How to Find the Septic Tank, Cesspool, Drywell, D-box, or Drainfield Beginning here and in a series of detailed procedures we explain various methods to locate buried onsite wastewater disposal system components: the sewer line or main drain, septic tank, septic tank cleanout openings, distrib...
We describe all of the reasonable methods for determining the recommended frequency for cleaning out a septic tank: using a cleanout frequency table, using objective measurements, using an electronic tank monitor. We also explain what is septic tank effluent retention time, why to measure septic ta...
Only plumbing professionals should use the drain cleanout. The clog can occur in the main sewage line that extends from the home's foundation, under the ground, and out to the municipal sewage system, a private septic tank, or the portion of the main house drain piping downstream of the h...
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POST a QUESTION or COMMENT about the septic tank sludge layer: measurement, thickness, diagnostics, guidance for septic tank cleanout interval. Septic tank bottom sludge: This article explains how to measure the thickness of the layer of sludge on the bottom of a septic tank - a step in deci...
seeSEPTIC TANK LEVELS of SEWAGE. If you're stuck, the septic contractor has already come to and insists on pumping the septic tank, or is going to charge you the tank pumping fee just to do a "look-see" then go ahead and let the contractor pump out the tank and inspect it for dama...
A drainfield or soakaway bed failure in turn may be due to inadequate maintenance such as failure to pump or clean out the septic tank on schedule. For an example, see FLOOR DRAIN / TRAP ODORS Septic tank or sewer line leaks at any point in the system can discharge effluent or, ...
We had to remove the water from the tank and bowl, remove the toilet, and fish in the drain. If the obstruction is not close by it's probably lodged at the next trap or bend in the waste line. Or it may be possible to push the obstruction onwards to the next cleanout by using ...
Photo: a Backwater Alert alarm system installed at tne cleanout for a building maindrain, courtesy of Backwater Alert, cited below. [Click to enlarge any image] See details at SEWER BACKUP PREVENTION Separately at SEPTIC PUMP ALARM SYSTEMS we illustrate an outdoor-mounted sewage pump alarm sys...