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Learn More About Your Septic System
Your septic system is a biological system that can effectively treat and disperse your household sewage and other organic wastes. Properly designed, installed, and maintained, it will give you many years of service.
A septic system is designed to condition untreated household sewage so it can be readily dispersed and percolated into the soil. Percolation through the soil accomplishes the final stage of purification of effluent liquid from the septic tank.
A septic tank is the first step in the process of sewage breakdown. Without it, the sewage would clog the receiving soil and prevent effluent from leaching into the soil, causing system failure. Call
Granite State Sewer & Drain Cleaning to learn more.
The Do’s and Don’ts:
| DO | DON’T |
|---|---|
| Have your tank pumped out every year or two. This will prolong the life of your septic system. | Wait to pump your tank until there is a problem; by then it may be too late. |
| Know the location of your tank. | Use a garbage disposal with a septic system: no grease, oils, food, and more. |
| Check your system for failure. (wet areas, bad odor, slow drains) | Flush cleaning products into the septic tank: bleach, solvents, drain openers, paint thinner, chlorine, and more. |
| Conserve water. | Park vehicles on leach field: no pools, structures, tall grass, brush, trees, and more. |
| Install a filter on the outgoing pipe in your septic tank. | Use colored toilet paper (white only). |
| Install risers and covers on the center cover and outlet cover of the septic tank to pump tank and service filter. | Add commercial additives, bacteria, or enzymes to your system. |
| Pump the tank from the center cover only. | Be pennywise and dollar foolish, PUMP YOUR TANK! |
Septic Tanks
Your septic tank must be pumped out on a regular basis to prolong the life of your septic system. We also recommend installing a tee baffle with a filter on the outgoing pipe in the septic tank to keep solids from entering your septic system, which can cause failure and major expenses.
Your tank should have risers and covers on the center cover of the tank for pumping and an outlet cover for servicing the filter (no more digging). The diagram below shows a typical 1,000-gallon septic tank with concrete baffles that span the tank side to side with a small opening in the center for venting.
Solids floating can get so thick they become buoyant, gain in elevation vertically, and escape over the baffle through the small opening and out the pipe to the D-box. This is why a tee baffle and filter should be installed and the tank pumped out every one or two years.
When your tank is pumped, it is important that all of the solids are removed. If the sludge on the bottom of the tank is thick, it must be backflushed to loosen it and then be re-pumped to do a good job. We do this when we pump tanks at no extra charge.
We also look for broken baffles, clogged or partially blocked inlet pipes, things that should not be flushed, etc. This would be noted on the invoice for future repair or discussion. If your tank doesn't have a tee baffle, one should be installed with a filter.
NOTE: Some of the above information on this page was provided by the NH Water Supply & Pollution Control Commission
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