Taking Care of Your Septic Tank

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Taking Care of Your Septic Tank
This is a large tank that is designed to store
sewage wastes while it settles. There are many
ways that are used to ensure the proper care of
your septic tank. Some of these include
Keeping accurate records of all repairs and
maintenance Having the septic tank pumped out
regularly Periodically doing simple maintenance
tasks Keeping track of water consumption to
ensure that the drainage field and tank are kept
at optimum levels
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Taking Care of Your Septic Tank
If you use a septic tank, it is important that
you keep a close eye on just how much water is
being used inside your home. On average, it can
hold approximately one thousand gallons of water.
This may sound like a lot of water but after
just a few days of washing clothes, flushing the
toilet, showers, and running the dishwasher can
cause the tank to fill rapidly. If it becomes
too full too fast an abundance of water will flow
out into your drainage field, which is where the
wastewater goes to be held. Eventually it is
filtered into the ground through pipes that are
perforated. Normally this is a process that
works efficiently because the water will usually
drain slow enough to filter itself out before you
add more water. If the drainage field gets more
than it can handle you may that your yard is
beginning to appear flooded.
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Taking Care of Your Septic Tank
By keeping track of all repairs and maintenance
done on the tank this will let you know if and
when more work is needed. It also helps to
enforce any warranties on any work that you have
had done. Companies who do septic tanks
installation encourage homeowners to create a
written log of all professional work they have
had done.
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Taking Care of Your Septic Tank
You also need to ensure that you are having the
tank pumped out regularly, even if you are
keeping the water at bay. The reason is that the
waste materials are still accumulating near the
bottom of the tank and must be pumped out
periodically to prevent it from filling up too
fast. On average it should be emptied and pumped
once every three to five years unless there is a
problem with the septic tank that requires it to
be pumped sooner.
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Taking Care of Your Septic Tank
Pay attention to the drainage field and clean the
aerator pump is something else you need to
routinely do. If you are a new homeowner and do
not know when it was last pumped you should make
sure that you do those two things. Generally the
drainage field will have risers from the ground
next to the aerator pump. To clean it you need
to shut off the power to do pumping before
removing it, and then spray it clean with a
garden hose.
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