Biogas usage
In order to assist the process of removing waste from the digester:
1. Keep the outlet pit clean
2. Remove the digested waste on time
3. Clean the pipe that filters the digested
waste, at least once a month.
Practical Action
About the air pipe
1. Observing weather air is leaking from the
pipes.
If there is any suspicion of the air leaking from the
pipes, check it by applying soapy water to that
section. If it shows that the air is leaking from that
section you should act immediately. If you are
burying the pipeline under soil, you should be
extra careful.
2. By adding a tap near the digester, you can avoid
the gas being released unnecessarily, especially
during the night.
Water drops collecting in the gas pipeline
There can be a few drops of water from the gas. These will collect in the pipe at the lowest points.
There will then be problems in getting the biogas to the kitchen.
The water drops will then need to be removed, and this can be done using one of two methods.
a). If there is a tap attached to the pipeline,
in order to remove the water then use this
tap.
b). When the pipeline is not buried under the
soil, you could lift the pipeline towards the
digester and let the water fall back into the
digester.
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