PREMIER TECH Ecoflo STB-500B Owner's Manual

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Ecoflo Biofilter - Concrete shell (-FDi)
Congratulations on your purchase of an Ecoflo
Biofilter system, you have wisely chosen to protect your health and your environment. This manual contains operating
instructions, usage and maintenance guidelines and the warranties for models STB-500B, STB-650B, STB-500BR and STB-
650BR certified under Standard NQ 3680-910 for an advanced secondary treatment system (Class III) and STB-500B-FDi,
STB-650B-FDi, STB-500BR-FDi and STB-650BR-FDi certified under the same standard for a tertiary treatment with
disinfection (Class V). For additional information, please contact our Customer Service Department at 1 800 632-6356 or visit
our website at www.ptenv.com.
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A) Ecoflo Biofilters STB-500/650B and STB-500/650BR (Class III System)
Operating principle
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The Ecoflo Biofilter models STB-
500/650B and STB-500/650BR are made
of a concrete shell enclosing a natural
filtering media composed of two specific
layers (bottom and top layers) to purify
the wastewater from a septic tank before
it is discharged into the environment.
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The Ecoflo Biofilter's
principle allows for permanent and
intermittent use, with
precautions and no impact on the quality
of the treatment. No action is required
from the owner to start the system;
however, he must ensure
Guidelines for use described herein are
respected.
The model and the number of Ecoflo
determined according to the residence's total daily wastewater flow or the domestic wastewater from any other type of building.
The table below indicates the capacity of the Ecoflo
Number of bedrooms
1
2
3
4
5
6
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The Ecoflo Biofilter models comply with the requirements and are certified according to Class III (advanced secondary
treatment) as described in Standard NQ 3680-910 of the Bureau de Normalisation du Québec (BNQ).
Premier Tech Environnement
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Biofilter system from Premier Tech Environnement (PTE). With the Ecoflo
operating
no specific
Your complete septic installation includes a septic tank equipped with an
effluent filter (EFT-080 from PTE, PL-122 from Polylok or EF-6 from Tuf-
Tite) in accordance with the Standard NQ 3680-910 certification of the
that all
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Ecoflo Biofilter, one or more Ecoflo
component needed for your type of installation (a pumping station or a flow
divider or a tertiary treatment unit).
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Biofilters are determined by the number of bedrooms in the residence. It can also be
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Biofilters:
Total daily flow
(liter)
540
1080
1260
1440
1800
2160
Residential Owner's Manual - Quebec
Septic tank with
effluent filter
Raw wastewater
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Number of Ecoflo
STB-500B/BR
1
1
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2
2
1/13
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Ecoflo
Biofilter
Biofilters, as well as any other
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Biofilters
STB-650B/BR
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1
1
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Owner's Manual – Concrete Ecoflo
Edition: 2009-01-14
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Treated effluent
(STB-500/650BR)
Treated effluent
(STB-500/650B)
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