PREMIER TECH Ecoflo Series - Preamble; Operating Principle; Primary Treatment; Advanced Secondary Treatment

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Owner’s manual |
Ecoo® compact biolter — Québec
Congratulations on purchasing the Ecoo compact biolter!
Here at Premier Tech Water and Environment, we are passionate about protecting our water
sources and preserving our planet for future generations. When you choose the Ecoo compact
biolter, you are choosing to help us make that dierence!
This manual contains information on the operation, operation guidelines, maintenance, and
warranties on your Ecoo compact biolter.
1. OPERATING PRINCIPLE
In Quebec, residential on-site wastewater treatment systems must comply with the Regulation respecting wastewater disposal
systems for isolated dwellings (Q-2, r.22). These systems are designed to protect public health and the environment by
treating wastewater before it is released into the environment. There are four treatment levels: primary, secondary, advanced
secondary, and tertiary treatment.
1.1 PRIMARY TREATMENT
The primary treatment system consists of a primary or septic tank. The primary/septic tank clarifies wastewater by letting
suspended solids settle to the bottom and by retaining floating matter to avoid clogging downstream components. All
septic tanks must comply with BNQ Standard 3680-905 and must be equipped with an effluent filter or a primary
reactor that is compliant with the same standard. Certain “PACK” models are configured as single units that combine
primary treatment and Ecoflo compact biofilter units with 100% coco filters. The primary/septic tanks of installations that include
Ecoflo compact biofilter units with 100% coco filters and UV disinfection units or FDi disinfection filters must be equipped
with a flow equalizer in addition to an effluent filter.
For more information on the operation, operating guidelines, maintenance, and warranties of Premier Tech primary/
septic tanks with Premier Tech effluent filters, please refer to these systems’ owner’s manuals, which can be found at
PT-WaterEnvironment.com.
1.2 ADVANCED SECONDARY TREATMENT
Primary-treated wastewater enters the Ecoflo compact biofilter and gathers in the tipping bucket. The tipping bucket scatters
wastewater evenly on either side of the central support. Both sides are equipped with specially designed plates that evenly
distribute wastewater across as filtering medium made of peat and coconut husk fragments or 100% coco. Wastewater then
trickles through the filtering medium. Treated effluent is sent downstream for further treatment or final dispersal.
The Ecoflo compact biofilter system is certified under NQ Standard 3680-910 and is an advanced secondary
level treatment (Class III).
An Ecoflo compact biofilter system’s operating principle allows the system to be used continuously or intermittently without
requiring any special precautions or affecting treatment quality. In most cases, no specific action from the owner is required
to start the system.
1.3 TERTIARY TREATMENT
When required, the Ecoflo compact biofilter system can be combined with a Premier Tech disinfection filter (FDi) or UV disinfection
unit (DiUV) to reduce pathogens, or with a Premier Tech phosphorus removal unit (DpEC) to reduce phosphorus concentrations.
The FDi, DiUV, and DpEC systems are certified under NQ Standard 3680-910 and are tertiary level treatments
with disinfection (Class V) or phosphorus removal (Class IV).
For more information on the operation, operating guidelines, maintenance, and warranties of Premier Tech’s FDi, DiUV, and
DpEC systems, please refer to their respective owner’s manuals, which can be found at PT-WaterEnvironment.com.