Bio Chamber

[Petron]

JC, I noticed in one of your many great videos you showcased your bio chamber installation.

This is a great idea and I was thinking of applying this bio chamber to my homestead up in Maine for the shower and sink (kitchen and bathroom) drains.

Can you provide a little more information on this topic and perhaps supply links on where to purchase the bio chamber material?

What a great idea. If some of you folks haven't seen the bio chamber video that JC made check it out www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvWaOpZrqtY

[Admin]

The bio chambers are what they use in leach fields here in NY. I'm assuming it's the same way in other states. Once you see one in person they are pretty self explanatory. They snap together and you put an end cap on each end of the run. The cabin vid shows ONE chamber with a cap on each end. My leach field at home has several in a row and are only capped on each end of the run.

You simply run your discharge line into the high end of the run and that's it. I slant the run of chambers down about a 1/4 - 1/2" or so, more if it's only one chamber.

Some guys bury the chamber as is, some cover it with a fliter fabric. I had an old tarp that was nearly see through so that's what I covered the cabin chamber with before burying.

I've buried way too many barrels in the ground only to have them fail.

For sinks, barrels will eventually fill to the top with grease and no longer leach. Been there, done that tooooooo many times.

You can get bio chambers anywhere that sells stuff for septic systems. They cost around 45 bucks or so.

[Jack of all Trapping]

Yup, been thinking about one since JC's video. I plan on FINALLY putting a shower and toilet in my place this coming summer. Love my outhouse, but the outside showers get to be a little much this time of year.

[Admin]

Yep I agree Jack. I don't have a problem with an outhouse but I want a shower. This one in my cabin is only 32" wide so it doesn't take up much room and that bottle overhead offers an excellent shower. Those shower bags SUCK. If you go this route you will wonder why it took you so long to do so. ;D

[Petron]

In terms of bio chamber quantity what would you recommend per sink drain?

For example, should I install one length bio chamber per sink? Or discharge all sinks (in my case will be two sinks) into 2 or 3 bio chambers connected together?

Just trying to gauge a ratio of some sort.

Thanks for the info guys!

[Admin]

I would think you'd be fine with 2. When you install it, Make a note of where the run ends. If you ever need to add to it, just start digging where you marker is and add another length. If your ground doesn't perk well you may need more but 2 would be a good start.