Septic Tanks which are not pumped often enough can become filled with sludge and scum, becoming totally impacted. Well before this condition is detected, such systems have sent solids into the leach field, shortening its life. See These pages are part of ourSEPTIC DYE TEST PROCEDUREfor testing...
Most of the world's septic systems are designed in a way that requires aseptic drain fieldor “leach field” to drain away any excess water. When solid waste settles in a septic tank, the excess wastewater is then discharged into the septic drain field through a network of perforated pipes....
Septic backups, failures, breakouts, odors: This document provides advice for home buyers who are buying a home with a private septic system: homes using a septic tank and drainfield or similar soil absorption system. Here we describe what goes wrong with septic systems and their various compon...
Instead, blackwater is sent to a solar-enhanced septic tank with leach-field and planter cells (the whole being often referred to as the “incubator”). The solar-enhanced septic tank is a regular septic tank which is heated by the sun and glazed with an equator-facing window. The ...
As has been noted, Wissa stated that a truly significant loss of permeability takes place if gravel is buried in the host soil (11). Problems associated with the use of gravel in septic-tank leachfield systems The second floor is dedicated to renowned architect and artist Ramses Wissa Wassef...
Why is gravel the best choice for your your flagstone patio’s foundation?Cement will (probably) crack. Especially grade level cement. Especially in a climate with winters like ours in Pennsylvania. A worse way to go about it would be to lay the flagstone upon a bed of gravel and then ...
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I had a riser installed in 2003 to have easier access to the tank lid. This year, as well as last year, the water level was up into the riser and almost to the lid. My septic service said my leach bed quit working like it is suppose to and offered to have it repaired for around...