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Eljen GSF Owner's Manual

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Eljen GSF System
Manitoba Owner's Manual
July 2016
How your septic system works
and how to keep it working
for you and the environment
CORPORATION
Innovative Environmental Products and Solutions Since 1970

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  • Page 1 Eljen GSF System Manitoba Owner’s Manual July 2016 How your septic system works and how to keep it working for you and the environment CORPORATION Innovative Environmental Products and Solutions Since 1970...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Eljen wastewater system Service and Maintenance Record ........14 can provide many years of trouble-free service. Service and Maintenance Requirements ......14 Map of Your Septic System ..........14 This manual applies to the Eljen GSF System in Manitoba. System Details ..............15...

  • Page 3: Eljen Gsf System

    The Eljen GSF System GSF A42 Module Perforated Geotextile Distribution Pipe Module Fabric...

  • Page 4: Eljen Gsf System Description

    • A geotextile fabric covers the top and sides of the GSF better-performing system in a smaller area than other systems. Modules, protecting the system’s sand and soil from fine particles that can clog the system.

  • Page 5: Eljen Gsf System Operation

    Eljen GSF System Operation This schematic shows the inner workings of the GSF Module and the overall operation of an Eljen GSF System. • Porous Top of the GSF System Perforated Pipes allows evapotranspiration and distribute effluent to the GSF System.

  • Page 6: Nature Of Household Sewage

    The Nature of Household Sewage The Eljen GSF Septic System Household sewage is a combination of wastewater from Your septic system is a two-part sewage treatment and several sources including sinks, toilets, showers, washing dispersal system buried in the ground. It is composed of a machines, dishwashers, and garbage disposals.

  • Page 7: The Septic Tank

    The Septic Tank Untreated household sewage would quickly clog any system • The heavier, solid particles in the sewage settle to the bottom of if applied directly to the soil. The function of the septic tank is the tank forming a layer of sludge. Lighter materials, including primarily a settling tank allowing solids to settle to the bottom fat and grease, float to the surface, forming a scum layer.

  • Page 8: Eljen Gsf System Designs

    GSF Modules and distribution pipe assembly. This fabric GSF Modules. All Eljen GSF system designs are to be in accordance with All Eljen GSF Systems are installed on a layer of clean, the Manitoba Regulation, and permitted by your local approval authority.

  • Page 9: Pumped Systems

    Effluent filters protect at a higher elevation than the septic tank, or the designer your Eljen GSF System from solids that may carry over from specifies that the Eljen GSF System is to be demand or the septic tank during peak usage.

  • Page 10: System Care And Maintenance

    System Care and Maintenance SEPTIC TANK PUMPING broken, have repairs done immediately. The inlet should • Do not wait until your system shows signs of failure to have also be checked to see if wastewater is continuously flow- your septic tank pumped out. Waiting can mean complete ing into the tank from previously undetected plumbing clogging and an expensive repair bill.

  • Page 11: Potential System Problems

    If you detect sewage odours, sewage over or near the system, constructed your system, a licensed septic system pumper, or a knowledgeable designer/engineer. Your area Eljen distributor your system is overloaded. This may be caused by excessive will be able to recommend trained personnel to assist you. Keep...

  • Page 12: Preventing System Problems

    Internet to find a qualified sparingly and in accordance with product labels. professional. • DO learn the location of your Eljen GSF System treatment • DO practice water conservation. Promptly repair leaky components and record them in the chart provided on faucets and toilets, run washing machines and dishwashers page 14 of this manual.
  • Page 13 • DON’T use garbage disposals unless your system has • DON’T discharge water treatment systems into your septic been designed according to the requirements of Eljen’s system. Garbage Disposal, Design and Installation Guidelines. • DON’T put non-degradable materials such as disposable •...

  • Page 14: Service And Maintenance Record

    It is a requirement that the Owner enter into a Maintenance Date Type of Service Contractor Agreement with Enviro-STEP Technologies or it’s licensees to undertake service and maintenance of your new Eljen GSF undertaken on an annual basis. Map of Your Septic System...

  • Page 15: System Details

    Installation Date: Number of House Occupants: Number of Bedrooms: Septic Tank Effluent Filter Model Number: Design Flow in Liters / Day: Number of Eljen GSF Modules Used: Number of Rows: Number of Eljen GSF Modules per Row: ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ System Design: In-Ground Raised...
  • Page 16 Limited Warranty. For this Limited Warranty to apply, the Modules must be installed in accordance with all site conditions required by state and local codes, all other applicable laws, and Eljen Corporation’s installation instructions. This Limited Warranty and its remedies are exclusive and shall apply to no other party other than the system owner.

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