1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing a Clearwater product. This manual will help you to keep it operating efficiently over a long service life. Please read this manual thoroughly, preferably before installation.
1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual HEALTH AND SAFETY Please read and follow for your own and others safety. You must read these warnings carefully before installing or using the equipment. Please ensure that you have performed a risk assessment before commencing any installation.
1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual DESLUDGING Desludging should be carried out by a licensed waste disposal contractor holding the relevant permits to transport and dispose of sewage sludge. Do not empty the entire reactor and FST, as some biology should remain in the system to continue to work. Final Settlement Tank Reactor Desludge Point...
1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual CONTENTS HEALTH AND SAFETY ....................2 DESLUDGING........................ 4 CONTENTS ........................5 SYSTEM OVERVIEW ...................... 6 BioAir CHECKLIST ......................7 SELF HELP ........................8 INTRODUCTION......................2 TECHNICAL DATA ......................2 DESCRIPTION AND PROCESS ..................
1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual BioAir CHECKLIST The delivery paperwork will have 2 no. items listed; check that the Tank Code (Item 1) & Blower Assembly Code (Item 2) are the same as the codes on the units delivered. Example.
Do only flush the 3 P’s (Pee, Poo & Paper) DON’Ts Don’t pump feed the plant without seeking advice from Clearwater. Don’t use a waste disposal unit as you will be adding to the biological load, and your system may not be large enough to cope with the waste.
1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual DESCRIPTION AND PROCESS BioAir systems are designed to accept crude domestic sewage and produce an effluent of suitable quality for discharge to a watercourse or soak-away system, subject to the approval of the appropriate regulatory authority.
1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual INSTALLATION Our domestic treatment plants are structurally tested in accordance with EN 12566-3, which specifies structural stability testing for both wet and dry sites using granular backfill 3-8mm. However, in GB & IRE it would be typical for tanks to be installed in concrete due to rising water table, and it can generally be assumed that buoyancy prevention of concrete backfill is more advantageous than the granular backfill materials used in testing.
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1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual 1. Excavate Hole & Lay Concrete Bed Approximate dimensions of units: Water Fill Diameter Unit Height Length Inlet Invert Volume Unit (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) BioAir 2 455 –...
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1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual 3. Backfill the Tank Unit The backfilling must start before the base has hardened and must be a single continuous operation, so the tank has a full concrete jacket without joins.
1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION General Electrical Installation Information Your BioAir will be supplied with an isolator switch for electrical control of the unit. It is imperative that the electrical installation of this equipment is entrusted to a competent qualified. electrician working to the latest IEE regulations.
1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual MAINTENANCE Every sewage treatment plant needs regular maintenance as does the upkeep of drainage fields and drains. This is the responsibility of the owner/user. We recommend that plants are maintained by qualified service personnel, however some self-help and an awareness of normal operation is helpful in identification of a larger problem.
1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual WARRANTY Taken from ‘Clearwater’s Terms & Conditions of Sale’ The company will replace or, at its option, properly repair without charge any goods which are found to be defective, and which cause failure in normal circumstances of use within a period of twelve months from the date of delivery.
1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual FAULT FINDING 1. BLOWER NOT RUNNING Cause Remedy Power cut Do nothing. When power is restored, the system will restart automatically. Check Mini Circuit Breaker on electrical supply board Power supply RCD (Residual current Device) Isolate the power supply and reset the RCD...
1013818 Issue 01 – BioAir 2,3 & 5 Installation and Maintenance Manual NOTICE BioAir Treatment Plant The foul drainage from this property discharges to a Treatment Tank and an irrigation system / soak-away. The tank requires monthly inspections of the outlet chamber or sample chamber to observe that the effluent is free-flowing and clear.
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