When your home is served by a city sewer system, you tend not to think about what you send down your drain and flush down your toilets. To put it simply, everything going into the drain is no longer your concern when it hits the city’s sewer system. However, this isn’t true for people who live in homes with septic systems. They need to be careful or their yard could end up a festering, smelly mess.…
Read More »The residential septic system utilizes a process that can seem confusing to homeowners, especially those who are having their first experience with one. When dissected, the process becomes relatively simple — gray water and human waste moves from the home to a tank where it is processed and then sent to a drain field to be absorbed into the soil. Even when homeowners understand the basics of how their septic system works, they can still have questions, particularly about septic tank pumping, such as why it is needed and how it is performed.…
Read More »A septic tank is a large underground container used to recycle and maintain wastewater. A septic tank is usually connected to the plumbing system. And if you live in rural areas with no access to the sewer line, you surely are familiar with a septic tank. After long periods of use, your septic tank needs cleaning. Whenever you flush water from your toilet or take showers, water flows down to the septic tank.…
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