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ABS5000 CONCRETE
Excavation Instructions
Tank Total Mass = 8.00 Tonne each
TAYLEX ABS5000
EXCAVATION INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Dig hole 6000mm x 3000mm & 2700mm Deep
2.
Ensure drainage has a 1/60 fall to the inlet of ABS5000. Risers
are available if the tank needs to be installed deeper in the ground
to maintain fall
3.
Cover base of hole with 100mm of 5mm to 7mm drainage
gravel or sand
4.
Ensure bottom of hole is level
5.
Backfill with soil from Excavation in no more than 500mm equally
distributed layers around the tank. Avoid backfilling with rocks
over 300mm.
6.
To prevent flotation, fill each tank with 5,000lt of water
immediately through center hole (see diagram below)
7.
Ensure top of gravel/sand is 2070mm (Tank 1) & 1950mm (Tank 2)
to bottom of inlet
Please Note:
5,000lt of water
to be placed in
this chamber to
NON TRAFFICABLE LOADS ONLY
NON TRAFFICABLE LOADS ONLY
100mm of 5mm-7mm drainage gravel or sand
100mm of 5mm-7mm drainage gravel or sand
Top of tank to be a minimum
of 100mm above landscaped ground level
Hole
25mm
Inlet
Lifting
ELECTRICIAN
Connect through conduit on side of ABS5000.
Run wire (min 2.5mm) through the flexible
conduit provided and up into the switch located
in the blower box.
Active - Neutral - Earth.
TRUCK ACCESS
Unloading of ABS5000 via the back of the truck
NOT SIDE. Ensure BACK of truck has clear
level 6m wide access to the edge of the hole.
REACH OF CRANE/ CRANE TRUCK
To be determined by your crane/ crane truck
operator.
Ensure the installation location including the future
landscaping provision allows for the diversion of stormwater
and surface waters away from the system
2700 mm