With so many options for where to buy a treatment plant, which one is right for you?
There are many options for those looking to purchase a sewage treatment plant. Whether you are using a specialist installer or a using your builder/groundworker, the system will at some point need purchasing. This article should help you choose which route is right for you.
Purchasing a treatment plant is a decision that you will live with for a long time. So selecting the right treatment plant is an important first factor to consider. Once you have chosen the right plant for the site, then you must decide where to acquire it from.
You have a four main options:
There are many online retailers selling treatment plants. I know of a lot of them, and some know more than others about the products they are selling. If you absolutely do not want or need any assistance then this is a fine route for you and you can search for the best price online and try and get a deal.
Just keep in mind most of the people selling treatment plants online have very little real world experience and may just talk a good talk.
For builders, the obvious choice if to go to their merchant. The benefit of this is credit terms, a builder will normally have a credit account and wont have to pay upfront. The downside to this is that the merchant may have very little knowledge at all about the subject. I don’t know any merchants that would point out a permit might be required for an installation, or that there might be a more effective solution to a problem. Just a word of caution
You might not get the cheapest price doing this but, and certainly the opinion of the staff will be biased toward their product. But this is a route you may choose.
The specialist installer may sell you a tank, but they are often looking for an installation and normally they will only install/supply one or 2 types of treatment plant. Why is this?: because they are putting them in the ground, they want their supply chain to remain the same and they want there workers to put the tanks in fast. If a specialist installer has many different types of treatment plant on offer, their workers would get confused and have to learn each different one. From the specialist installers point of view, it’s better to just know one system.
Some installers are excellent, and if they have dedicated people in the office just for supplying people with products then this might be a good route to go down. An Example of a specialist installer who also sells products is www.owlshall.co.uk, a good choice if you are in the south east and want to but a treatment plant from someone who also offers commissioning and maintanence
Knowing what you want is important, and I don’t just mean the product itself. Do you need the tank to be installed? If so find 3 specialist installers and get quotes. Do you know a groundworker that can put the tank in the ground? If so you could purchase the system online and have your groundworker install it, but do you require it to be commissioned?
Do you know that the installation you are planning on doing will meet the General Binding rules? Do you require someone to check this for you?
Checking your site meets the all of the general binding rules, writing a permit application, commissioning and looking after the treatment plant long term is beyond the help you will get from any online store.
Let’s break down what is required with each installation:
As you can see, the tank purchase is just a small element. Buying from someone that understands the system, the rules, and can also look after it for you, is not a bad choice.
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