[septic-skeptic]

The reply from LazyPup was awesome. I am getting more experience than I wanted on this topic because I've been trying to restore my failing drain field using an aerator for some time now. I just wanted to warn Kidd6488 that you need to be very careful with this if you're thinking of trying to build your own rig of some kind. Modern aerator systems are designed by engineers who work with septic professionals to make sure the system gets the high oxygen content into the water. I know from personal experience that it's not enough to just have a constant bubble of water in the tank. When my compressor and diffuser weren't working to specification they were still producing a vigorous churn of bubbles in the tank, but they were little bubbles instead of micro-fine bubbles so it couldn't sustain the conditions required for aerobic bacteria to thrive.

If you're interested, take a look at the pictures I posted on my blog (htp://cardillo-online.com/septic-skeptic) and you will see what problem I ran into. Also, keep in mind that if the odor lasts for more than 48 hours, then the system is not sustaining an aerobic condition.