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If you are a septic system owner, you might have heard all manner of myths. For instance, there is a common myth that throwing a dead cat in the septic tank can help rejuvenate bacteria and thereby make the septic tank more effective. But is this even true? In this article, we will not only answer that […]

SOILS TYPES AND THEIR IMPACT ON SEPTIC SYSTEMS However good your septic system is, it depends on the right soil type to complete the process of purifying the wastewater from your home. The soil type in the drainfield area will determine how well the effluent is filtered and if the water that is sent back to the […]

Most homeowners wrongfully assume that their toilet can serve as some sort of garbage disposal. As a result, they end up flushing all manner of things in the toilets. Some of the things that are flushed down the toilet are actually innocent mistakes because homeowners think that is the right way to dispose of the products while in other cases, it is just a don’t care attitude. Whichever the case may be, flushing some of these things can result in septic system failure and it could cost you a fortune. We have rounded up some of the commonly-flushed products that you should never flush if you have a septic system.

When building, buying or renting a house, it is important to know the recommended septic tank size for the property. Getting a house that has the wrong septic tank size will get you in trouble when the tank gets full too soon. If the septic tank fails, the government might require you to install a new one altogether and that will cost you thousands of dollars. To avoid this, make sure you have the right size of the septic tank from the very onset.

There are many reasons why you would want to know the health of your septic tank. For starters, septic system components are costly so you want to maintain your system well to make them last longer. Additionally, septic tanks and drain fields are usually hidden beneath the ground which means it is possible to have a potentially expensive problem with the system and not even know it. In this article, we will discuss how you can tell whether or not your septic tank is doing well.

In an ideal scenario, only wastewater from the tank should drain into the drain field. But it is possible for the wastewater to carry other unwanted waste like hair, solid waste, and grit into the drain field. When such debris gets into the leach field, it causes blockages and pollution.