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Education/Training + Get AlertsHere's another septic practice problem. This is the third in a series. The others can be seen at the links below.
- If a pump tank has the following dimensions, 42 inches by 60 inches by 58 inches deep, what are the gallons per inch?
- If an off float is set 52 inches from a surface reference point and the on float is activated at a depth of 46 inches, what is the dose volume?
- From the reference point, where should the high-water alarm float be set?
- If there is 6 inches of sludge in the tank, what does this tell us?
If you missed it, here's a brush-up on Simple Septic Math to review first.
Answers are posted here.
This article is part of a series of practice problems for installers:
- Onsite Arithmetic: Is This Tank Large Enough?
- Onsite Arithmetic: Cylindrical Tanks
- Onsite Arithmetic: Setting Floats
- Onsite Arithmetic: Flow
- Onsite Arithmetic: Flow - Part 2
- Onsite Arithmetic: More O&M Practice
- Pointers for Onsite Arithmetic