1. The Septic Genie unit: this measure 36 inches high and is 12 inches in diameter. The Genie is installed in your septic tank and stands upright on the floor of your septic tank. If the opening to your septic tank is smaller than 12 inches, please call us; we make customized units at no extra cost.

2. The air pump. The air pump plugs into a standard 110 electrical outlet usually over by your house. You do not need to run electrical power over to your septic tank.

The air pump can be installed in a crawl space, under a deck, on a porch, in a basement, garage or shed…or can be placed outside in a shaded area that’s not prone to flooding.

The air pump is connected to the Genie by half inch PVC pipe that you purchase separately at your local hardware store. You bury this pipe in a shallow trench.

3. Our special blend of bacteria that do a wonderful job of digesting human waste, fats, oils and grease and all the crud that builds up in your drain field and the soil surrounding your drain field.

4. Written installation instructions with photographs that guide you step-by-step through the installation. Installation usually takes an hour or two…it’s designed for you to do yourself or with the help of a handyman…no special tools or equipment are needed.

The only thing you need to pick up is some half-inch PVC piping, some PVC coupling and glue to join the pipe together.

To watch a video of the installation, click on the following link:

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

“My septic system has been flooded for about the last 2 months. I was wondering if septic genie can get rid of the biomat which has been rapidly growing since the flooding and clogging our drain lines.”

The Genie technology and method of use was focused on the drain field problem you’re having.  Since biomat is the single or major contributing factor in 95 plus percent of septic system failures, it seemed like the logical issue to be concerned with.  It took ten years and contributions from a number of people to find the solution.

The creation of biomat is by intestinal bacteria forming a huge colony that spreads into soil pores over time.  When depth penetration into the soil is deep enough, the biomat disallows the passage of liquid out into the soil as fast as you put liquid into the system.  The surplus that can’t get out of the system each day begins to add up to a volume that eventually creates enough hydraulic pressure that can cause surfacing of effluent as your septic system is doing.  This problem is a biological problem.

The solution is also a biological; find some organism that can either kill the intestinal bacteria or consume their by product (biomat) that is the problem. That is just what the Genie does.

It is a small incubator that grows facultative bacteria at the exclusion of nearly all other aerobic bacteria that might try and colonize the incubator.  They use your waste as food and multiply rapidly.  A percentage of these bacteria become entrained in the liquid effluent in the septic tank and then leave the septic tank and travel to the drain field.  There they do the most important of jobs; they breakdown and eventually consume biomat.

The removal of biomat opens the soil to percolation (the movement of water through the soil by gravity) and your septic system can function properly again.  The continued operation of the Genie in your septic tank will continue the process of remediation with every flush of the toilet or bath/shower you take.  As time passes, the entire biomat that formed over the years your anaerobic system operated will be digested and the soils surrounding your drain field will be capable of percolating liquid.

The Septic Genie technology has been restoring failed septic systems since 2000.  There are thousands of septic systems just like yours that have been restored to proper function.  The Septic Genie will restore your septic drain field.

Here’s a question we recently received:
I have a seasonal cottage in mid-New Hampshire, the season being June-October. If I run the Genie only during these months each year, will I need to replace the bacteria each year? Will the Genie be as effective if not operated continuously?
Answer:

The Genie will certainly remediate and keep the septic system operating at any normal usage.  As long as the Genie is operating during the periods when the residence is in use, the bacteria will be generated within the system and they will leave the septic tank and travel to the disposal field where they will consume biological slimes and organic matter.

When you stop using the septic system there is no further potential for degradation.
You would close the residence down, unplug the Genie and leave for the winter.  When you return the next spring/summer, replace the bacteria bag and plug in the Genie.  The system will stabilize with 24 hours and you’re back to keeping your septic system remediated.

You can purchase the new bacteria bag (BacPac) through the web site and it will be dropped shipped to your address.

I have 5 large oak trees within ten feet of my septic and drain field. Will the Septic Genie work here?

Answer:

Tree roots when they invade a drain field or enter a septic tank become a structural matrix for intestinal bacteria to colonize.  Over time the intestinal bacteria fill the spaces between the hair roots as they do in soil pores.  The process takes longer because the tree roots have larger spaces between the hairs.  This biomat clog will be removed just like the biomat in the soil.  The roots merely want water and nutrients.  They don’t want to be a barrier to the passage of nutrient laden water.

Take a steel wool pad and put it under your kitchen faucet.  Water passes right through.  Now put mayonnaise on it.  No water passes through.  The steel wool is more dense than tree roots.  Mayonnaise is like biomat.  Get rid of the biomat and the tree roots actually help in reducing the amount of liquid that the soil needs to process.  The roots also uptake many of the contaminants that the soil microbes would have to deal with to purify the septic effluent.  But keeping the biomat out of the root mass is necessary.  This the Genie does just like it does in the soil.

We have restored many drain fields with root intrusion using the Genie technology and do more every year.

Our septic field normally shows up as 5 very green strips in our yard. In the past week two of the green lines have started to die. We are wondering if this is a sign of a problem with our drain field. Thank you.

Answer:

This is a classic story.  You most likely have what is called a serial distribution leach field.

This means that all of the effluent (liquid leaving your septic tank) goes to the first of the five lines of trenches you have until it fails, and then by design flows to the second keeping the first one filled and failed until the second one fails and then the effluent goes to the third one etc etc.

The important fact is that each line stays failed and full of effluent in this process.  An anaerobic conventional septic system is designed to fail from this process.

What happens with the plant growth over the lines is that the effluent in the lines rises to a depth where it gets into the root zone of the plants growing over the lines.  Initially, through a biological process commonly known as nitrification, a group of chemolithotrophic bacteria (you don’t want me to explain what these guys are here) “oxidize” the nitrogen in ammonia to nitrate.

Nitrate is a fertilizer as I’m sure you know.

Now the plants over the drain field have access to liquid and food.  They stay green when surrounding plants don’t and or grow more robustly in comparison with these other plants.  This is the green stripes you mentioned.  Eventually, these plants are exposed to too much fertilizer and liquid and become stressed and die.  Over fertilization is often a problem for plant health.  That is what is now happening with the die back of these green stripes.

This means that your leach field is extremely marginal and very near failure.

This is the time to install a Septic Genie and remediate these lines.  In fact, for remediation, this is the best time to install a Genie as the field hasn’t totally failed and the effluent from your septic tank is still being absorbed sub soil.  Obviously, it takes a bit longer to restore function if the system is in total failure.

Let me explain…

There are usually only four situations when the Genie won’t guarantee success. It’ll sure help, but it won’t guarantee success for the following problems:

1. If you live in an area with high groundwater, either permanent or temporary.

In these situations your drain field and the soil surrounding your drain field is likely to be saturated or waterlogged. When this condition is present, liquid from your septic system cannot drain through the soil like it’s supposed to do and will cause high liquid levels in your septic tank and possible back-up in the house.

Permanent high groundwater should have been taken into consideration when your septic system was originally designed; a common solution to create a separation to groundwater are mound systems.

In areas where high groundwater is temporary, for example prolonged periods of rain, you may want to consider installing a french drain or other system to divert water around or away from your drain field.

2. If you septic system is under-designed for the number of people living in the house. In other words the septic system was designed for three or four people living in the house but there are actually seven or eight people living there.

In these situations, you will probably need to add more drain field to accommodate increased usage.

3.  Any structural issues with your system like broken or collapsed pipes. It’s always a good idea to have the sewer lines checked from your house to the septic tank and from the septic tank to the distribution box. You need to make sure liquid is getting out to your drain field.

4. Premature failures…in other words your system is only a few years old and it’s failed. This is usually caused by poor design, or incorrect installation…or both! On average, biomat takes about 20 years to develop and cause a drain field to fail; in areas of poor soils this can be sooner. However, if your system fails within 3-5 years, there is something else going on and you need to have it checked out.

So, if you have none of the above four situations the Genie is guaranteed to succeed!

We offer a Six Month Money Back Performance Guarantee, and there is a Lifetime Warranty on the Genie
itself.

Let me know if we can help…we can only help if you call or email us. We have over 40 years experience in septic industry and haven’t found a problem yet we couldn’t solve.

We have pride in our product and we think you’ll be thrilled with the results it’ll show for you.

If you’d like to discuss any of the above situations or just need some help give us a call: 1 877-994-3643

The Septic Genie was designed to utilize natural, environmentally friendly bacteria.  This is a very natural process that doesn’t involve any chemicals.

The Septic Genie works like an incubator, growing the natural bacteria that is introduced during the initial installation process.  Over a short amount of time these bacteria multiply dramatically thanks to the Septic Genie incubating qualities.  As these bacteria multiply they eventually work their way into the drain field.

There are two distinct ways these bacteria restore your septic system.  First, these active bacteria work to digest all organic solids in the septic tank.  Any organic matter in your tank, such as human waste, toilet paper, oils and grease get “eaten” by the bacteria.

This digestion of the organic solids is not a normal process in a traditional septic system.  In a normal septic system these solids settle on the bottom of the septic tank, forming a sludge, or they float to the top creating a layer of scum.  This buildup of sludge is the reason septic tanks need to be pumped periodically.  With the Septic Genie this need for pumping your tank is reduced dramatically.

The second and most important process of septic system restoration that takes place after installing the Septic Genie is when the bacteria multiply to a point where they get suspended in the liquid and are transported out of the septic tank into the drain field.  Once in the drain field these bacteria enter the soil and begin to eat away at the biomat that is clogging the drain field.

This biomat is usually what causes drain field failure.  By introducing these bacteria when installing the Septic Genie you ultimately eliminate the biomat and thus avoid the costly and time consuming process of digging up and replacing the drain field.

Once the bacteria reach the drain field it is only a matter of time before they devour enough of the biomat to open up the drain field.  Once restored, the bacteria continue to prosper and prevent future build up, keeping your drain field working efficiently for years to come.

The Septic Genie is the simplest, least expensive, all natural septic system solution.  It is easy to install and you never have to do anything else to keep it working.  And you never, ever have to use chemicals.

For many years, while selling a similar product, we had many customers who lived in areas where we didn’t have installers.  These customers wanted to be able to install the product themselves, but we weren’t completely comfortable with that.  As a result, we spent several years developing a new product that would be just as effective but would be simpler to install.

The result was the Septic Genie.  We developed this product based on feedback from our many customers.  The result was a product that requires as little as two or three hours to install, requires no special tools and begins to work immediately.

Even for the technically challenged, the Septic Genie is simple enough to install for anyone.  If you aren’t comfortable, hiring a handyman or recruiting a family member with a little knowledge and a couple of hours to spare will insure proper installation.

We have developed procedures that are simple to follow.  When you get your Septic Genie, the first thing you find when opening the box is the installation instructions.  All you need to do is simply follow the directions from start to finish.  There are even pictures that show you what each step will look like to make sure you are doing things correctly.

In addition, we have a video on our website that you can watch.  This video shows me installing a system from start to finish in about two hours.  This video really shows how simple the Septic Genie is to install, and by watching the video it should give you the confidence to do it yourself.

It really is simple to install the Septic Genie.  Remember, we made this product specifically for the homeowner to install themselves.  As such, we simplified the entire process, provide almost everything you need and simple, easy to follow instructions.

The Septic Genie is such a unique product and there is nothing like it on the market today.  Instead of paying thousands of dollars to replace your drain field, you can get an affordable product that is designed to last a lifetime.  And you don’t have to pay a contractor to put it in for you.

When designing the Septic Genie we listened to our customers.  They wanted a superior product that would be simple to install themselves, keep their septic system running smoothly, last a lifetime and not cost an arm and a leg.  So that is what we did.

If you are thinking about purchasing a Septic Genie for your septic system, don’t let the fear of installing it yourself keep you from getting one.  It really is as simple to install as it sounds.  And if you ever have questions we are here to answer them.