Great news Ben! Though doubtless you will get a different answer from every municipality in the country ... CM-Arganil advise us that if architects sp...
Hi 10 people for a single tank I think would be too much. Better to have a tank per house. Maximum distance would depend on pipe diameter but would li...
Since this is an aerobic system then yes, it does need to breathe. You could achieve that via a screened vent pipe though, which might stop the flies ...
Hi Nico Yes you can use a worm ecosystem to clean septic tank effluent. If it's in an uncontained filter bed, then the worm population will adjust its...
Hi Dave You can do that if you want if it works best in your context as a stable base for your walls, but it's not necessary. I used a rubble trench f...
You can add worms to a humanure bin for sure, but since that's a different set-up to this system, it's outside the scope of these forums. Lots of reso...
Interesting idea Mark! There's so much potential with worms.
Hi Luca I'm in Portugal. Our summers are not that different to yours. So that's the climate this system was originally constructed in. You need to enc...
Hi Sandy Sensible in your situation to divert greywater elsewhere. You have a lot of options as far as the green filter is concerned. It doesn't have ...
Hi. What's the rationale for the fine pebble layer in the worm tank? If you're putting grey water through the tank then I'd be wary of anything likely...
Hi Mason Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. The system didn't alert me to your comment and it got lost in all the spam comments.Yes you can u...
Hi Luís Thanks for the post here. In answer to your questions ... 1) Yes you can put grey water through the system and retrofit to existing septic sys...
Yes, the greenfilter IS the garden. The greenfilter adds another layer of cleaning to the water exiting the tank. It's not intended to collect the wat...
It can certainly work - macerated sewage solids are treated in vermicomposting systems in New Zealand at municipal scale - but I don't known anyone wh...
You don't really gain much by doubling the surface area if the waste pipe is emptying in one spot. The waste doesn't spread out much. In a tank 3 feet...