Advice

A compact sewage treatment works where there is no connection to the public sewer network. The purpose of the tank is to retain the solids present in the sewage and to release the treated liquid.

Pitch Fibre pipes were a cheaper, lightweight and easier to handle material made of wood cellulose impregnated with inert coal tar pitch. They were manufactured in 8ft lengths with push fit joints.

Sewers are pipes which carry waste from more than one property. Drains are pipes which carry waste from a single property to the sewer. These become lateral drains when they extend beyond the boundary of the property.