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May 2007 

 
 

AQUATRON

®

 

 
    USER’S MANUAL 
     
    (INSTALLATION  
     AND 
     MAINTENANCE) 
     
    AQUATRON 
    MODELS  
    90 AND 400 

 
 

  AQUATRON 90 
 
 
 
 
 

AQUATRON 400 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Aquatron International AB
Lisselberga 1  Tel

ephone       

 www.aquatron.se

SE-725 93 Vasteras                                                      +46 (0)21-560 20    [email protected]
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Summary of Contents for 400

Page 1: ...AL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE AQUATRON MODELS 90 AND 400 AQUATRON 90 AQUATRON 400 Aquatron International Aquatron International AB Lisselberga 1 Telephone www aquatron se SE 725 93 Vasteras 46 0 21 560 20 info aquatron se Sweden ...

Page 2: ...the Bio Chamber 12 7 7 Changing of UV light tubes in the UV unit 13 8 Error Checking 13 8 1 Wet bio bed 13 8 2 Odour in the room 13 8 3 Odour when windy 13 8 4 Stoppage in the Separator 13 8 5 Stoppage in the fluid outlet of the Separator 14 8 6 Stoppage in the fluid outlet of the system 14 8 7 Flies in the Bio Chamber 14 Table of pictures Picture Page 1 Aquatron 90 installation measurements 6 2 A...

Page 3: ...tomatically by nature Optimal temperature for the composting is 12 25 degrees Celsius a temperature level recommended for year round inhabited homes Freezing will kill the worms The composting process is free from odour and flies because the Bio Chamber is ventilated and the small amount of liquid following the paper down into the Bio Chamber is removed by a drain at the base of the Bio Chamber Wh...

Page 4: ...Aquatron 400 2 sacks Grounded 230 V outlet for the UV unit Insulation board 2 thickness Material for platform and consoles 45o bend to be installed at inlet in the UV unit if a pump is installed between Bio Chamber and UV unit see Item 6 1 3 4 pipe and coupler sockets for vent pipe WC ventilation 4 INSTALLATION OF THE AQUATRON SYSTEM 4 1 Arrangement of the Bio Chamber 4 1 1 Build a platform for th...

Page 5: ...e 6 4 5 3 The horizontal distance between the WC and the Separator must be minimum 1 metre and that last metre closest to Separator should be pitched at 5 5 cm see Figure 7 At further distances the earlier part of the pipe should have a 1 horizontal slope or as national standards If needed use the special angled coupler double socket in order to achieve the pitch transition see Figure 8 NOTE Turn ...

Page 6: ...hould be evenly spread at the bottom of the Bio Chamber Make sure that the bottom drain is fully covered by bark grinds by increasing the layer to 10 cm Add some compost from the garden in order to insert micro organisms By this the composting process will get a more rapid start 5 2 Vermi composting See Item 7 5 6 SPECIAL SOLUTIONS 6 1 Pumping A pump can be used in order to save approx 150 mm of r...

Page 7: ...May 2007 7 Figure 2 Aquatron 400 installation measurements ...

Page 8: ...May 2007 8 Figure 3 Separator installation Figure 4 UV unit placed on consoles fixed on to the wall ...

Page 9: ...May 2007 9 Figure 5 Suggestion for a waterseal Figure 6 Connecting Separator and inlet pipe in coupler double socket Figure 7 Pitching of inlet pipe from WC to Separator ...

Page 10: ...to UV unit sewer may be reversed However for Aquatron 90 where inlet outlet on the rear side of the Bio Chamber is placed asymmetrically the conntecting pipe must be adjusted and a 50 mm coupler double socket must be acquired and inserted Figure 9 Connecting pipe and outlet on rear side of the Bio Chamber ...

Page 11: ... prevent the fluid to splash on to the UV light tubes and its fitting a 45 pipe bend must be put on the fluid inlet on the inside of the UV unit The pipe bend should be turned towards the bottom of the UV unit A reduction between 50 mm and 40 mm diametre should be purchased as well as the 45 pipe bend Figure 11 Example of an Aquatron 90 400 installed with a pump ...

Page 12: ...Nitrogen is required for an optimal compost In a latrine compost the Carbon comes mainly from the toilet paper and saw dust if inserted as sprinkling powder while the Nitrogen is in the faeces In the Aquatron systems a good balance between Carbon Nitrogen is achieved when using normal amounts of toilet paper If the compost having a correctly installed Separator still is wet the reason might be too...

Page 13: ... 3 E Check pitch of the inlet pipe At too large pitch fluid enters the Bio Chamber at beginning of the flushing at too low pitch fluid enters the Bio Chamber at the end of the flushing See Item 4 6 When flushing there is Check the pitching of the inlet pipe It must have a smooth a surge or after flushing slope and no depressions where fluid waste may gather there is still a small see Item 4 5 3 st...

Page 14: ...Separator at too high speed 4 5 5 and 4 6 8 6 Stoppage in the Sediments or foreign Check that the fluid isnot stopped in the UV unit or fluid outlet of the objects in the fluid in the waterseal underneath it Clean the UV unit and system outlet the waterseal from sediments and foreign objects 8 7 Flies in the Wet bio bed See Item 8 1 and 8 2 above Bio Chamber Spray the inside of the Bio Chamber wit...

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