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Symptom Cause Remedial Action Prevention
Liquid
Buildup/
Lack of
Evaporat-
ion
Overflow-
ing
Liquid From
Drawer
Opening
Increased usage
Failure of heating
system
Mineral salts may
have accumulated in
the evaporation
chamber over a few
years, reducing
evaporation rates.
Overflow drain not
hooked up
Unit tipped forward
or to the right
Drains Blocked
The amount of liquid varies substantially between
installations. The overflow drain needs to be
installed on all Centrex 2000 with low-flush toi-
lets.
Check “heating not working”
To get rid of these, fill the evaporation chamber
with very hot water and 1/3 bottle of “Compost
Quick” enzyme liquid. Leave overnight. Drain all
Liquid through the overflow drain by tipping the
unit to the left (make sure overflow is hooked up
first)
Connect overflow safety drain (See also increased
usage above)
Check and ensure that the unit is level or tilting
slightly towards the left by placing a 1/4” - 1/2”
(6-13mm)shim piece under the right side of the
unit.
1. Rake peat mix away from left two corners
of Centrex 2000 Family. These are the
“buildup” areas. Use ‘hook’ end of rake to
pull debris from under drain baffles.If
drains are still clogged, proceed to step 2.
2. Check drain line for kinks, blockages or
upward bends. Remove and flush if blockages
present, unkink if bent and ensure that the
drain pipe is sloping downward. If your
drain pipe is in order, proceed to step 3.
3. Use a wire to poke peat moss out of the drain
assembly at the back. You will notice if this
is clogged because you will see a brown spot
through the opaque drain assembly. (Only
peat would make it through the drum
screen). If there is no peat clog, or the
problems continue, backwash the unit quickly
with a hose by applying the nozzle to one of
the drain assemblies and turning it on and off
very quickly. If the bottom of the unit is full of
liquid, you may wish to remove some prior to
back-washing. A shop-vac works well.
Install the overflow drain.
Rake evaporating chamber vigor-
ously at spring startups for cottage
use, and once every other month
for residential use.
1. A clogged drain is not very like-
ly to happen if you rake your
evaporating chamber 1-2 times
a season (cottage use) and 3-4
per year times for continuous
use.
2. Use premium 1” (25mm) ID
hose for the drain line. A good
hose will be less likely to kink.
Use elbows or fittings around
bends to prevent kinks.
3. Use Compost Sure Blue as your
bulking material.
4. Make sure that the evaporation
tray is installed properly(under-
neath the drum screen, with lip
pointing towards drawer and
lowest end pointing towards
the drains (to the left).
Chapter 2
Installation
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