Waste Water System

5. The Pump Station is located under the Fresh Water Expansion Tank behind right side removeable access panel behind the right-side door of the Laundry Station (See photos below).

6. The 1000-gallon Concrete Septic Tank is located below the front stairs to the Covered Deck. See Septic Tank Access in the Menu.

First Level

1. The first level full bathroom has a toilet, a wash basin, and a tub / shower.

2. The first level kitchen has a sink (no food disposal) and dishwasher.

3. All first level wastewater gravity flows into the septic tank.

2. Notes / Overview / Description:

The Septic Tank, Leaching Field, and Pump Ground Level Station

1. A 1000-gallon concrete Septic Tank and Concrete Leaching Chambers were installed in 1968 when the home was built.

2. The original 1968 leaching chambers field was placed on the south side of the home under the original wooden deck and was 12 X 35 FT for a total of 420 Squar Feet. The original wooden deck was demolished in 2010 and the ground was excavated down to the far edge of the concrete leaching chambers away from the home. An additional eight feet (8 FT) of ground was excavated along the far side of the existing leaching field and newly washed three-quarter inch (3/4 IN) stone was placed to the south of the field. Four-inch (4 IN) perforated schedule forty (40) PVC pipes were connected to the existing chambers and joined to additional perforated pipes running parallel East and west of the chambers in two (2) rows and were covered with a foot more stone and topped off with loom. That procedure added two-hundred eighty square feet (280 Sq Ft) of leaching field to the existing system, for a total seven hundred square feet (700 Sq Ft) of leaching field,

3. Four concrete gray water leaching tanks were located along the outer South edge of the deck and used as “foundations” to set the deck post on for a secure base to support the new waterproof aluminum deck. The South Side Deck is twelve feet (12 FT) wide and an additional row of four more tanks is presumed but were not located as the home foundation was used to support the near side of the deck.

4. When in 2010 the existing Septic Leaching Chambers were covered with the “Waterproof” Aluminum Deck it protected the leaching field from ambient precipitation and improved the dissipation of the “gray water” coming out of the Septic Tank. The ground under the deck is totally dry and odorless.

5. The Pump Station was installed in 2010 as a large capacity, heavy duty sewer pump with an alarm to signal a full tank. The Pump is on the 20 Amp Braker #25 on Main Electric Panel #2. The Alarm is on the 15 Amp Braker #18 on Main Electric Panel #1. They are on separate circuits so if the pump trips its breaker the alarm will still be available to signal a full tank.

6. See the deck diagram below (not to scale). The blue shaded area represents the added leaching field. Also See: The Wastewater System Flow Diagram .

Deck Diagram with the amber shaded area representing the original leaching field which was covered by waterproof deck in 2010. The Blue Shading represents the additional septic leaching field added in 2010.

N House S

Covered

Deck

12 X 20

Open Deck 31 X 15

12 X 15

| ç 43 FT è |

3. Photos / Graphics:

The Pump Station in the floor under the Fresh Water Pressure Tank.

Septic Tank Access

The Paving Tiles at the base of the steps up to the covered deck are directly over the pumpout access to the 1000 Galon concrete septic tank. Lift the first two rowes of tiles and then lift the round concrete cover below the tiles and you will see the access cover on the top of the inground Septic Tank.

Septic Tank Access

Septic Tank Access; 2

4. Operation: Special use of The Ground Floor Toilet

1. As the ground level toilet flushes to a Pump Station:

DO NOT FLUSH CARDBOARD, PLASTIC, RUBBER, OR STRING.

2. If this Bathroom is not used on a regular basis add water to the drains once every season (every three months) to compensate for evaporation of water from the drain traps. Full drain traps provide a stop to odors.

5. Maintenance:

1. Pump out the Septic Tank on a regular schedule based upon occupancy or at least every three (3) years.

6. Reference / Links:

Maine Plumbing Code 2021

Pat Jackson Septic Pumping Website Phone: (207) 623-3223

7. Other:

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