Mechanics of the household; a course of study devoted to domestic machinery and household mechanical appliances (1918)
Keene, E. S. (Edward Spencer), b. 1864 · New York, McGraw-Hill book company, inc.; · leaf 185
effluent is discharged into the filter bed. Thevolume discharged is sufficient to fill the greater portion of thebed, and force out the air in the loose soil. As the water filtersfrom the bed the air is drawn in to take its place and gives thebacteria which work in the presence of air an… … Fig. 153.—Sectional view of a two-chamber septic tank with a dosage siphon. process of integration, and to permit the oxidation of the dis-solved sewage. If this matter is deposited faster than it dis-integrates then the filter will fill up and finally refuse to work. The Septic Tank and Anaerobic…
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