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Filling/Emptying the Tank

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h5.(outlets to sedimentation tanks)   
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h5.(outlets to sedimentation tanks)   
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The third section of the flocculator has three places for the water to exit out of the flocculator. There are two pipes capped with rubber fittings; these lead to the sedimentation tanks and should not be uncapped unless the sedimentation tanks are going to be used. There is also a vertical PVC pipe that leads back to the Water Filtration Plant's grit chamber. When this pipe is in place, and the inlet pump is on, water will fill the flocculator until it overflows the top of that pipe, which keeps it at a good level for running experiments. When the flocculator needs to be emptied, simply remove the vertical pipe (it is not glued in) and the water will drain from the bottom of the flocculation tank.

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