mufutau55:


Of course you have the right to your own opinion... if you are a professional in this field...

In a regular good solid soil... Septic Tank and Soakaway are built separately... the Soakaway will be built perforated so that the water waste can sink into the soil naturally... so it never get full. The Septic Tank must be well cement not to leak.. so that when it's full it will be evacuated.
Mostly the above system of Septic Tank and Soakaway is used.

Now if you are building in a waterlogged area where you have to build a "sunken soakaway and septic tank" together... both will be well built with concreted and cemented with a waterproof cement. Then there is a way the soakaway and the septic tank will be channeled together so that excess water from septic can flow into soakaway. With this kind of system, both will need to be evacuated routinely because both will get filled with water quickly and there will be no where for the water to go unless you have a good drainage channel in the area; which we don't have in most of Nigeria neighborhood. I am sure this second process is what you are describing.

Please join us in Properties Forum to learn.

Hajji M.

erico2k2:

But still U failed to give me an irrelivant answer.

jjagz:
I hope this doesn't get lost in the myriad of responses and the OP sees this.

What is classically done in our climes is to have one hole partitioned into 2 parts which are;

1) SEPTIC TANK: This is where toilet waste i.e faeces are flushed into. Bacteria (which is why it is called SEPTIC) decompose it into SLUDGE which settles and WATER which floats. This tank is usually made with concrete ate the bottom to prevent the sludge from getting into surrounding soil. At the top of this tank is a connection through a hole, pipe or whatever to the septic tank that allows water to drain into the soakaway pit if the water above the sludge becomes excessive. NEVER DIRECT WATER FROM SINKS OR BATHROOMS OR KITCHENS HERE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN SOAP AND OTHER CHEMICALS THAT WILL INHIBIT THE BACTERIA AND THE SEPTIC TANK FILLS UP QUICKLY LEAVING YOU LITERALLY WITH BIG UNDECOMPOSED SHIT.

2) SOAKAWAY PIT: Which is what we call the whole set up at times. It is normally larger and the floor is left bare to allow water literally SOAK AWAY into the ground. Water from sinks, bathrooms, kitchen sinks etc should all come here, including the excess run off from the septic tank( remember from above). SIMILARLY TOILET WASTE SHOULD NOT BE DIRECTED HERE FOR THE SAME REASON IN CAPITAL LETTERS ABOVE.

I hope I have clarified and and not confused you more.

You're welcome.

fash78:


Thanks for the explanation. My question is aboit the connecting pipe from septic tank to.the soak away, won't there be odour sipping into the kitchen through the waste water drain lines because septic tank is connected to the soakaway?

I am.presently digging my septic and soakaway and I have asked the plumber to keep the two tanks not connected because of the above reason, am I being unnecessarily afraid? Please advise. I still have time to tell him to connect them together if I can get a solid proof that it won't cause me grief of odours sipping into my kitchen down the road.

erico2k2:
Yes oooo. But the citizen's are powerless cos of lack of empowerment

highskies:
Wastewater can only be discharged into public drain if and only if it treated to conform with NESREA standard.

I can assure you that most residents can't afford this.

seguno2:


How do you mean- lack of empowerment?
Are the citizens of Nigeria different from those of the UK?

erico2k2:

Ok what's do you think needs treated in domestic waste water?

aoshi:
i find it shocking some Nigerians are actually suggesting channeling waste water to flood water drainage systems.
It shows our level of knowledge.
And these are future leaders?
Not a very bright future it seems.

erico2k2:

But still U failed to give me an irrelivant answer.

mufutau55:


@Erico2k2 .... Whenever a thread makes it into "Front Page" you see people coming out with various theories.
They should join us in Properties Forum discussions for better understanding... I am out of this thread, you should too.

Hajji M.

highskies:
Have you ever heard of BOD, COD, Alkalinity, Salinity, TSS, TDS, NO(x), foam, etc pollution

erico2k2:
Yes I a billion ways. You can call the PM any name you want without fear. If the gutter is blocked and water floods my house as a result I can sue the government for compensation spot, the diffrence? ??

seguno2:


I see.
That I understand.
What I do not understand is how come they are able to hold the people they voted ACCOUNTABLE but we are unable?
Any thoughts?

erico2k2:

In places like Italy.the UK and the US they ha e one line for all ie poo. Wee,waste water.so how do we distinguish which is which.mind you in the Nigerian context %70 of gutters are dug by citizens and not the govt unless you live close to a major road.

aoshi:

Central sewer lines you mean, is different from flood water drainage(gutters.You can't connect your domestic waste water to a flood water drainage system, it is wrong. Don't even try to justify it. Nigerians provide water, electricity for themselves anyway so what stops people from having their own septic tank & soakway pit?
Drains are meant for flood water only.
Come on people!

ice4u999:
But dude I will advice you consult a plumber. Trust me my brother it is not worth saving a few dollars now only to spend thousands later. Get it right once and save your self the headache of draining your septic tank every month for not connecting it to your sock away.

Peace

mufutau55:


@Erico2k2 .... Whenever a thread makes it into "Front Page" you see people coming out with various theories.
They should join us in Properties Forum discussions for better understanding... I am out of this thread, you should too.

Hajji M.

idris4r83:
A friend advised me to run my bathroom pipes to my Soakaway I argued with him that it will full quickly and he argued back that it is the best way.

Barselonia:

And If I told you, you are wrong.......

septic tank And soakaway works together...
septic tank is ffor poo, accept..... there is a passage btw the septic And soakaway...
When thee septic fulll reach a level, the excess water start to move to the soakaaway...Which iis every it can be easily ddry offf

erico2k2:
We lack empowerment. There is also a big disconnect btw tho's e in govt and the citizens

fash78:

Hajji please let's move this topic to property section and let's have professionals in the house give us their opinion. I believe a lot of people can benefit from this topic including myself.

mufutau55:


It is already in the Properties Forum, just a different thread... but when it gets to Front Page and al the little school kids hijack it then it won't serve its purpose anymore.

Hajji M.

fash78:

Can you please post the link to the right thread here sir?

mufutau55:


Yes.. I have post this link to the Off-Topic/General" thread, so other may come here to educate people who is willing to learn and not argue blindly.

Hajji M.

fash78:


Trust me bro I am using a plumber to do this work. Whether he knows what he is doing is another question. He is the one asking me whether I would prefer him to connect the septic tank and soakaway together to drain excess water from the septic tank to soakaway or if I prefer that both tank not to be connected. When I asked him what is the best practise he said he prefers the two not to be connected because of odours slippage into the house. When he said that I got worried.

This kind of thing need to be standardized to help the client. I should not be the one making decision like this there should be a standard for how septic tank and soakaway should operate.

Now you have got me worried about constant filling up of the septic tank if it is not connected to soakaway to drain the water and my plumber is saying it is possible there could be slippage of odour into the house if they are connected

What man go do now ?

seguno2:


So how do we empower ourselves as the Britons did centuries ago and continue to do today?
They were treated worse by their Kings, Queens and Lords in the past, not so?
Can we learn anything from their breakthrough experience and apply?

gommex:
6 or 7k to evacuate soakaway, which state do u reside

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:

Onyochejohn it baffles me how Nigerians go to extreme lengths to save very little amounts of money. Channel all wastes into soakaway pits, soakaways dont get filled up easily, I have said it many times, but they won't listen, they will rather pass it into gutters. I stayed in a house with my parents and siblings for 10 years yet the soak away pit never got full. Passing it into gutters is unhygienic, evacuation of soak away is easier and more cost effective than treating typhoid and cholera.