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Frequently asked questions.
Answers about the retrofit system, how to buy it, who should install it and its parts, collected from across the site in one place. Everything here is pre-release.
The retrofit system
The Subfield retrofit enhanced treatment system for qualified existing septic tanks, including how to buy it and who should install it. These answers also appear on the retrofit pages.
How the retrofit worksDoes it fit every septic tank?
No. The objective is broad coverage through a qualified range of host tanks and adapters. Condition, geometry, access, usable treatment and solids-storage volume, ventilation and the downstream field must all be reviewed.
Link to this questionDoes the base design need another buried tank?
No additional wastewater tank or pod is part of the base retrofit concept. Suitable dry equipment housing and existing approved dosing infrastructure may still be needed. A site that cannot meet the configuration requirements may not qualify.
Link to this questionIs this just a filter?
No. The proposed core is an aerobic biological process supported by fixed media, with controlled circulation and protected solids separation. Required coarse protection or field filtration performs a different job.
Link to this questionIs it rated for 600 gallons a day?
Not yet. Approximately 600 US gallons per day is an initial development duty. A rating requires testing of the complete configuration at defined wastewater loads and operating conditions.
Link to this questionWill it be maintenance-free?
No. The goal is to reduce avoidable intervention and develop hardware servicing around normal pump-out where evidence and approval permit. Pumping, required inspections, wear components and purchased-pump care remain; a three-to-five-year interval is not established.
Link to this questionDo you manufacture the pumps?
No. Pumps are the explicit purchased exception to our original-assembly manufacturing plan. The air-pump or blower production arrangement remains under evaluation.
Link to this questionCan I buy the system?
Yes. The Subfield retrofit enhanced treatment system is sold directly by Subfield. There is no online store or checkout yet: send an order request and the Subfield team handles the order from there, starting with whether your existing tank qualifies. A request is not a confirmed order, a reservation or a compatibility decision. No payment is taken on this website, and prices, availability and timing are not published here.
Link to this questionWho should install the system?
Anyone can buy the Subfield retrofit enhanced treatment system, but we strongly prefer that it be installed by a licensed septic or onsite wastewater professional. Local codes and permit requirements apply; check with your local health department or permitting authority before installing.
Link to this questionDoes it still work without internet?
Essential treatment and required local alarms are being designed not to depend on cloud access or a subscription. A power outage is different and must follow the qualified, finite-reserve failure plan.
Link to this questionParts of the system
Controls, sensors, treatment parts and the other components inside the system. These answers also appear on each part’s page.
See the system and its partsCan I order this part?
This page explains one part of the Subfield retrofit enhanced treatment system, which is sold directly by Subfield through an order request. Which parts an installation includes is set by its reviewed configuration; conditional components are not automatically included. No price, inventory or checkout is published, and an inquiry is not a purchase or reservation.
Link to this questionHow is compatibility confirmed?
The actual host tank, product revision, electrical or hydraulic class, installed role and qualified configuration must be reviewed. A familiar name or matching connector does not establish compatibility.
Link to this questionWho installs and services it?
Anyone can buy the Subfield retrofit enhanced treatment system, but we strongly prefer that it be installed by a licensed septic or onsite wastewater professional. Local codes and permit requirements apply; check with your local health department or permitting authority before installing. No-entry service is a design goal, not authorization for unreviewed structural or electrical work.
Link to this questionAre ratings, manuals and warranty terms final?
No. Qualified procedures, exact ratings, required care and reviewed commercial terms follow product release. Development objectives are not shipping specifications.
Link to this questionStill have a question?
Ask us directly. An inquiry is not an order, a reservation or an installation approval.