How Do Sewer Systems Work?

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  • Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2024

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  • @richdiscoveries
    @richdiscoveries 3 года назад +72

    This is what I love about RUclips. Im in my basement randomly looking at the sewer pipe thinking I'm on the side of a hill, and I believe the sewage treatment plant is on the other side of this hill. And even if it's not, not every sewage treatment plant could possibly be on the lowest portion of buildable land.
    They couldn't possibly dig all of our sewage through the middle of this mountain. How would it Go uphill to get over?
    Not even sure why I was thinking about that, I am no engineer, just an average mechanic. But whatever, I guess our minds are always going LOL but anyways this was exactly the video I was looking for, thank you very much

    • @MeaHeaR
      @MeaHeaR 2 года назад

      é Power-Phull Aadmé

    • @ivanmoreno7355
      @ivanmoreno7355 Год назад

      Well.... i might be crazy but sewer looks like a hoax to me.... in order to make sewer to works on slope gravity you will need in some areas to dig deep deep down and there is no excavators that can dig that deep... now using pumps as this video suggests i never seen sewer pipes in my life.

    • @MrSavageDOESITALL
      @MrSavageDOESITALL 5 месяцев назад

      Yea u are crazy, humans can dig deep deep deep deep deep down its 2024 not 1924 ​@ivanmoreno7355

    • @kg-Whatthehelliseventhat
      @kg-Whatthehelliseventhat 2 месяца назад

      They have lift stations. Practical engineering shows very good videos on the subject.

    • @kg-Whatthehelliseventhat
      @kg-Whatthehelliseventhat 2 месяца назад

      Oh... I just got to the part of the video showing lift stations.

  • @jimthompson4258
    @jimthompson4258 4 года назад +231

    Don’t flush wipes!!!!! They cause the majority of the problems that sewer maintenance workers have to deal with; plugged sewers & ragged pumps.

    • @cwuzii
      @cwuzii 3 года назад +10

      Flushable wipes are fine.

    • @captainjackpugh6050
      @captainjackpugh6050 3 года назад +18

      @@cwuzii No. They say that but they are wrong. Those get clogged too.

    • @cwuzii
      @cwuzii 3 года назад +11

      @@captainjackpugh6050 how can they put it on the packaging if it’s not true? Isn’t false advertising illegal?

    • @captainjackpugh6050
      @captainjackpugh6050 3 года назад +6

      @@cwuzii All I know is I remember an interview with a guy whose job was to unclog sewers, and he said that “flushable wipes” are bullshit and cause clogs in sewers all the time.

    • @captainjackpugh6050
      @captainjackpugh6050 3 года назад +1

      @@cwuzii I remember a video about the fat bergs in London sewers

  • @pebbles9908
    @pebbles9908 4 года назад +9

    Best explanation I've listened to yet.
    One guy I listened to just talked about stuff that had nothing to do with his subject.

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  4 года назад +1

      That’s what I try to do with this channel ✌🏻

  • @12Hydrocarbon
    @12Hydrocarbon 4 года назад +77

    Learned something new in Covid-19X era.

  • @itsjustfaith
    @itsjustfaith 5 лет назад +15

    wow,you saved my life. needed to know this stuff in short time and found your video

  • @thomasgary1219
    @thomasgary1219 11 месяцев назад +3

    My wife and I were having a very productive conversation about what happens to our dookie after we flush the commode. Well what do you know, there are several videos about sewage and 💩💩💩 and where the little fellas end up at. Very informative video.

  • @steveclark5043
    @steveclark5043 3 года назад +10

    Thanks for delivering such an exciting video. I hope to see more great videos like this in the future and keep the good work going on.

  • @johnmeye
    @johnmeye 5 лет назад +5

    Very easy to watch, very clear

  • @VonTeradoc
    @VonTeradoc 5 лет назад +10

    This is a nice primer for how sanitary sewer works, only part that grinds my gears as a stormwater nerd.... you showed storm drainage pipes & inlets a few times but the topic is highly pointed to sanitary sewer that is most the time completely separate systems.

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  5 лет назад +3

      Lol yeah, I unfortunately had limited copyright free video to work with. I guess people don’t find sewer systems as fascinating as we do? 😂

  • @dhare07
    @dhare07 Год назад +2

    I never flush the wipes. They don't dissolve fast enough and cause the system to back up. It's best to just throw them away. Thanks for this video.

  • @HarrisWaterandSewer
    @HarrisWaterandSewer 4 года назад +2

    Live the video! Clear, concise and to the point! Thank you for sharing

  • @georgembowa8919
    @georgembowa8919 Месяц назад

    Thanks for the explanation. It was easy to understand

  • @accountedknots10
    @accountedknots10 5 лет назад +8

    You deserve so many more subs dude. Liked, shared and subscribed. very high quality and detailed content

  • @jsamc
    @jsamc 5 лет назад +15

    I contributed to this video. Thank you very much !

  • @wassunoor8678
    @wassunoor8678 2 года назад +2

    Good presentation, animation and information.
    Any Civil engineers here ..thumps up folks he is one of us..

  • @lukevop7689
    @lukevop7689 5 лет назад +8

    Love these videos! The animation is great! Hope to see more like this soon!

  • @samermagdy2333
    @samermagdy2333 5 лет назад +80

    i was watching you expecting a 10 million subs or something but you will get there just keep the really good work .

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  5 лет назад +10

      Thanks! We literally just hit 10k 20 minutes ago. Hopefully we keep on growing!🤞🏻

    • @___Zack___
      @___Zack___ 5 лет назад +3

      @@ConcerningReality Great content, seriously. Though I can't help but cringe a little when I hear "whudder" instead of "water"! Haha

    • @sarmanjodhka6357
      @sarmanjodhka6357 4 года назад

      @@ConcerningReality That isn't much of a concerning reality! (That was a bad joke, wasn't it)

    • @sumantmishra3207
      @sumantmishra3207 4 года назад

      @@ConcerningReality Just to remind you, yes your channel is growing! All the best!

  • @zamira.
    @zamira. 2 года назад +2

    it was very helpful. thank you!

  • @Yojax
    @Yojax 4 года назад +14

    Awesome vid. My question is, how did this all get installed in ancient cities like those in Europe where the infrastructure hasn’t changed much in a very long time? (Venice, for example)

    • @vperkv6554
      @vperkv6554 4 года назад +1

      The sewer systems are near rivers, they linked them with bored out the center wood or concrete ( ancient rome) n it flowed out (usually) from the river out to sea

  • @iselahoenigmann4327
    @iselahoenigmann4327 2 года назад +3

    This is amazing!!!

  • @EM1R8T1961
    @EM1R8T1961 2 года назад

    I was a city electrician and we had 6 lift stations. Always made sure to show the new guy's the brown trout races or scupper trout if you prefer.

  • @someone3.2007
    @someone3.2007 4 года назад +25

    "When you don't have to deal with your neighbor's Shhiii- waste"

  • @rockit2017
    @rockit2017 5 лет назад +20

    Nice video :) I don't know how much of your viewers live outside of America, but it'd be easier for me to have metric units next to the imperial ones.

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  5 лет назад +2

      Ah! We try to do that on every video but I guess it got left out on this one 😕 next time!😉

    • @rockit2017
      @rockit2017 5 лет назад +1

      @@ConcerningReality I see ^^ Since this is one of the first videos I've watched on this channel I missed out on that. :) Thanks for your reply

    • @nicksaville7993
      @nicksaville7993 4 года назад

      @@rockit2017 The industry in North America still mainly works with the imperial system. 25mm for every inch will give you the nominal size in metric units.

  • @Jhost90
    @Jhost90 3 года назад +1

    So much needed to know this

  • @MurrayDancey
    @MurrayDancey 6 лет назад +4

    Nice work! I think Sewer pump stations are often located away from people because they tend to smell....but they are often located near houses in any case...I’ve not heard of one exploding!

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  6 лет назад +1

      Thanks! Yeah the smell can be dangerous and that's why they're usually not close... the explosions do happen though and I included them for some dramatic flare :)

    • @exoressdelivers70
      @exoressdelivers70 3 года назад

      There's one in the alley right behind my house. Hate it.

  • @musicisbrilliant
    @musicisbrilliant 4 года назад +1

    Wow. I was ignorant about much of this. Thank you.

  • @BabyPiggg
    @BabyPiggg Месяц назад

    Person who invented sewer system is god.He deserves a Nobel prize of peace or physics.

  • @ghazipursabjimandidelhi1335
    @ghazipursabjimandidelhi1335 3 года назад

    Wonderful information, grabbing from india!

  • @MacStoker
    @MacStoker 6 лет назад +5

    video quality deserves a lot more subs mate.
    i liked the line of turd beasts haha

  • @goravdyan3414
    @goravdyan3414 6 лет назад +5

    As always... Nice presentation.... 👍

  • @MomAsol
    @MomAsol 4 месяца назад

    Thanks for sharing

  • @alishokr9643
    @alishokr9643 4 года назад +1

    GOOD EXPLANATION/ THANK YOU

  • @BossFloYeaLike
    @BossFloYeaLike 3 года назад

    Thank you!

  • @sam3kperv
    @sam3kperv 2 года назад

    I truly and sincerely respect the people who have to put up with this Sh#T! 🙏

  • @ahmadfauzanbagaskoro7642
    @ahmadfauzanbagaskoro7642 2 года назад

    0:16 that sudden music change tho 😂😂😂

  • @JohnShinn1960
    @JohnShinn1960 9 месяцев назад

    If sludge is used for fertilzer for the farming of food products, how do they remove the toxic chemicals used in products such as laundry detergent, drain cleaners/uncloggers and so on?

  • @ocantu1987
    @ocantu1987 5 лет назад +1

    what a great video! I work for a civil engineering firm doing drawings. I worked on drawings for a lift station not having a clue what a "Lift station" is haha.

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  5 лет назад +1

      Fantastic! I’m a civil engineer, I worked as a drafter on the same stuff for about a year but went the marketing route. I now work for a CAD company (likely the software you use for civil drafting) but do RUclips on the side 🙂 oh and thank you by the way✌🏻

    • @ocantu1987
      @ocantu1987 5 лет назад +1

      @@ConcerningReality yup, im a drafter too. I have previously worked doing electrical substation drawings and I finally got into Civil with my current job. I got to say I like civil engineering a whole lot more!

  • @teknikkeairan6300
    @teknikkeairan6300 2 года назад

    I want to see the outlet. How it connect to water body. Is it designed to submerge or outfall.

  • @gwinnet3142
    @gwinnet3142 5 лет назад +1

    Useful video

  • @blackmantis3130
    @blackmantis3130 2 года назад +1

    This is just a great concept. Unfortunately in my country we don't have a sewage due to poor planning

  • @ElPikante503
    @ElPikante503 5 лет назад +1

    India needs to see this.

    • @matzk0840
      @matzk0840 5 лет назад

      the Indians? you guys in the US pump the purified water back into rivers and lakes... like wtf why? just look at european Wastewater Treatment Plants!

  • @harshalmore5394
    @harshalmore5394 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you for awareness 👍👌

  • @waspwrap1235
    @waspwrap1235 3 месяца назад +2

    6-12 in = 15-30 cm

  • @flexl9214
    @flexl9214 4 года назад

    I helped with this video

  • @Wetfloorsign-tq9fk
    @Wetfloorsign-tq9fk 2 года назад

    Wow just wow

  • @pavee316
    @pavee316 Год назад

    What does the treatment plant do

  • @shantilalparmar7261
    @shantilalparmar7261 5 лет назад +1

    Nice useful Vedic thanks

  • @Anneta_-zg9nc
    @Anneta_-zg9nc 2 года назад

    I have a graden with couple of holes on the group , one of them is bigger and deeper
    My dogs tennis ball went inside and I cannot see it
    Is this dangerous??

  • @RedCandles_
    @RedCandles_ Год назад

    Humans are f’n amazing

  • @tsalt7547
    @tsalt7547 2 года назад

    Good vid, but would have been nice to touch on vacuum sewage systems.

  • @varun009
    @varun009 5 лет назад +1

    Awesome video.

  • @Professor3022
    @Professor3022 3 года назад

    really miraculous!

  • @waspwrap1235
    @waspwrap1235 3 месяца назад +1

    3-5 ft = 0.9-1.5 m

  • @akajry5695
    @akajry5695 4 года назад +2

    0:38 What body part is that?!

  • @Rin-qj7zt
    @Rin-qj7zt 5 лет назад +4

    so like.. what did we do before we knew how to treat this waste?

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  5 лет назад +4

      It ran through the streets and people died 😬 water 4.0 is a great technical book on the topic if you’re really interested

    • @Rin-qj7zt
      @Rin-qj7zt 5 лет назад +2

      @@ConcerningReality thank you for the recommendation.

  • @Avantika-z2b
    @Avantika-z2b 9 месяцев назад

    Bhai logo ko hagne ke siwaye aur bhi kaam hote hai.......BTW nice video bro😂😂

  • @ethanbarc
    @ethanbarc 5 месяцев назад

    Good 😊

  • @galaxyone3524
    @galaxyone3524 4 года назад

    Lord.. Lord of Host, see us thru better days... Europe1

  • @user-in1yw9ty5t
    @user-in1yw9ty5t 2 года назад

    And for countryside does the septic tank do just fine.

  • @kenroywalker5641
    @kenroywalker5641 3 года назад +1

    Your cooking oils/grease don’t go in the drains or sinks either. Unless you want problems later.

  • @Rhike
    @Rhike 5 лет назад +3

    Keep going with the content my dude, it's a slow grind but really helpful, I'll be resuming informative vids myself. (Gaming for me)

  • @stayso4py951
    @stayso4py951 3 года назад

    The hell am I doing here
    But I’m glad I am here (:

  • @jovanm7655
    @jovanm7655 5 лет назад +3

    In our small town on balkans sewer goes to one colecting station and then into a river. Tipical environment pollution.

  • @neno56527
    @neno56527 2 года назад +1

    0:20 we still do it in our country 🤣😅 so i opened this video to see if its safe to use the sewage water for my farms crops ???

  • @hmmmlemmesee7621
    @hmmmlemmesee7621 4 года назад +6

    Sewer are sooo important to
    Pps
    If theres no sewer it stinks
    The end

  • @SuperLivvylove
    @SuperLivvylove 4 года назад

    So that hot steam I put my hands on in the winter is really hot shit..?

  • @Tony-1971
    @Tony-1971 4 года назад

    In the uk we have an overflow system that in the event of heavy rain will see untreated human waste go directly into the sea.

    • @Slavicplayer251
      @Slavicplayer251 4 года назад

      AESCULAPTORmark3 ah yes makes it easier to fish just pick em’ up of the surface

    • @Tony-1971
      @Tony-1971 4 года назад +2

      @@Slavicplayer251
      Hahaha. It really does make you wonder what is absorbed into the fish we eat from the sea.

  • @hdpepipemachinery
    @hdpepipemachinery Год назад

    We are professional manufacturers of Hdpe spiral drainage pipe extruder machines

  • @Angie2343
    @Angie2343 2 года назад

    Mario and Luigi have quite the job.

  • @Alanpmm11
    @Alanpmm11 4 года назад +12

    Too many people thinks that poo just disappear magically in the toilet pipes

  • @finn7453
    @finn7453 3 года назад

    Is that the KSP VAB music I hear!
    I think it is!!!

  • @kyriakosarrianas1561
    @kyriakosarrianas1561 4 года назад +4

    But i dont get.,,when and how these pipes which transform the shit were made?how long are they? If each house connects with these pipes then each pipe would consists of thousands of kilometers!!can you explain this to me please?

    • @taylorreid5511
      @taylorreid5511 4 года назад +2

      typically your house sewer pipe will connect to a larger pipe on your street that will pickup the shit from your neighborhood and that pipe will carry to a larger pipe until eventually it reaches the WWTP. these pipes are installed prior to the construction of the roadway & houses that it services.

  • @000Trauma
    @000Trauma 2 года назад

    Me turning up to the KSP music:

  • @macanthony1982
    @macanthony1982 3 года назад +12

    PSA: There is no such thing as flushable wipes

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  3 года назад +1

      Yes, they cause a TON of problems.

    • @rmg2419
      @rmg2419 3 года назад

      Tampons and ginormous turds can flush, but not wipes??

    • @macanthony1982
      @macanthony1982 3 года назад +1

      @@rmg2419 tampons are not supposed to go in the toilet either, fecal matter breaks down eventually

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  3 года назад

      @@rmg2419 not supposed to flush tampons and turds disintegrate.

  • @blairedmonds6374
    @blairedmonds6374 4 года назад

    nice KSP music

  • @coleyounger3701
    @coleyounger3701 4 года назад

    am I the only one who thinks the little cartoon pile of poop is sooooooo cute😋?

  • @joshc4005
    @joshc4005 3 года назад +2

    0:28 the start of a porno?

  • @juliawhitmore3991
    @juliawhitmore3991 3 года назад +1

    would you believe I'm here because I'm preparing for my next dungeons and dragons session

  • @RandolphTheWhite1
    @RandolphTheWhite1 4 года назад +2

    Gravity is so amazing

    • @ACommenterOnYouTube
      @ACommenterOnYouTube 4 года назад

      Its actually NOT amazing because it does NOT exist ... They got you good huh..??

    • @RandolphTheWhite1
      @RandolphTheWhite1 4 года назад +3

      @@ACommenterOnRUclips shut your useless mouth

    • @nikia5974
      @nikia5974 3 года назад

      @@ACommenterOnRUclips what do you mean it doesn't exist? What do you think is keeping us to the ground?

    • @ACommenterOnYouTube
      @ACommenterOnYouTube 3 года назад

      @@nikia5974 what keeps us on the ground ?? The weight of your body .. MASS ..
      Do you FEEL a force pulling you down to the ground ??

  • @avocadoguacamola7872
    @avocadoguacamola7872 3 года назад +5

    I'm here to write, pray for me 😭

  • @jemsncrystals
    @jemsncrystals 4 года назад

    Cant they use flammable gas as fuel to generate electricity?

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  4 года назад +1

      They do often at the wastewater treatment plants! 🙂

  • @nagendramishra8947
    @nagendramishra8947 2 года назад

    Open canal system of old times was much cheaper and far better

  • @janganliatchannelini
    @janganliatchannelini 3 года назад

    Thanks gravity

  • @Thogden96
    @Thogden96 3 года назад +2

    Where my dookie go?

    • @rayjay3962
      @rayjay3962 5 месяцев назад

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Wetfloorsign-tq9fk
    @Wetfloorsign-tq9fk 2 года назад

    Thank you for geting me fired :D

  • @Xyz-ju3em
    @Xyz-ju3em Год назад

    I am watching this while pooping

  • @onetoysunboxing
    @onetoysunboxing 5 лет назад

    Ya

  • @landenevans4938
    @landenevans4938 5 лет назад +5

    This narrator is wrong. Let me explain; I work in sewer maintenance And I have never once serviced a sewer at a house over 4in. And it's always 6in or 8in in the street until you go MUCH MUCH farther down the line until it reaches 3 to 5ft or sometimes larger. Thanks

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  5 лет назад +5

      The sizing varies a lot based on area and flow. I tried to give general numbers for the untrained viewer🙂

    • @nicksaville7993
      @nicksaville7993 4 года назад

      @@ConcerningReality Good video, but I've worked as a waterworks salesman in multiple municipalities and residential sewer service lines are 6" on the big side, 4-5" is standard.

    • @tylermadsen7004
      @tylermadsen7004 4 года назад

      Municipal engineer here and agree with this guy. The video is wrong

  • @LimitlessVibrations
    @LimitlessVibrations 4 месяца назад

    Use a bum gun!! No wipes and no clogs!

  • @CreationsByWill
    @CreationsByWill Год назад

    Oh no!

  • @M-WRLD
    @M-WRLD 5 лет назад +2

    We have to pressurize the poop

  • @mohammedsaad3503
    @mohammedsaad3503 6 лет назад +1

    👌👌👍👍🔥🔥🔥 nice

  • @WanderingWolf365
    @WanderingWolf365 4 месяца назад

    I just dropped a huge turd, super thick and dense so I was wondering how it would travel to the treatment plant. - WW

  • @CreationsByWill
    @CreationsByWill Год назад

    Language Concerning!

  • @henrysmama2874
    @henrysmama2874 Год назад +1

    Why are kids shows so fast paced? I can barely follow this as an adult.

  • @ZeolanRed
    @ZeolanRed 2 года назад

    It makes me laugh the poop emoji🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @CreationsByWill
    @CreationsByWill Год назад

    No neighbors

  • @meandmejk
    @meandmejk 3 года назад

    you NEED to PRESSURISE the POOP

  • @squeekers93
    @squeekers93 5 лет назад

    What about fatbergs?

  • @richiejohnson
    @richiejohnson 11 месяцев назад +1

    I live in SW FL. It's flat. Completely flat. So this didn't explain anything.

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  11 месяцев назад

      The sewers are installed at a slope underground, additionally It’s not as flat as it seems, any degree of change over a vast distance can be enough to direct flow in a given direction. 🙂

    • @richiejohnson
      @richiejohnson 11 месяцев назад

      @@ConcerningReality There must be numerous pumping stations in my town. To bury sewer lines at a downward pitch over the length of my street, the pipe would have to go 10' deep at one end. And it would still be miles from the treatment plant.