Question 1

What defines Aquatron®?

Accepted Answer

• Aquatron® is a patented, non-mechanical, and non-electrical marvel from Sweden. This innovative product is dedicated to the pretreatment or primary treatment phase of sewage management.

• Integrated into the blackwater line (soil line), it performs an immediate separation of solids and liquids, employing a natural vortex generated by the flushing momentum.

• Gravity pulls the solids down the vortex’s center, guiding them into a dry composting chamber (bio-chamber) situated beneath the Aquatron®. Meanwhile, 98% of the water is separated, propelled by surface tension principles, and it gets redirected into the waste line for subsequent grey water filtration and treatment.

Question 2

How does Aquatron® operate?

Accepted Answer

• The sewage, propelled by the flush and accelerated by gravity, enters Aquatron® through the blackwater line (soil line).

• The unique shape of Aquatron® encourages a vortex-like circular motion of water (centrifugal force) directing the liquids towards the product’s walls. Importantly, this force is sufficiently robust to guide liquids but gentle enough to enable solids to fall down through the center of Aquatron into the bio-chamber below.

• To prevent solids from fragmenting  or getting stuck within the pipe during horizontal travel, Aquatron requires DIN110 PVC pipes and a slope of 1:100 with a maximum distance of about 60 m between the furthest toilets and Aquatron.

Question 3

What is Aquatron® made of?

Accepted Answer

It is made of high-grade recyclable polyethlene.

Question 4

How old is Aquatron?

Accepted Answer

Aquatron has been in existence since 1986 as a product and it is globally recognized with over 15 000 installations worldwide and 200+ in India.

The oldest private installation in India has been in operation since 2012 and Indian commercial clients have been using Aquatron since 2018.

Aquatron is now an established solution in the STP market and in the 2020s it is able to shine because developers, plumbing consultants and other stakeholders in the STP industry are changing their mindsets towards more sustainable practices and better plumbing standards as well as more emphasis on following building codes and STP regulations.

Question 5

What happens to the Aquatron separated water?

Accepted Answer

The separated water can join the grey water line on its way to the central STP location. This has to be taken into account in plumbing design and is generally client scope.

Question 6

Aquatron® certifications and achievements?

Accepted Answer

• Swedish Technical Approval
 • European Technical Approval 
 • CE-certified
 • IGBC GreenPro-certified
 • 1st prize in the category "Early Decomposition of Faecal matter" in the Swachhathon 1.0 competition 2017, conducted by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

Question 7

What does Aquatron India provide?

Accepted Answer

We provide complete solutions starting from soil line (black water line) plumbing design, Aquatron® and bio-chamber design, STP space and tanks design to installation, commissioning and handover. We also provide maintenance services.

We do not provide civil work services per se but assign our team to guide the client’s civil team as and when required.

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