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New publications
The feed records everything that comes out in the guide: each entry has a date, a couple of lines on its content and a note on which reader needs it most. Pages that have been substantially updated also reappear here, so revisions do not go unnoticed.
We are not chasing page counts. For a homeowner, one accurate article on safety around a manhole matters more than a dozen rehashed sales brochures, which is why the feed does not grow every day.
Sewage pumping stations: why you might need one
When pumping is unavoidable, what a station consists of and what to ask the contractor.
Why it helps: A pumping station runs on mains power, and it is better to know the signs of a fault in advance.
Sorption post-treatment explained
How a filter medium holds back some pollutants, where it is used and why it is replaced.
Why it helps: Helps you understand why post-treatment appears in the design and what upkeep it will need.
Guide sections
A map of topics: systems, choice and design, day-to-day use and safety.
Why it helps: Helps you find your topic straight away without going through every page.
Glossary of off-grid home sewage
Systems, processes and documents in plain words, from gravity flow to site surveys.
Why it helps: Makes it easier to read the design, the system's documentation and the contract with your contractor.
How to get a private-house sewage system ready for winter
Eight steps from choosing the winter mode to recording the work done, with hypothetical examples and a check before you leave.
Why it helps: Many winter problems start because someone forgot to book the truck or ask the service company about shutting down in the autumn.
Holding tanks: when they make sense
How a tank without treatment works, its pros and limitations, and what to consider when siting it.
Why it helps: Holding tanks are often chosen for cottages, but truck access and the pump-out schedule are not always taken into account.
Answers about choice, smells and winter
Twelve short answers about systems, smells, what not to flush and winter servicing.
Why it helps: Suits anyone who needs a quick answer rather than a long article.
Read next
- Archive
Every page by date and topic, plus what happened to the old addresses on this domain.
- Guides
How to get your home sewage system ready for winter, plus the catalogue of practical articles.
- Reading paths
Reading paths for a summer cottage, a year-round home and buying a house with a system in place.
What this text is based on
- Qubo Los editorial team: publication log
Rules, requirements for treatment facilities and equipment manuals are updated from time to time, so the final word belongs to the design, the regulations in force and the documentation of your particular system. The texts here cite Russian standards; other countries have their own building and sanitary rules, so check local regulations and permits. This guide explains how systems work and why decisions are made, but it does not replace a designer, an installer or a service company.