How and Why Does Septic Aeration Restore Systems?

Septic Aeration Restore Systems

The waste in a septic system breaks down when naturally occurring microorganisms consume the organic material in sewage. Adding a septic aerator encourages the growth of naturally-occurring aerobic microorganisms as a means of treating effluent. These aerobic microbes are the reason septic aeration works so well. Microbes prefer aerobic conditions to anaerobic conditions. As shown in image on the left, aerobic bacteria (microorganisms that consume both organic matter and oxygen) are 50 times larger and far more efficient than anaerobic bacteria at digest organic matter. When dissolved oxygen is introduced (septic aerator), microorganisms in decomposing organic matter consume oxygen dissolved in the water. The more dissolved oxygen the septic aerator can introduce the more aerobic microbes can live to consume organic matter.