Septic System Maintenence

Maintaining Your Septic System - Regularly maintaining your septic tank will allow you the security of knowing the system is both safe and effective. Minor and inexpensive repairs will help you to avoid major, outlandish ones in the future. There are also a few steps you can take to avoid any repairs at all. Remember, you call the shots when it comes to the objects that go into your tank.

We are going to discuss two parts of septic tank maintenance. First, the homeowner's day-to-day responsibility for keeping the tank maintained, and then the contractor's responsibilities.

Homeowner's Responsibilities:

The great thing about the homeowner's day-to-day responsibilities is that it doesn't involve actually getting inside, opening, or pumping the septic tank. All you have to do is monitor what goes inside and on top of it.

Chemicals: Chemicals have integrated into our everyday lives. If you're washing clothes, dishes, or just cleaning the house you generally use a specific chemical product to help get the job done. When finished, these chemicals make their way into your septic system. So when you are choosing your cleaning products, make sure to only purchase quality chemicals without fillers or additives, and be conservative with them.

Only proper waste: Refrain from throwing items such as cigarette butts, cotton balls, dental floss, and other non-biodegradable waste in your toilet. These can clog your septic system and disturb the balance maintained by those microbes.

Don't waste water: Wasting less water is not only great for the environment, but will ensure that your tank needs to be pumped less frequently. Making sure you and your family are being conservative with your water consumption and buying high efficiency plumbing products are a couple ways to contribute to this. Maintaining the grass around your septic tank, and making sure there are no other plants growing over it will prevent roots from infiltrating the system and causing problems. Also avoid parking your vehicle in the yard as parking or driving a car over the tank could cause strain on the system and pipes, resulting in serious damage.

Septic Tank Maintenance Contractor's Responsibilities:

Pumping and inspections are the main function of your contractor's responsibility in septic tank maintenance. Regularly pumping your tank could fix and prevent a variety of problems and help you avoid having to replace it.

You're septic tank will generally need pumped every three to five years, but this will depend on the number of people in your household, local codes, and how much water you use. While pumping, your contractor will perform the necessary inspections to ensure the overflow is functioning properly and there are no leaks or issues with your toilet or plumbing system.

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