Category Archives: Septic Tanks and Field Cleaning

How Hydro Flushing Extends Aging Septic System’s Life

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One thing that makes aging septic system age faster is the debris and clogs that the drains accumulated over time. There are clogs and debris, like grease clogs, that cannot be easily removed by simple snaking. Hydro flushing is one of the best ways to remove these clogs in the aging septic systems.

What does hydro flushing do?

Hydro flushing helps aging septic system extend its life to few more years. It clears the drains from grease clogs, which is one factor in the shortened lifespan of aging septic systems.

Hydro flushing works through strong pressure. It relieves the drains from heavy debris by inserting pipes that will blow strong hydro pressure to flush clogs. The process will not cease after flushing it out. Another machine will be used to suck out all flushed debris to prevent the septic system from further work. This will improve the aging septic systems’ overall performance and efficiency.

Companies offering pump services are equipped with hydro flushing tools with different sizes to correspond with different drains. We can flush out clogs as small as 1.5 inches to as big as 8 feet, depending on how big or small your drain is.

It is ideal to contract hydro flushing services on a regular basis to help maintain your aging septic system. Having it done once a year would good for commercial establishments like restaurants, where sinks are used most of the time. For households, it would be ideal to contract hydro flushing at least once every two or three years. This will assure you of the optimum condition of aging septic system.

Regular hydro flushing your lines will help your aging septic system work at its best for the next couple of years. Having your septic system cleaned regularly is a lot cheaper than having your entire septic system replaced. This will also help you buy some more time before actually replacing your aging septic system.

Aging Septic Systems: Tips to Lengthen Septic Tank Life

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A septic system usually has a span of 20 years or so. But this can be drastically extended for up to 30 or even 40 years, depending on how you take care of your aging septic system. Here are some helpful tips to maximize your aging septic systems.

  • Make sure rainwater stays out of your drain field. You need to make sure that your drain field is not soaked with rainwater. Otherwise, the capacity of your drain field to react on wastes from your sink will diminish, if not totally fail in the long run.
  • Make sure that trees around your house will not hinder your aging septic system. Trees growing around the house may also affect the aging septic system’s performance. The roots may creep around the drain and cause blockage to the flow of liquid wastes. Worse, if left for years, these roots may even break the drainpipes causing more damages, as you would have to replace the entire pipe.
  • Do not throw unnecessary materials into the toilet. It has been a misnomer, if not a common practice in most households to just throw anything and everything in the toilet and flush it out. Remember, toilets are not garbage. Throwing garbage in the toilet will only shorten your already aging septic system.
  • Avoid pouring oily substances in the sink. Another thing that causes huge damage to the aging septic system are the oily substances poured into it. Accumulated greases solidify and block the drains. When this goes on for years, it would be difficult to clear it with simple snaking.
  • Regular cleaning service. Now the most important part in maintaining your aging septic system is its regular clearing and cleaning. Ideally, your septic tanks have to be pumped every three to six years. Doing it regularly will prevent the accumulation of debris and other clogs that become more and more difficult to remove through the years. Never wait for your aging septic system to be clogged before having it pumped and clean.

Aging septic systems’ lifespan may be extended. With the right use of your septic system, you can be spared for another decade from replacing the entire system.

Rainy Season – How it Affects Your Septic System

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We all know how the rainy season can be, but have you thought about how it’s affecting your septic system?

Septic systems are supposed to be sealed from all ground water. However age affects the best of us and that can be said for your septic system as well. Age can deteriorate or weaken it’s seal against groundwater infiltration. If your system had been infiltrated, your pump will struggle or fail to keep up resulting in an overflow.

Our state of the art technology can help detect and diagnose in these situations.

Are You Using Baby Wipes?

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Do you or someone you know use baby wipes? When they’re done, do they just toss them away?

Here’s something to think about. While the package may say flushable, recognize that only means it will easily go down the toilet and to your tank. What happens to it once it gets there? It’s biodegrades, right? Eventually, that’s correct.

In the meantime, you have mounds of baby wipes (we all know how many a baby needs) building up in your tank, bio-degrading at different rates. Your pump has to avoid them. And once you’re at the point of needing your tank pumped, the pump truck now has to avoid them. It neither is successful in avoidance, this can end up being a very costly “throw-away” for you.

Your best option is to throw it away. Not in your toilet, but with the diaper. Save yourself the potential cost of repair.

Septic Tank Services

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Are you a commercial business owner or a restaurant entrepreneur or franchiser? If so, you probably have a sanitary device installed at your business. Sooner or later, you will need that device to be cleaned and a septic tank service that will properly maintain and pump out any unnecessary dirt or debris before problems arise. Sanitary services include septic tank pumping, combination vacuum and high pressure cleaning, hydro digging, sewer lines and catch basins, and restaurant grease traps. For commercial purposes, septic tank pumping would be the service suitable to remove sludge or scum in your septic tank. A septic tank is a large tank where any water waste or debris is decomposed by bacteria. Large tank trucks collect and remove any build up in the tank and dispose of it in a regulated landfill site. These services will solve any problems that come up and recommend solutions to avoid it in the future. As a restaurant entrepreneur or franchiser, regularly pumping out your grease traps can save you from a lot of complications and save you money. In the food sector, businesses are required and have a responsibility to have grease traps installed. These are one of the most effective ways of trapping grease and the best way to avoid sewage back ups. Regular maintenance of grease traps allows you to avoid any problems and avoid any accumulation of grease that may result in build up, disgusting odours, and a high expense. These services are safe, reliable, and effective. If you are a commercial business owner or a restaurant entrepreneur or franchiser, it is recommended to have a scheduled maintenance check up.