How the Heck Does a Siphon Dose a Drainfield?

All your siphon questions answered. This is your guide to understanding how siphons work for drainfield dosing.
How the Heck Does a Siphon Dose a Drainfield?
Just as in applications requiring the use of pumps, it is important that there be a way to determine whether the flow delivered from the siphon is within the design specifications, so using digital cycle counters to establish the flow is a good practice.

A reader recently submitted some questions about the use and operation of siphons in onsite systems. An increasing number of systems are installed with siphons, so it’s important to understand how they work and what problems you might encounter.

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