DISTRIBUTIONOFDIVERTEDGREYWATER
CurrentGovernmentRegulationsstatethatyoumustdisperseuntreatedgrey
waterviaaSubsurfaceirrigationsystem.
YoumustuseanapprovedirrigationsystemthatisspecificallydesignedforGrey
Water.
RecommendationsandGuidelinesforirrigationsystem:
ThearearequiredforyourIrrigationsystemdependsonthesoiltype.Thechartbelow
showsthesuggestedspacingrequiredbetweendripperlinesfordifferentsoiltypes,in
relationtothetotalarea.Minimumpipesizefromtheunitis25mmPVCorLow
Densitypolytube.
Makesurethemaximum
lengthofdriptubeis20metresfromthemainline
SoilTexture&StructureandDripperlineandrowspacing
Arearequiredperperson*inhousehold(m2)
1‐2‐3‐4‐5‐6Persons
RecommendedFeatureSetbackdistance(metres)
Propertyboundaries,pedestrianpaths,driveways:1metre
Footingsofbuildings:1.5metre
Retainingwallfooting:1metre
Ingroundswimmingpoolsurrounds:1metre
Ingroundpotablewatertank:6metres
Boresintendedforhumanconsumption:30metres
Pleasealsorefertoyourlocalauthorityforregulationsastheserequirementscanvary
fromareatoarea.
WARNINGSANDPRECAUTIONSFORGREYWATERREUSE
DonotconnectyourGreyWaterMaxitoyourkitchensink,dishwasherora
toiletsystem.ThisisallclassedasBlackwaterandmustgotosewerorseptic
waste.
Whenwashingitemssuchassoilednappies,pleaseswitchyourdiversionvalve
todivertdirecttothesewerageorseptic
system.
SoilTypes Spacing 1 2 3 4 5 6
Gravel and Loams x.06m 30 60 90 120 150 180
Sandy Loams x 0.6m 30 60 90 120 150 180
Loams x 0.8m 40 80 120 160 200 240
Clay Loams x 0.9m 45 90 135 180 225 270
Light Clays x 1.0m 50 100 150 200 250 300
Medium to Heavy x 1.5m 75 150 225 300 375 450
DonotdistributegreywaterfromyourGreyWaterMaxiunitviasprinklersor
allowforairbornedispersion.
Onlyirrigatewhennecessaryandswitchunittodivertwhenraining.
DonotletdivertedGreywatertorunofftoneig hbouringproperties.
Donotleaveunitunattendedwhencarryingoutmaintenance
orwhenthe
coverisremoved.
Incaseofextendedperiodsofnonoperationitisadvisedtocompletea
serviceandcleanoftheunittoavoidthepossibilityofdryingoutthesludge
onthefilters.
MAINTENANCEOFYOURGREYWATERUNIT
YourGreyWaterGatorMaxihasbeendesignedforminimummaintenance.
Duetothehighflowcapabilitiesofthe3dimensionalfiltersyoushouldonlyneedto
cleanyourunitafterapproximately40,000+litresofflowthrough.
Dependingofthenumberofoccupantsandtheamountofwaterflowingthrough
yourunitthecleaningcyclewillbebetween180–360days.
Yourfiltersstillwillkeepworkingevenuptomaximumcapacity.
Someheavyloadsituationsmayrequireservicingyourunitonamorefrequentbasis.
Ifyouareconsideringnotusingyourunitforanextendedperiodof
timesuchasafew
months,pleasecarryoutafullserviceandcleanbeforedecommissioning.Thiswill
keepyourunitinoptimumconditionandeliminatebacteriabuildup.
Whenservicingandcleaningyourunitwerecommendthatyouwearprotective
rubberglovesandavoidskincontactasmuchaspossible.
1. Werecommendthataregisteredserviceagentcarryoutthemaintenanceto
thisunit.
2. Turnoffallpowertotheunit.
3. Removethelidwithyourkeyprovided.Bemindfulofanychildrenorpets
thatcouldaccidentallyfallintotheunitwhileservicing
4. Setthe
bypassvalvetotheclosedbypassposition.Thiswillprevent
Greywaterenteringtheunitwhileyouareworkingonit.
5. Youcannowaccessthefiltermedia.
6. Removerthefilterpadseitheroneatatimeortogether.
7. Takethefilterstoasuitableareaforcleaning.
8. Rinseofffiltersusingahandnozzlefromadomesticsupply.Washbothsides
untilreasonablyclean.NBthefiltersdonothavetobespotless.
9. DonotuseHighPressureCleaningequipmentonyourfiltermedia.
10. Atthistimerinsethepitandpumpandremove
theresidualwithaseparate
sumppump,orspongetheremainingresidualfromtheunit.