Does anyone have oil water separator for their IBA pit?
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cantbreak80
Maybe I need new clubs
An oil/water separator in it's simplest form is a below-grand tank that drains near the top. The discharge pipe is equipped with a downward facing elbow. Water and solids flow into the tank...solids settle to the bottom...liquids fill the tank...once the tank is filled, the liquid drains below the surface...oils float on the surface, water drains to sewer.
mjwalsh
6 bay SS w/laundromat
That probably helps keeps straw & lighter manure etc. floating & out of the sewer pipe also.
mike king koin
Eric H
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I thought oil seperators were code everywhere. Do you have a round manhole cover out in your driveway somewhere? If you do it may should be the iol seperator, but could just be the sewer invert.
If you facility doesn't already have an oil seperator it would be wise to install one in you existing sewer line to protect the whole system. Installing one for you IBA only would still allow oil into the sewer system from your SS bays. Just build a regular bay pit to catch the sand and install the sperator out in the driveway.
If you facility doesn't already have an oil seperator it would be wise to install one in you existing sewer line to protect the whole system. Installing one for you IBA only would still allow oil into the sewer system from your SS bays. Just build a regular bay pit to catch the sand and install the sperator out in the driveway.
Reds
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My tanks are 500 gallon septic tanks with a tee inside the tank on the outlet. The tee has a plug on top so you can get in to clean it. The lower leg of the tee, goes down about 2'. That leaves room for the muck to gather in the bottom of the tank, the water to drain out the riser pipe, and any oil to float on top. Make sure your opening on top of the septic tank is cut big enough for you to access the tank for cleaning. I have catch pans built into the floor above the tanks so catch a lot (not all) of the mud before it gets into the pit. If I did it again I would figure out some kind of coupler so that I could remove the tee while cleaning out the tanks.
Thanks for the replies. What you describe is actually what I need and is what I already have in my self serve bays. The code guy wasn't sure what what it was. He was just reading from the book. Lol. Think we have it straight now.
