For a comfortable stay in the villa you need to equip at least a simple sewer system . The option of digging a cesspool is easy to implement, but it will have to be periodically pumped out as it is filled. More modern and hygienic is the method of installing a septic tank for a dacha that cleans sewage.
How to choose a septic tank for a dacha?
When choosing a certain model, it is necessary to consider how the septic tank works for the dacha, from which it is made and to what volume of water treatment is calculated.
According to the first criterion, septic tanks with one camera and multi-chamber models can be distinguished. In the simplest septic tanks there is only one reservoir for the dacha, where the sewage enters. There are special bacteria in it, after which the drains are separated into water, gas and solid sediment. The gas is discharged outside, the water is absorbed into the ground, the sediment remains in a small amount at the bottom of the septic tank. The positive qualities of such models is simple operation and installation, low cost, but they are not suitable for those houses where permanent or long-term residence is planned, as the reservoir will quickly fill up, and the septic simply will not be able to cope with its function. But if in a holiday home they live for several days with interruptions, then a single-chamber septic tank is an ideal option.
The second type of construction - multi-chamber septic tanks, where the water obtained in the first stage of purification, additionally passes a few more stages of clarification. This allows you to ensure that the soil is absorbed as much as possible clean and safe moisture. Such septic tanks are suitable for summer cottages where people live constantly for several months. However, such structures are more expensive and bulky.
The second criterion in choosing a septic tank is the material from which the device is made. There are septic tanks made of plastic, concrete and metal. The first - the easiest and easiest to install, to accommodate them do not need to dig a large pit, but due to their small weight, these septic tanks have to be further strengthened in the ground. Concrete and metal structures are more stable, but also weigh much more, so that they may require special equipment for their installation.
Finally, the volume of the septic tank. This is one of the most important characteristics that will affect whether the landlord is satisfied with the final result. According to the norms per person per day, there is a consumption of about 200 liters of water. This indicator should be multiplied by the number of people living in the country. The resulting figure should be multiplied again, now by 3, since according to sanitary norms, the septic tank must mix a three-day amount of sewage. The resulting number of liters should be converted to cubic meters, because the characteristics of a septic tank usually indicate the volume in these units of measurement. The result is the volume of a septic tank necessary for a holiday home.
Rating of septic tanks for cottages
Dacha septic tanks are now offered by many companies that manufacture equipment for homes and villas. There are both domestic options, and foreign analogs.
The owners of the dachas, who already use septic tanks and evaluated their advantages, have a kind of rating of what devices really work and fulfill their tasks.
Thus, the highest results are shown by septic tanks manufactured under the trademark "Tank". These devices usually deserve only positive assessments. Negative experience is usually associated with an incorrect choice of septic tank volume or with unsuccessful installation of equipment.
The second place in the rating is divided by septic tanks for giving "Triton" and his "younger brother" "Triton-mini".
Also, "Topas", "Unilos", "Tver" and "Poplar" are usually mentioned as good and working septic tanks.