Archive for June, 2009

Will Septic Genie Fit In My Septic Tank?

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

The standard residential Septic Genie unit measures 36 inches tall and is 12 inches in diameter.

Most septic tanks have a liquid depth of 51 inches…meaning there will be 13 inches of liquid above the Genie when it is standing upright on the bottom of the septic tank.

The Genie works fine in a single or two compartment tank; we’ve got thousands of installations in single compartment tanks.

Occasionally, some openings to the tank are smaller than 12 inches; in these instances we customize the unit for our customers so it will fit into the septic tank. We do this for the same price as the standard unit.

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How Much Does It Cost To Run And Maintain A Septic Genie?

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Very little!

The air pump that’s supplied with your Septic Genie is plugged into a standard 110 electrical outlet, usually on the outside of your house. This air pump “draws”, or uses 1.3 amps of electricity per hour or 143 watts. Assuming your cost of electricity per Kilowatt Hour is $0.076, as an average, the cost to run the air pump for a month would be $5.47 or 18 cents per day.

The only other ongoing cost to keep your Genie working properly and keeping your septic system functioning well is the annual replacement of our Genie bacteria blend; the bacteria replacement bag costs $25.00 and costs $3.00 to $5.00 to ship depending where in the US you live. Let’s assume $30.00…once a year. This equates to 8 cents a day!

So…for the grand total of 26 cents per day you can have a trouble-free septic system!

And remember…you probably won’t have to pump your septic tank for 15 to maybe 20 years…our bacteria will digest 90%+ of the organic matter in your tank so there will be nothing left to pump.
To find out more about Septic Genie and how it can help visit our website:

http://www.septicgenie.com/actingup2.html

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What’s The Best Time of Year To Fix My Septic System?

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Simple answer…Spring or Summer!

The earlier you can get started the better…with the warmer weather over spring and summer the liquid temperature in your septic tank is higher than in the fall and winter and our septic bacteria do a much better job.

Ideally, the bacteria would like the temperature in your septic tank to be 80 to 85 degrees to work at their best…however this isn’t likely to happen in your septic tank…unless you heat it!

As the liquid temperature in your septic tank drops the septic bacteria’s performance diminishes; they still work at digesting organic waste, but not with the same efficiency. The lower the temperature of the liquid the less effective they are. Hence over the fall and winter the bacteria are less effective than in the spring and summer.

Therefore I like to get really aggressive with treatment over the summer in order to unclog the drain field and get liquid flowing through it again before fall and winter set in.

You could say septic bacteria are like you and I; we both prefer warmer temperatures!

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Earthworms In A Septic Tank?

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

I know you’re probably not going to believe this but read on…
Worms need to breathe, and just like humans and other animals, they take in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.

Thie moisture on the surface of the worm’s skin allows oxygen from the atmosphere to pass through the worm’s thin skin and enter the blood in its circulatory system.
Worms can survive long periods of time under water, especially if the water has a high oxygen content.

Soooo…earthworms can’t survive in conventional septic tanks…as there is very little oxygen.

However, once you install a Septic Genie in your septic tank it is possible to have earthworms living there!

The Genie produces a wonderful oxygen rich environment in your septic tank, the liquid becomes clear with no odor and a colony of earthworms can happily live there.

Take a look at this picture taken of a septic tank effluent filter. You’ll see fine tree roots wrapped around the filter and in between the roots you’ll see healthy earthworms.

Tough to believe eh?

Now you know…install a Septic Genie and turn your smelly, nasty septic tank dumping raw sewage into the ground and clogging it, into a wonderful container holding clear, odorless, highly treated liquid that flows smoothly through your soil and who knows…you may even have your own colony of earthworms growing there.

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