Burford Lifestyle Water and Effluent Systems specialise in concrete water storage tanks, septic tanks and effluent systems.

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1. Dig a hole to the dimensions depending on the size of your tank -
   
• 5500gl/24,750lt water tank site to be 4.5M square, overall height 2.9M
• 5000gl/22,500lt water tank site to be 4.5M square, overall height 2.6M
• 3000gl/13,500lt water tank site to be 3.5M square, overall height 2.410M
2. Use a spirit level and a straight edge to check that the site is level in all directions.
3. Cover the site with 100mm of loose material that can be shifted with a rake, (e.g. sand, concrete gravel, topsoil, etc) for the tank to bed onto.
4. When placing a Concrete Water Tank underground,
   please note that if the tank is empty it could float!
   - To prevent this from happening -
   
• Tie reinforcing through the lifting loops in the top of the tank and drape the ends of the reinforcing into the concrete;
  
• AND, place 6.6 cubic metres of concrete around the outside of the tank.
• OR, keep at least 3/4 of water capacity in the septic tank.
5. The back fill that goes around and on the tank must not have any rocks or large stones in it.
   When backfilling around tank do not DUMP fill on top of water tank.
   Instead place fill at side of tank and push the fill out over the top of the tank.
   DO NOT TRACKROLL THE FILL OVER THE TOP OF THE TANK; ALLOW IT TO SETTLE NATURALLY.

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1. Level off site with digger, shovel etc making sure that there is no rocks / boulders within 100mm of the top of the soft fill.
• 6666gl/30000lt tank site to be 5.0M square, overall height 2.870M
• 5500gl/24750lt tank site to be 4.5M square, overall height 2.870M
• 5000gl/22500lt tank site to be 4.5M square, overall height 2.565M
• 3000gl/13500lt tank site to be 3.5M square, overall height 2.410M
2. Use a spirit level and a straight edge to check that the site is level in all directions.
3. Cover the site with 100mm of loose material that can be shifted with a rake. I.e.: sand, concrete gravel, topsoil etc.
4. When placing water tank in the ground there must be 1 metre of the tank clear out of the ground. This is to prevent people driving over the top of the tank and falling into it!

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1. Dig a hole to the dimesions depending on the size of your tank -
   
• 3600lt septic tank - 1700mm wide x 3100mm long x 1340mm deep (from bottom of tank to bottom of inlet)
• 4500lt septic tank - 1700mm wide x 3100mm long x 1750mm deep (from bottom of tank to bottom of inlet)
• Two-in-One Septic Tank:
  • Hole needs to be 4.2m long * 2.4m wide
  • From the bottom of the tank to the bottom of the inlet is 1.320m.
2. Use a spirit level and a straight edge to check that the site is level in all directions.
3. Cover the site with 100mm of loose material that can be shifted with a rake, (e.g. sand, concrete gravel, topsoil, etc) for the tank to bed onto.
4. When placing a concrete septic tank underground, please note that if the tank is empty it could float.
5. To prevent this from happening -
   
• Tie reinforcing through the lifting loops in the top of the tank and drape the ends of the reinforcing into the concrete;
  
• AND, place 2-3 cubic metres of concrete around the outside of the tank.
• OR, keep at least 3/4 of water capacity in the septic tank.
6. The back fill that goes around and on the tank must not have any rocks or large stones in it.
   When backfilling around tank do not DUMP fill on top of water tank.
   Instead place fill at side of tank and push the fill out over the top of the tank.
   DO NOT TRACKROLL THE FILL OVER THE TOP OF THE TANK; ALLOW IT TO SETTLE NATURALLY.

Suitability

System Design requirements for using the Burford Dosing Septic tank

Effluent distribution pipes in soil absorption systems can be of two basic types:

• Large diameter (100 mm) pipes with large (10 mm diameter) discharge holes
• Small diameter (32-40 mm) pipes with small (3-4 mm diameter) discharge holes

Customised Dosing Siphons

Maintenance

For more detail, contact us directly for customised advice.

• Water is the most vital nutrient to all living things, whether animal or vegetable.
• Although you could go as long as 4 to 5 weeks without food, you could not survive without water for longer than 5 to 7 days.
• The human body is 2/3 water.
  Our bones contain 33% water, our brain cells are composed of 75% water, our skin is about 70% water, and even our blood is almost all water.
• Unlike most other bodily functions, the absorption of water requires no energy.
• The recommended daily water intake is ten (10) 225ml oz. glasses.
• The body absorbs cold water faster than warm water.
• Not drinking enough water can cause weight gain. The brain automatically sends a signal to the organs to retain water when it's not receiving enough.
• Studies have shown decreasing water consumption can cause fat deposit to increase.
  Water is also a natural appetite suppressant.
• You can loose up to 3 quarts of water if you go for a run on a hot day.
• Your energy level can decrease as must as 20% with the loss of just 2% of your body fluids.
  If you loose 10%, you would not be able to walk.
  If you loose 20%, you would die without fast treatment.
• A person approximately 70 years old will have required about 1-1/2 million gallons of water throughout their life.
• Water covers approximately 70% of the Earth's surface.
  97.24% is oceans, 2.15% is polar ice and glaciers, .61% is groundwater, .017% is lakes, .005% is in the soil, .0001% is in the atmosphere, and .00001% is found in rivers.
• Freshwater is found in lakes, rivers and underground aquifers.
  This water is unevenly distributed with at least 13% of the planet's renewable supply of freshwater being found in Brazil.
• There are more than 36,000 large scale dams found around the world today.
  This helps sustain areas where water availability is dependent on seasons or geographical location.
• More than 70% of the world's population goes without clean water.
• According the World Resources Institute, poisoned waterways have played a major part in endangering and in some cases driving to extinction at least 1/5 of the world's freshwater fishes.
• Did you know it takes approximately 280 gallons of water to produce one Sunday newspaper!
• Almost everything we wear, eat, or use requires water somewhere during production.
• Nature has it's own ways of purifying water by storing it in ponds, lakes and rivers, or by filtering it.
  In stored water, suspended matter will settle to the bottom, harmful bacteria will die off, sunlight reduces discoloration, hardness is reduced, and organic matters oxidize.
  Filtering through soil removes suspended matter and bacteria, and still other materials are removed by biological action.