Any septic guys here? Help me fix my timer.

[35remington]

The control box for my septic is 8 feet from my head while I'm sleeping. It's mounted on the outside of the house on my bedroom wall, which is made of some sort of fiber board. Overnight, when the pump switches on and off, the THUMP of the electricity switching on and off is so loud it wakes me up.

I have read the manual for this timer, but I still do not understand how it works. Ideally I would like the timer to stay off all night long.

[hog_down]

any way you could put some kind of rubber isolators where its mounted, so the 'thump' isn't so loud?

[35remington]

any way you could put some kind of rubber isolators where its mounted, so the 'thump' isn't so loud?

Yeah I plan to look at that too. It sounds like someone hitting a rubbermaid tub with a baseball bat. If I'm out cold I don't usually hear it, but if I'm drifting off or in a light sleep I'll get halfway through my draw stroke with my Glock before I realize it was just the **** timer again. Tired of patching 10mm bullet holes in the drywall.

[300rem7]

Looks like it turns on a at 10:15 and off a 1:15 on both the AM and PM schedule. I see two options
1. Being that is a 12 hour timer looks like you may need to switch to 24 hour timer with multiple settings. (Difficult and More money)
2. Choose a time 12 hours a part that works better for you. IE 630-930 (Cheap and free)

[35remington]

Looks like it turns on a at 10:15 and off a 1:15 on both the AM and PM schedule. I see two options
1. Being that is a 12 hour timer looks like you may need to switch to 24 hour timer with multiple settings. (Difficult and More money)
2. Choose a time 12 hours a part that works better for you. IE 630-930 (Cheap and free)

There is a note inside the control box that says the timer is set to run for 10 mins every hour. That's what has me confused.

[300rem7]

One timer enables the other timer.

[35remington]

One timer enables the other timer.

What?

[300rem7]

The 12 hour timer allows the 10 minute timer only to run during a certain time period.

When the 12H timer is "ON", the 10 minute timer can operate.
When the 12H timer is "OFF", the 10minute timer cannot operate.

[35remington]

The 12 hour timer allows the 10 minute timer only to run during a certain time period.

When the 12H timer is "ON", the 10 minute timer can operate.
When the 12H timer is "OFF", the 10minute timer cannot operate.

Ok thanks I think I understand that now. Do you see the 10-minute timer in the pic? I didn't see anything else in the control box that looked like a timer besides this.

[300rem7]

https://www.alliedelec.com/m/d/7d0b6...474a50c41a.pdf

[35remington]

@300rem7 I'm reading the manual again.
Looking at the top right of the timer, the OFF time is set to hours, and the green OFF hand is set to about 1.
Looking at the bottom right, the ON time is set to minutes (using the little screw), and the orange ON hand is at about 10.
So the timer is set to do exactly what the control box note says: Turn ON for 10 minutes every 1 hour.

[kingranch]

Theres a reason it set at middle of night...
That water smells something fierce and you don't want to be out in the yard for crossfire when it goes off

[35remington]

Theres a reason it set at middle of night...
That water smells something fierce and you don't want to be out in the yard for crossfire when it goes off

Yeah it's not set to the middle of the night. It's set to come on for 10 mins every 1 hour once the float valve is lifted. I just got off the phone with a septic installer.

And I have drip emitters anyway.

[Kmiles84]

That timer is typically used for dosing and drip irrigation. Do you have sprayheads or subsurface drip?

[Electrican]

Theres a reason it set at middle of night...
That water smells something fierce and you don't want to be out in the yard for crossfire when it goes off

Wrong!! Will be absolutely no smell if if your tank is in septic stage and working properly.