years ago.
>> I don't know where you are, or where you can get one, but the
>> building inspector should know where you can get what he
>> suggests.
>> --
>> Bill
>> In Hamptonburgh, NY
>> To Email, remove the double zeroes after 'at'

Posted by on April 10, 2009, 12:06 pm

> I was searching on 'grey water' and found this thread.
> I have a washing machine connected to an outside drain, and my water
> purifier (75 gal a night) drain also..
> It clogs up with the soap residue in about two years.
> Is there a way to keep this from happening?
> Not sure if this 'soak away' is what I need.
> I had considered connecting a shower to it to keep it flowing, but didn't
> want it to back up on me.

> > self builder wrote:

> >> Hi,
> >> Advice please on constructing a soak away using precast perforated
> >> concrete rings. It is for a self build project, I was initially
> >> intending to dig 2.5 cubic metre pit and fill it with rubble. My
> >> building inspector suggested using the concrete rings. Is it a good
> >> idea? Any information where I can get them, my building supplier has
> >> drawn a blank.
> >> Pete

> > If I understand you correctly, you are talking about what we (USAns) ca=

> > a "dry well", where waste 'grey water' is dumped. Grey water is from
> > everything but toilets. I have a perforated concrete dry well surrounde=

> > by crushed stone. Mine is square, but it comes in round and polygon
> > shapes. I've had it for 22 years and it collects grey water from 2
> > showers, 3 bathroom sinks, 1 kitchen sink, 1 dishwasher, 1 clothes wash=

er,

> > and a water softener. I had it pumped for the first time 2 years ago.
> > I don't know where you are, or where you can get one, but the building
> > inspector should know where you can get what he suggests.
> > --
> > Bill
> > In Hamptonburgh, NY
> > To Email, remove the double zeroes after 'at'- Hide quoted text -

> - Show quoted text -

Change the soap you use to one that is more environmentally freindly
and use less of it. Most clothes do not need a lot of soap.

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