Premier Tech Aqua Ecoflo STB-570PR-DiUV Owner's Manual

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Ecoflo Biofilter
Residential Owner's Manual - Québec
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Congratulations on your purchase of an Ecoflo Biofilter system from Premier Tech Aqua (PTA). With the Ecoflo
Biofilter system, you have wisely chosen to protect your health as well as the environment. This manual contains
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information on the operation, operating guidelines, maintenance and warranties of the Ecoflo Biofilter. For
additional information, contact our customer service at 1 800 632-6356 or visit our website at
PREMIERTECHAQUA.COM.
Operating Principle
Regulation respecting waste water
In Québec, the wastewater systems of isolated dwellings must respect the
disposal systems for isolated dwellings (Q-2, r.22). These systems treat wastewater to return it to the environment
without endangering the public's health or the environment. There are four treatment levels: primary, secondary,
advanced secondary and tertiary treatment.
Primary treatment
The primary treatment system consists of a septic tank. The septic tank clarifies wastewater by letting suspended
solids settle to the bottom and retaining floating matter to avoid clogging of the secondary or advanced secondary
treatment system. Every septic tank must comply with BNQ Standard 3680-905 and must be equipped with an
effluent filter that abides to the same standard.
For more information on the operation, operating guidelines, maintenance and warranties of PTA's septic tanks and
effluent filters, please refer to the septic tanks Owner's Manuals which can be found at premiertechaqua.com.
Advanced secondary treatment
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Once wastewater has passed through the septic tank, it then flows towards the Ecoflo Biofilter. Inside the biofilter,
a central tipping bucket equally scatters the wastewater on both sides of the biofilter. Both sides are equipped with
specially designed plates which evenly distribute the wastewater on top of the filtering media. The wastewater then
trickles through the natural fibrous filtering media. Finally, the treated wastewater is discharged into the
environment, either by infiltration in an absorption bed, or in a watercourse, provided certain conditions are met.
When required, the treated effluent must go through a tertiary treatment system before being discharged into the
environment.
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The Ecoflo Biofilter is certified under NQ Standard 3680-910 and is an advanced secondary level treatment
(Class III).
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The Ecoflo Biofilter's operating principle allows the system to be used continuously or intermittently without
requiring any special precautions or having any impact on the quality of the treatment. No specific action from the
owner is required to start the system.
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The model and the number of Ecoflo Biofilters are determined by the number of bedrooms in a home or, for any
other type of building, by the total domestic wastewater flow per day. The selection of the model also depends on
the available surface area, the topography of the lot, as well as the type, permeability and depth of the natural soil
on site.
Tertiary treatment
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When required, the Ecoflo Biofilter can be combined with PTA's disinfection filter (FDi), UV disinfection unit (DiUV)
or phosphorus removal unit (DpEC) to reduce pathogen concentrations or phosphorus.
The FDi, DiUV or DpEC systems are certified under NQ Standard 3680-910 and are tertiary level treatments with
phosphoral removal (Class IV) or disinfection (Class V).
For more information on the operation, operating guidelines, maintenance, and warranties of PTA's FDi, DiUV or
DpEC, please refer to the products' Owner's Manuals, which can be found at premiertechaqua.com.
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Premier Tech Aqua 1/9 Ecoflo – Owner's Manual – QC
Edition: 2014-07-08