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Reed Beds Maintenance/Replacement for Septic Tanks
donglemouse
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in N. Ireland
My property has a septic tank which discharges into reed beds (a Kingspan Biodisc set up with the reed beds in plastic trays buried in the ground).
The tank recently overflowed it's since be desludged, serviced and the pipes jetted so all those aspects are in ok order, the tank drains but fairly slowly.
I've dug up around the reed beds to expose the outlet pipes and being just over ten years old and they are now in a fairly sorry state with thick roots everywhere and i suspect don't drain properly. I've hacked around with a spade and I suspect it would take a lifetime to clean them up if it was even possible.
From what I've read the lifespan is only 7-15 yrs even if well maintained (and mine probably weren't).
Any now any specialist who deal in reed bed service/replacement?
Unfortunately it's part of the planning approval that reed beds are installed otherwise I'd consider doing away with them as the roots/maintenance seems to be a pain.
I'm in County Antrim.
Dm
The tank recently overflowed it's since be desludged, serviced and the pipes jetted so all those aspects are in ok order, the tank drains but fairly slowly.
I've dug up around the reed beds to expose the outlet pipes and being just over ten years old and they are now in a fairly sorry state with thick roots everywhere and i suspect don't drain properly. I've hacked around with a spade and I suspect it would take a lifetime to clean them up if it was even possible.
From what I've read the lifespan is only 7-15 yrs even if well maintained (and mine probably weren't).
Any now any specialist who deal in reed bed service/replacement?
Unfortunately it's part of the planning approval that reed beds are installed otherwise I'd consider doing away with them as the roots/maintenance seems to be a pain.
I'm in County Antrim.
Dm
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Have you contact Kingspan?? I have Biodisc in my old house nightmare in my opinion. Far better treatment systems in the market now.
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