bayoubelle
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Do you leave your aerator pump operating when away for a few months?
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bukhrn
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Aerator Pump?
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dan-nickie
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bukhrn wrote:Aerator Pump?
Beat me to it 
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Old-Biscuit
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Really depends on your system. Best to call the MFG. for recommendation.
Usually if the aerator is off for more that a few days, the system will turn septic and the aerobic bacteria will die. Over time the diffuser will become clogged.
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Old-Biscuit wrote:Really depends on your system. Best to call the MFG. for recommendation.
Usually if the aerator is off for more that a few days, the system will turn septic and the aerobic bacteria will die. Over time the diffuser will become clogged.
What he said.
You need to leave it operating no matter which type of system you have. If a stirring type, it could sludge up, the pump or blower type can have the bacteria die off and the the support bed becomes clogged before the bacteria re-establishes. It is cheaper to leave it running than to have the system fail and have to have it cleaned and/or replaced.
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bayoubelle
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eHoefler wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:Really depends on your system. Best to call the MFG. for recommendation.
Usually if the aerator is off for more that a few days, the system will turn septic and the aerobic bacteria will die. Over time the diffuser will become clogged.
What he said.
You need to leave it operating no matter which type of system you have. If a stirring type, it could sludge up, the pump or blower type can have the bacteria die off and the the support bed becomes clogged before the bacteria re-establishes. It is cheaper to leave it running than to have the system fail and have to have it cleaned and/or replaced.
Thanks for the responses.
Wasn't concerned about the cost but wondered if it would hurt the pump if no water was being put into the tank and therefore making it harder for the pump to work?
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pinesman
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Must be a LA thing. Never heard of it in Virginia
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Old-Biscuit
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bayoubelle wrote:eHoefler wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:Really depends on your system. Best to call the MFG. for recommendation.
Usually if the aerator is off for more that a few days, the system will turn septic and the aerobic bacteria will die. Over time the diffuser will become clogged.
What he said.
You need to leave it operating no matter which type of system you have. If a stirring type, it could sludge up, the pump or blower type can have the bacteria die off and the the support bed becomes clogged before the bacteria re-establishes. It is cheaper to leave it running than to have the system fail and have to have it cleaned and/or replaced.
Thanks for the responses.
Wasn't concerned about the cost but wondered if it would hurt the pump if no water was being put into the tank and therefore making it harder for the pump to work?
It pumps air into bottom of chamber....there will be water in that chamber as it will only drain down to the bottom of effluent out.
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bayoubelle
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It pumps air into bottom of chamber....there will be water in that chamber as it will only drain down to the bottom of effluent out.
Good to know, thanks!
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