Sound advice and thank you. Hope my mutt or cat will catch a few to feed the tank
1 Like
Use SPANC to tell you what the best option is.
1 Like
Hi sorry this is not a holiday home I am looking to move and live in France so that wont be a problem but I will inquire if it can be connected to mains as that would be much better
1 Like
Yes everything I have read says keep them on side and work with them.
Thank you it is a mine field of technology I am not clear on so will need to look at the best option but as stated to another this is a home not a 2nd home so it will be occupied all the time unless we go on holiday.
I am still pushing towards the micro-station as my best option in the long run. I would rather pay a little more now and save over time than go cheaper but have regular costs
Is it good practice to have the micro-station serviced each year?
The problem (used to be anyway) with micro stations was the aeration pump which runs continuously and they were never very reliable and could be noisy. They have/had an indicator light that was supposed to flash if there was a pump problem, but they werenât that reliable either.
I had a friend who installed one of the first in france in about 2010. Long story short, he buggered off to England for 6 months, came back , pump had failed and the sludge had set hardâŠ
He sold up, new owners had 2 pump failures within 5 years.
1 Like
We had a brief link up with this company, based in the UK but they got their unit passed for complying in France. They have several distributors in France and other companies and systems are available.
As Mark said the air pump is key to it working.
1 Like
Thank you I think with most things we have to hope that 15 years later they have ironed out the bugs and have resolved all the issues they had. Still think lots to think about before I decide which to go with and I have only found a property that I like I still need to go see the house and area and then make my offer for it.
Just at the start of my journey
1 Like
That was the one, imported from UK
I seen the link earlier in the thread and have looked at them and watched a few of the installation videos
It looks good
Lots to think about now so thank you all
Good luck Robert, my tip, find one on mains drainage if you can. When I was digging the connection trench to the new main sewer I finally found the fosse pipe and it had crushed to 50% of its diameter so would have been a problem before long, we were renting in those days so it would have spoiled someones holiday. We never found an inspection hatch, we never located a filtre bed so its still a big mystery despite digging lots of holes and a metal detector. It was some kind of tank laying on its side like a can of food, the rest is unknown.
1 Like
We had a MicroStation installed (approx cost âŹ11,000) to replace a non conforming traditional fosse. We have a maintenance contract for servicing. So far it has been serviced once since the installation 2+ years ago, the timing/frequency determined by the maintenance company. We also had a similar system installed in our last house in the UK and are very happy with this type of system.
1 Like
following some of the advice given here I have managed to find and have an offer accepted on a property that is mains sewage connected so no Septic Tank worries for me
Thank you all for the advice given in this thread
4 Likes