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Conventional Stone & Pipe |
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Infiltrator System |
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Stone quarrying, crushing and washing consume energy and natural resources, and increase pollution. |
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"Greener" approach conserves natural resources and is better for the enviroment. |
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Labor Intensive, lengthy installation. |
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Easy assembly and installation by two people. |
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Dump truck needed for installation. |
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Only a backhoe and pickup truck are required. |
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Stone hauling adds expense and time, and increases soil compaction. |
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Ligthweight chambers can be delivered in one pickup truck load and hand-carried into position. |
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Heavy traffic across yard and spilled stone mean there is more site repair needed after installation. |
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There is less regrading, tree damage and landscape repair involved, and no stone cleanup. |
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Requires larger leachfield in most states. |
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More efficient system usually takes less space. |
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Stone in trench reduces Long-Term Acceptance Rate by more than 50%. |
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Entire trench bottom is open for effluent infiltration with 100% efficiency. |
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Geotextile required on top of stone. |
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Solid-topped chambers need no geotextile. |
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Soil infiltration through sidewalls may clog stone and lead to system failure. |
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Patented sidewall of chamber prohibits soil intrusion without use of geotextile. |
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System lacks easy inspection and monitoring of leachfield without digging up the yard. |
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Inspection port is provided for easy access to leachfield with no site disruption. |
