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

I was out in the field earlier this week checking on some Septic Genie installations I did a while ago.

Take a look at this liquid sample I took from the first septic tank I looked at.

Isn’t that incredible?

Did you ever think you would see liquid this clear coming directly out of a septic tank? It’s just like tap water!

It’s clear enough to drink but still has pathogens (disease causing organisms) in it…so you probably don’t want to drink it!

However, you could use it for water reuse…more of that at another time.
This is result you get after you install a Septic Genie in your tank.

Our special blend of septic bacteria digest 90%+ of the organic solids in your tank leaving the liquid beautifully clear…as you saw in the video.

These same bacteria get suspended in the liquid leaving your septic tank and get carried out to your drain field and the soil surrounding your drain field. When they arrive there, the bacteria do the same job there as they did in the tank; chewing up all the crud that’s built up in the soil over the years until they open up the natural pores of the soil again.

Once they do this, liquid will drain down through the soil like it’s supposed to do and your drain field will dry out and your septic system will return to normal functioning.
And…there’s even better news…your system will not clog again in the future…provided you keep the Genie operating.

So that’s it…install a Septic Genie in your septic tank and any septic problems you’ve been having will be a thing of the past…guaranteed not to return.

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.

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.

The conventional, anaerobic septic tank is basically a filter for the disposal field.  Its purpose is to retain 70 to 90 percent of the organic load, the “solid stuff” you put into the tank.  It does this by a minimum retention time that has little movement (except when you add new stuff) of the liquid into and out of the septic tank.

Intestinal bacteria continue to survive in the tank and while in there, they secrete enzymes that break apart the solids at the molecular level allowing non floating solids to sink to the bottom forming sludge and the floatable solids to rise to the surface of the effluent as scum.

The resultant “clarified” effluent then leaves the tank, still “nasty” with some suspended solids and intestinal bacteria, and ends up in the disposal field there to be absorbed into the soil for final treatment.
The intestinal bacteria will ultimately cause the disposal field to fail through biomat clogging of the soil.

If you don’t periodically pump out the accumulated solids in the septic tank, the retention time needed for this “filtration” by sequestration to happen, is reduced by the ever growing layers of sludge and scum.  These solids take up volume that would otherwise be liquid.  This reduced retention time causes the clarified effluent to contain a greater concentration of non-settled or separated solids and intestinal bacteria.

These addtitional solids and intestinal bacteria then inappropriately leave the septic tank and end up in the disposal field to cause premature disposal field failure.  This is why you must pump an anaerobic conventional septic tank.

The current thought in the septic industry is pumping should be done no less often than three years and no more than five years

When you have your tank pumped, have the pumper check your tank to see the amount of solids build up.  That is the key.  Six to eight inches of scum or floating solids is the max you want in the tank.

Do not put any bacteria or enzyme amendments into the septic tank that claim to reduce pumping.  They will.  These products short circuit the filtering aspects of the conventional septic tank by solubolizing the filtered and stored solids and sending them out to the disposal field to cause premature failure just like I described above.

The Septic Genie will reduce the need to pump your septic tank to near zero while keeping your disposal field from failure.  The Genie uses bacteria to accomplish this but they are grown in an incubator (Genie) continuously operating in the septic tank and daily sending out countless numbers of these bacteria to the disposal field to keep the soils open and functional.  Do not make the mistake of comparing what the Septic Genie does with bacteria vis a vis these amendments.

The major problem for durability is the use of the concrete tank for anaerobic effluent storage (household waste!).  Anaerobic intestinal bacteria surviving in the liquid and waste, produce a by gas product named Hydrogen Sulfide gas.  This gas is well known for its rotten egg smell.  It is one of the constituent gases that is readily recognized as “septic smell”.

This gas collects between the top of the liquid and tank lid and is the energy source for sulfide metabolizing bacteria named Thiabacillus.

This bacteria leaves a by product of their sulfide metabolism and that is Sulphuric Acid.  These bacteria coat all the concrete surfaces above the liquid level and leave countless microscopic drops of this acid on the concrete every day.  Over time, the acid breaks down the “basic” concrete thus destroying the septic tank.

The only way to protect against this process is to coat the inside surfaces of the septic tank with a non reactive material.  This is required on new tanks in many states.

In an existing tank, this isn’t practical.  Installing a Genie will kill the intestinal bacteria that create the Hydrogen Sulfide gas.  No more gas, no more energy for sulfide seeking bacteria, thus no more acid to destroy the tank.  Now the tank can last indefinitely.  This is another advantage to installing a Genie.

Other than this issue, there is nothing you need to be concerned about for your concrete septic tank.

To better understand why it works it either a single or two chamber tank, it is important to understand what the Septic Genie does and why it doesn’t matter what type of tank you have.

The most common failure in any septic system is the buildup of bio-mat that in turn decreases the drain field’s ability to flow by clogging the soil. Bio-mat is a sludgy, black slime that builds up over time as raw sewage is released into the ground. Over time this bio-mat clogs the soil and decreases and even eliminates drainage. The result? Your drain field becomes a squishy bog.

As your drain field fails, the liquid begins to rise to the surface. This results in boggy soil over your drain field, and even creates areas of surface water. Other signs of a failed septic system includes foul odors, gurgling drains and even backups in the house. The lowest plumbing fixtures, usually toilets, are prone to back up when the system fails.

The solution is Septic Genie. Whether you have a single chamber or two chamber tank, the Septic Genie will go to work immediately upon installation thanks to the good bacteria that is introduced.

This all natural process begins to restore your septic system in an environmentally safe and efficient manner with the introduction of our special blend of bacteria that “eats” the organic matter in your septic tank and drain field. Over time the number of bacteria grows to a point where not only is the soil in your drain field cleaned up, but the actual water draining into the field is a clear liquid that will allow your drain field to function like it was originally designed to do.

The result of the Septic Genie is decreased maintenance costs as the need for pumping your tank is decreased dramatically, and the fear of bio-mat buildup is eliminated indefinitely. There is no need for the expense of digging up and replacing your drain field. Even the foul odors are eliminated in as little as 24 hours.

The Septic Genie is cost-effective, easy to install and will give you the peace of mind that your septic system will continue to work efficiently for years to come.

In summary, Septic Genie will work no matter what type of septic tank you have.