TAYLEX ABS
EXCAVATION INSTRUCTIONS
ABS CONCRETE STANDARD
Excavation Instructions
Tank Total Mass = 6.25 Tonne
2300 mm
1530 mm
670 mm
3000 mm
2425 mm
100 mm
2300 mm
100 mm
350 mm
32mm
Irrigation
Outlet
Lifting
Hole
20mm
Electrical
Inlet
100mm
Inlet
Lifting
Hole
Lifting
Holes
100mm
Inlet
Lifting
Holes
100mm of
5mm-7mm
drainage
gravel or sand
Please Note:
5,000lt of water
to be placed in
this chamber to
prevent flotation
Lifting
Hole
1. Dig hole 3000mm square & 2300mm
Deep
2. Ensure drainage has a 1/60 fall to the
inlet of ABS. Risers are available if the
tank needs to be installed deeper in the
ground to maintain fall
3. Cover base of hole with 100mm of
5mm to 7mm drainage gravel or sand
4. Ensure bottom of hole is level
5. Backfill with soil from Excavation in no
more than 500mm equally distributed
layers around the tank. Avoid backfilling
with rocks over 300mm.
6. To prevent flotation, fill the ABS with
5,000lt of water immediately through
hole above the aeration chamber
(see diagram below)
7. Ensure top of gravel/sand is 1530mm
to bottom of inlet
ELECTRICIAN
Connect through conduit on side of ABS.
Run wire (min 2.5mm) through the flexible
conduit provided and up into the switch located
in the blower box.
Active - Neutral - Earth.
TRUCK ACCESS
Unloading of ABS via the back of the truck
NOT SIDE. Ensure BACK of truck has clear
level 6m wide access to the edge of the hole.
REACH OF CRANE/ CRANE TRUCK
To be determined by your crane/ crane truck
operator.
Top of tank to be a minimum
of 100mm above landscaped ground level
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