How deep can you bury infiltrators?

Infiltrator Water Technologies recommends a minimum of 12 inches of compacted cover over the chambers. Maximum allowable cover over the chambers in a trench system is 96 inches. In bed systems, the maximum cover is 48 inches.

How does a leaching chamber work?

Leaching chambers are drainfields used to dispose of previously treated effluent. The drainfield system typically consists of leaching chambers installed in trenches and connected to the septic tank via pipe. Effluent flows out of the septic tank and is distributed into the soil through the leaching chamber system.

Can a leach field be repaired?

There’s usually no repair for a drainfield that has failed. You probably need to replace some or all of your system.

How deep is a leach field buried?

A typical drainfield trench is 18 to 30 inches in depth, with a maximum soil cover over the disposal field of 36 inches.

How tall is an infiltrator leaching chamber trench?

Plus Series chambers offer maximum strength through their two center structural support columns. Standard chambers are 12 inch tall by 34 inch wide for installation in a 36 inch wide trench and offer advanced curved run capability with Contour Swivel Connection ™ that permits turns up to 10 degrees, right or left, in 4 foot lengths.

How tall is a septic tank leaching chamber?

a 100 percent repair area is required in North Carolina). Leaching chamber systems in septic tank drainfields are typically installed in three foot wide trenches, separated by at least nine feet, edge to edge. Soil backfill is placed along the chamber sidewall area to a minimum compacted (walked-in) height of eight inches above the trench bottom.

How big should a vent hole be for a leach field?

Fresh air and healthy soil are critical for long-term viability of leach fields. Standard ventilation specification is 1/8″ diameter holes drilled at least one every square inch for at least eight inches above finish grade and capped. Larger holes are discouraged to prevent insects from nesting in the vent port.

What makes an infiltrator better than a leach field?

Infiltrator Quick4 Plus™ series chambers are high-density polyethylene arches that interlock to form a continuous drainage area with a much greater storage capacity ‘surge’ volume than pipe-in-gravel leach fields. Sewage is given plenty of oxygen and lots of time to percolate overnight.