Bio Digester is the best alternative to septic tank. Nowadays most people prefer bio digester to septic tank because it doesn’t have an odor. You will enter a compound and never realize there is one there. The cost of a bio digester is Ksh 90,000 to Ksh 250,000. But there are others which cost as much as Ksh 400,000 especially those serving more than 200 people.
A bio digester has three components, a manhole, The Bio digester Septic Tank and the soak pit.It’s cheaper to install and doesn’t need exhauster services.
Below are the prices of a bid digester in Kenya based on price:
- 90,000 Kshs for 1 to 40 users
- 180,000 Kshs for 40 to 100 users
- 290,000 Ksh for 100 to 200 users
- 400,000 Ksh for 200 to 300 users
- Advantages
- 1. Allows no tank fill ups
- 2. Allows no smell emissions
- 3. Applicable in small spaced areas
- 4. Applicable in high-water-level areas
- 5. Applicable in homes and public places (many users)
- 6. Requires no maintenance
- 7. It’s cost friendly