Manufactured by WTE, VORTEX is an Activated Sludge Process (ASP) sewage treatment plant designed for domestic properties and small commercial applications such as offices. It's an "all in one" system — no separate primary tank, no additional equipment required.
VORTEX is an Eco Electric plant, meaning the air blower doesn't run constantly. It's also fully adjustable, with a hand-turn valve that lets you increase or decrease airflow to match the number of people using it — useful where a system would otherwise be under-loaded and struggle to maintain a healthy bacterial population.
Available in a 4 person capacity, with other capacities available — see the full range here. This product is a Standard Duty (S) tank, suitable for most sites where groundwater does not rise above the outlet (1.4m above the base of the tank).
Key Features
Extremely clean effluent - up to 98.9% pollutant reduction.
Fully adjustable to suit the number of people using it.
Electricity consumption from 30W per hour
Lower maintenance costs than Non-Electric Treatment systems.
Odourless - complete aerobic digestion throughout the sewage treatment plant.
One piece tank construction - not sectional - no leaking seals.
Very small size enables economic installation in tight spaces.
VORTEX has a unique debris screen - The Vibro-Screen™ keeps tampons, wipes, etc. out of the biodigester chamber of the plant, where they can cause damage, but allows organic solids through.
VORTEX recycles its own waste products resulting in less sludge to remove.
No Primary Settlement Tank - No Primary Tank Odour.
Simple and cheap maintenance - one piece construction ensures no structural weakness.
Linear motor compressor — quieter and lower running cost than standard compressors, and repairable rather than disposable
VORTEX sewage treatment plants can be supplied for different inlet invert levels - 550mm to 1,500mm (please select this option if required)
All VORTEX tanks come with a failure alarm as standard
EN 12566-3 certified
How it works
Incoming sewage is screened to prevent accidental non-degradable products entering the digestion chamber. The Vibro-Screen™ allows organic sewage solids to enter the tank without problems.
The screened sewage is aerated, and a microbial 'soup' develops that digests the pollutants and organic matter in the sewage. These beneficial microbes are constantly topped up with the microbes that settle out at the bottom of the final settlement tank, ensuring a constant supply of bacteria for the digestion process. There is no need to add extra bacteria at all, as is the case with some other plants.
The treated sewage then enters the final settlement chamber where activated sludge bacteria settle out at the bottom. These beneficial microbes are constantly returned to the aeration chamber, via the Vibro-Screen, to boost the treatment system performance.
The bacterial scum or crust that forms on the top of the effluent in the clarification chamber is returned through a pipe to the Vibro-Screen via the FSR pipe. This is an innovation unique to the VORTEX. Other activated sludge plants need this crust removing, by hand, at regular intervals.
The only electrical component is an external linear motor compressor, which runs all process stages. There are no internal pumps, motors, or moving parts.
Manufactured by WTE, VORTEX is an Activated Sludge Process (ASP) sewage treatment plant designed for domestic properties and small commercial applications such as offices. It's an "all in one" system — no separate primary tank, no additional equipment required.
VORTEX is an Eco Electric plant, meaning the air blower doesn't run constantly. It's also fully adjustable, with a hand-turn valve that lets you increase or decrease airflow to match the number of people using it — useful where a system would otherwise be under-loaded and struggle to maintain a healthy bacterial population.
Available in a 4 person capacity, with other capacities available — see the full range here. This product is a Standard Duty (S) tank, suitable for most sites where groundwater does not rise above the outlet (1.4m above the base of the tank).
Key Features
Extremely clean effluent - up to 98.9% pollutant reduction.
Fully adjustable to suit the number of people using it.
Electricity consumption from 30W per hour
Lower maintenance costs than Non-Electric Treatment systems.
Odourless - complete aerobic digestion throughout the sewage treatment plant.
One piece tank construction - not sectional - no leaking seals.
Very small size enables economic installation in tight spaces.
VORTEX has a unique debris screen - The Vibro-Screen™ keeps tampons, wipes, etc. out of the biodigester chamber of the plant, where they can cause damage, but allows organic solids through.
VORTEX recycles its own waste products resulting in less sludge to remove.
No Primary Settlement Tank - No Primary Tank Odour.
Simple and cheap maintenance - one piece construction ensures no structural weakness.
Linear motor compressor — quieter and lower running cost than standard compressors, and repairable rather than disposable
VORTEX sewage treatment plants can be supplied for different inlet invert levels - 550mm to 1,500mm (please select this option if required)
All VORTEX tanks come with a failure alarm as standard
EN 12566-3 certified
How it works
Incoming sewage is screened to prevent accidental non-degradable products entering the digestion chamber. The Vibro-Screen™ allows organic sewage solids to enter the tank without problems.
The screened sewage is aerated, and a microbial 'soup' develops that digests the pollutants and organic matter in the sewage. These beneficial microbes are constantly topped up with the microbes that settle out at the bottom of the final settlement tank, ensuring a constant supply of bacteria for the digestion process. There is no need to add extra bacteria at all, as is the case with some other plants.
The treated sewage then enters the final settlement chamber where activated sludge bacteria settle out at the bottom. These beneficial microbes are constantly returned to the aeration chamber, via the Vibro-Screen, to boost the treatment system performance.
The bacterial scum or crust that forms on the top of the effluent in the clarification chamber is returned through a pipe to the Vibro-Screen via the FSR pipe. This is an innovation unique to the VORTEX. Other activated sludge plants need this crust removing, by hand, at regular intervals.
The only electrical component is an external linear motor compressor, which runs all process stages. There are no internal pumps, motors, or moving parts.
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