A. INSTALLATION GUIDE – TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Installation and User guide – ECOROCK-5000 & BIOROCK Multirock Systems – 10-10-2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
THE BIOROCK SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM ....................................................... 7
1.1.
General points ...............................................................................................................7
1.2.
Sizing …...………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….…… ............... 7
1.3.
Precautions ....................................................................................................................8
1.4.
Identification ..................................................................................................................9
1.5.
Handling and transport of the tanks ..............................................................................9
2.
OPERATING PRINCIPLE OF AN ECOROCK SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ................ 10
2.1.
The Primary Tank ........................................................................................................ 10
2.1.1 Ventilation of the Primary Tank .................................................................. 10
2.1.2 Performance of the Primary Tanks (PT)........................................................ 10
2.2.
The BIOROCK Treatment Unit (Bioreactor) – ECOROCK-5000 .................................... 12
2.3.
ECOROCK-5000 Treatment Unit : Technical ................................................................ 12
3.
INSTALLATION LAYOUTS ..................................................................................... 13
3.1 Installation layout n°1.: Gravity discharge (non-electric) ........................................... 13
3.2 Installation layout n°2.: Pumped discharge (pump after PT) ......................................13
3.3
Installation layout n°3.: Pumped discharge (pump after ECOROCK unit) ...................13
4.
INSTALLATION OF THE TANKS ............................................................................ 14
4.1 Installation principle .................................................................................................... 14
4.1.1
Before the installation of the complete system............................................ 15
4.1.2
Installation of the Primary Tank .................................................................. 15
4.1.3
Installation of the ECOROCK treatment unit ............................................... 16
4.2 Installation in dry ground conditions .......................................................................... 16
4.2.1
Installation and digging in dry ground conditions........................................ 16
4.2.2
Installation of the Tanks in dry ground conditions ....................................... 16
4.2.3
Backfilling in dry ground conditions ............................................................. 17
4.3 Installation in wet ground conditions .......................................................................... 17
4.4 Installation in “difficult” areas and sites ...................................................................... 19
4.4.1
Installation in difficult areas and sites ......................................................... 19
4.4.2
Installation in difficult ground conditions .................................................... 19
4.4.3
Backfilling in difficult ground conditions ...................................................... 19
4.5 Installations under roads, courtyards or storage areas ............................................... 20
4.6 Other specific cases ..................................................................................................... 20
4.6.1
Incline too steep (> 5%) ................................................................................ 20
5.
VENTILATION AND WATER DISTRIBUTION .......................................................... 21
5.1 Ventilation of the Primary Tank ................................................................................... 21
5.2 Ventilation of the ECOROCK-5000 treatment unit ...................................................... 22
5.3 Water distribution pipe ............................................................................................... 22
5.4 BIOROCK® media ......................................................................................................... 23
5.5 Securing the lids ........................................................................................................... 23
6.
STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE SYSTEM .......................................................... 24
7.
CONFORMITY AND WORK COMPLETION ............................................................ 24
8.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF USE AND MAINTENANCE ............................................ 24
9.
COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS .......................................... 24
10. WARRANTY ...................................................................................................... 25