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Originally Posted by root1
Good Morning,
You are the proud owner of an aerobic digester; a pretty sweet (and expensive) septic system.
That compressor is designed to run 24/7 to supply air to your septic system.
If you open the middle chamber of your tank, you will probably find it filled with thousands of golfball sized media and effluent; all happily bubbling like a witches cauldron.
The air supplied by that compressor is critical to the specific bacteria living in that chamber. That bacterial colony is essential to the operation of your septic system.
Keep that compressor running! Get an electrician in your house to run a dedicated circuit for it; without a damned GFI. And then, get a qualified septic man (specifically trained & equipped to work on aerobic systems) to pump out your tanks and do a thorough inspection of the entire system, including the leaching field.
Congratulations, you are the proud owner of a miniature waste-water treatment facility ..... pretty cool!
Feel free to ask questions,
J
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Thanks for your response Root1... I think ???
This is exactly what my septic system has 'golfball sized media' in the tank,
you nailed it ! I knew the system was state-of-the-art, when I had the tank pumped 2 yrs ago.
The compressor is connected to a dedicated electrical line to the fused-box on it's own Breaker switch. I just tested the Outlet where this is plugged in
(disconnected for this test) by connecting another electrical device (radio), and the GFI switch did not trip. I then disconnected the radio, and plugged the compressor back in, and the GFI tripped, and also saw a flash of electricity at the GFI. That said, it makes me believe their is a short circuit in the compressor unit.
My question to you and any others, right now the compressor is
not connected, how long can I keep disconnected and not running, and what are the consequences for long term disconnect ?
Will contact Lamprey septic to see if they are familiar with these systems.
If not, will have to search for other companies in the area who service these type systems.
Thanks !