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Category: Septic Drain Field Maintenance

Fall Septic Maintenance Tips: It’s That Time Again

Posted on by Brendan Manley

With every new season, there are important things you should do to keep your home’s septic system healthy. So with summer now fading into memory, it’s to time to consider some of our key fall septic maintenance tips.

First and foremost, fall is a good time to have your system pumped and inspected. You should always pump your system every two years, and fall represents your last chance before the ground freezes for the remainder of the year. A failed septic system in the middle of winter is not a fun situation to deal with.

But that’s just the beginning. Most people think having the tank pumped and inspected is as far as you need to go, but unfortunately that’s not the case. In reality, 90% of septic system failures happen beyond the tank, in the drain field. So maintaining this component of your septic system is crucial, too.

A little more about that drain field: Beyond your septic tank is a drainage structure called a leach field, drain field, or dry well. It’s important to also pump and inspect these structures, while doing the same with your tank. This will go a long way toward preventing drain field failure and should be paired with our recommended ongoing maintenance program thereafter. This is one of our fall septic maintenance tips that you should not ignore.

If you do run into trouble, septic drain field repair without excavation is possible, using our innovative soil conditioner, Septic Drainer. To keep your septic system draining, add one gallon of Septic Drainer every six months. Our Bio-Septic Boost product is also very effective at maintaining the biological health of your system and should be used in conjunction with our Septic Drainer soil conditioner.

To learn more about Bio-Septic Boost, visit its dedicated product website.

The Importance of Septic System Inspection

Posted on by Brendan Manley

Hi, it’s Mark Reynolds, here to talk about the importance of septic system inspection, including the septic drain field.

Municipalities are requiring septic inspections more and more these days. And for good reason: an unwitting new homeowner with a failed system could be faced with an expense of $4,000 to $15,000, and even as high as $30,000. Not to mention, improperly functioning systems negatively impact the health of our water supply.

How It Works

Septic systems separate the solids from the liquid waste. This requires a series of baffles that prevent the solids from entering the next chamber of the septic tank, and then the last baffle leaving the septic tank, flowing out to the liquid waste drainage structures.

The Septic System Inspection Process

A complete inspection requires both the primary and secondary septic tank access covers be exposed, as well as the distribution box and/or dry well access cover. Check the wall baffle separating the primary and secondary side of the septic tank, to insure it is intact. The outgoing baffle is attached on the inside of the septic tank on the outgoing drainage line. This prevents solids from entering the drainage structure, which consists of the drain field pipes or a dry well.

The inspector should photograph all structures. During the process, the inspector may notice the structures are eroding, or the drainage structures are full of water or a black substance. These are signs the system has failed or is failing.

Further Action

After cleaning all the structures, adding the proper amount of Septic Drainer directly in the drainage structures can restore the soil’s ability to drain again. Adding Bio-Septic Boost will increase the ability of aerobic bacteria that will consume any excessive organic material, such as bio-mat.

And remember: We strongly recommend inspecting your system every five years. In addition, do not forget to have your system pumped every two years.

To learn more about Bio-Septic Boost, visit its dedicated product website.

Rain and Septic Drain Fields – The True Effects

Posted on by Mark Reynolds

There are some misconceptions on the relationship between heavy rain and saturated septic leach fields.best septic treatment So in this blog, we’ll discuss these falsehoods and provide you with factual information you can utilize in the future.

The truth is, if a septic system is failing, heavy amounts of rain will only accentuate the problem, making the failure more noticeable. The heavy rain isn’t the real culprit; it’s really the failed septic system you need to worry about. Heavy rains that cause significant pooling near your septic drain field are a potential red flag that you need to take action, and quickly.

So with that being said, there are many steps you can take to avoid a failing septic system and drain field or leach field. For starters, remember to have your system pumped every two years and inspect the tank’s baffles. The baffles prevent solids from entering the drain field.

We also recommend adding Septic Drainer to maintain your drain field’s drain ability. We also recommend adding  Bio-Septic Boost  a bio-stimulant nutrient that maintains your system’s biological health. These products work together in synergy as part of our overall septic system care package. Interested in repairing your system or preventing failures? Click Here.

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Septic Maintenance Tips: Our Top 3

Posted on by Mark Reynolds

It’s Mark Reynolds here, with a little advice on taking care of your septic system. Don’t let the prospect of septic care overwhelm you. If you focus on a few core preventative maintenance tasks, you’ll save thousands of dollars in repair costs down the road.

During my many years in the septic business, I have learned much about what works. Here are my top three recommended septic maintenance tips to keep your septic system working smoothly:

  1. If there’s one thing you should do, it’s to have your system pumped and inspected every two years. I can’t stress this enough. It’s essential.
  2. The second best thing you can do is add both a soil conditioner and bio-stimulant nutrient. This keeps your system’s bacteria healthy and your septic drain field soil draining properly. Healthy bacteria are essential for a healthy septic system.
  3. The third thing you can do is hydro-flush your drain field pipes and vacuum your entire system. Always leave a small amount of material in your tank.

Be sure to read the Septic Drainer blog regularly for more useful information on how to keep your septic system running smoothly. You can also learn more septic maintenance tips at our sites, Bio-Septic Boost and www.septicdrainer.com.

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Contacting Septic Drainer

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Hey Folks, it’s your Septic Drainer friends here. We want to give our customers many ways to contact us, so we can help assist you with all your septic repair needs! Here is some more information on contacting Septic Drainer.

You may fill out this form to send us an email. You can also call us at 518-812-0000.

Or, if you simply go to www.SepticDrainer.com, we also have a live chat that can be utilized any day of the week. You may also send us a message through our Facebook page. We try to give you as many was as possible of contacting Septic Drainer.

However you would like to contact us, our Septic Drainer professionals are ready to help you! Our customers are our number one priority and we’d love to hear from you and learn more about your needs.

Remember, Septic Drainer and our companion product, Bio-Septic Boost, are the ideal overall solution for septic drain field repair and maintenance. You can literally save thousands of dollars in repairs by using our products. Contact us by one of the means listed above and we will explain more about how our products can rejuvenate your septic system, even if it is failing.

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What Are Septic Drain Fields?

Posted on by Mark Reynolds

Not all septic leach or drain fields are not the same, but then again they are. Here are a few examples of the different design types:

1) The conventional type, consisting of a two-chambered septic tank, distribution box, stone, sand and perforated plastic piping.

2) The raised mount system type, consisting of a three-chambered septic tank. The third chamber, a pump chamber raised system built up on sand, distribution box, stone, sand and perforated plastic piping.

3) A specialty system, consisting of a two-chambered septic tank and an array of either drainage mats or membranes.

All these systems have one thing in common: a type of soil drainage system where once the sewage drains through 59 inches of soil, it’s considered purified. Hopefully this answers the common question: what are septic drain fields?

Remember, Septic Drainer and our companion product Bio-Septic Boost are the ideal solution for septic system preventative maintenance and repair. When used together as directed, these products can rejuvenate and fix even failed septic systems, saving you thousands of dollars in repairs. Try out our comprehensive care package and you will see clear results, guaranteed!

Learn more about septic systems by reading our exclusive Septic Drainer blog and visiting our sites at Bio-Septic Boost and www.septicdrainer.com

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Spring Septic Care Reminder

Posted on by Mark Reynolds

Hey folks, it’s Mark Reynolds here with an important spring septic care reminder. It’s time to have your septic tank pumped!

Regular septic pumping is an essential preventative maintenance task that often goes ignored by homeowners. That can be a costly mistake, since septic pumping provides a few critical services for your septic system:

1) Septic pumping removes solids from your tank. This helps the process of breaking down waste and ensures your system doesn’t overflow and/or fail.

2) It also enables an inspection opportunity to check your tank for structural failures, including being sure your baffles are intact.

3) Septic pumping also oxygenates the system, which aids the health and grow of beneficial bacteria needed to break down waste in your septic system.

You should also consider a septic treatment, such as adding a bio-stimulant nutrient to feed your bacteria with Bio-Septic Boost. And you should add a soil conditioner to keep your soil percolating, like Septic Drainer. Both products are an important part of our overall care package.

Give your septic professional a call today to assess spring septic care. Ask for a quote on septic pumping and inspection. Remember: You could be saving thousands of dollars tomorrow!

— Mark Reynolds, your septic guy!

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Septic Treatments – Know The Facts

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Hey, folks! It’s Mark Reynolds here to talk about septic treatments and their impact on your septic system’s biological and soil health.

Septic systems require biology and permeable soil to function. Adding harsh chemicals from septic treatments harms your system’s biological health. For instance, someone using bleach in your toilet will destroy the active bacteria in the system. An oxygen-deficient system can cause aerobic bacteria to die. Adding too much laundry detergent or household cleaners also causes biological failure. Adding sodium to the system causes failure too, by stopping water drainage and air flow.

Your system has both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Anaerobic bacteria live without oxygen. Think of it this way: Anaerobic bacteria live below the surface of the water, and aerobic bacteria live above the water surfaces. A septic system requires both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria to function properly.

When your system’s soil stops allowing liquid to drain, the oxygen in your system stops flowing as well, which starves aerobic bacteria of oxygen and causes them to die. When aerobic bacteria die off, anaerobic bacteria — bacteria that live without oxygen — take over.

Aerobic bacteria aspirate waste in the air, while anaerobic bacteria secretes its waste organically as a sulfide. (Another term used for this waste is “bio-mat.”) This bio-mat forms over a system’s failure point, which is the layer of soil called “hard pan.”

The septic treatment that best maintains both the aerobic and anaerobic bacteria’s biological health is a product called Bio-Septic Boost, which is a bio-stimulant nutrient. If you add bacteria, you need to add both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, and by adding a bio-stimulant nutrient, you’re enhancing the growth of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, without the risk of adding the wrong type.

Hardpan Soil

When your septic’s soil mixes with sodium, especially in clay soils, it creates Hard pan soil. This sodium comes from our diets, laundry detergent, chlorinated water and of course, water softeners. The septic treatment that corrects and prevents hard pan soil is a soil conditioner called Septic Drainer.

It’s our recommendation to add 2.5 ounces of Bio-Septic Boost per month directly in any toilet or drain for maintenance applications. We also recommend adding one gallon of Septic Drainer every six months directly in an toilet or inside drain. If your system is failing or has failed, we recommend shocking the system with higher dosages of Bio-Septic Boost and Septic Drainer.

Protect one of your second-biggest home investments: your septic system. It only costs an average of $ 0.52 cents per day. Let’s not forget to have your system pumped every two years. Every five years, have your drain field lines flushed and the entire system vacuumed out. Be sure this includes the field lines, the distribution box and the septic tank.

Order Septic Drainer and Bio-Septic Boost at www.septicdrainer.com or by phone at 518-812-0000.

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Wet Spots In The Yard: Prevent Them With Simple Septic System Maintenance

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Ever notice there are wet spots in your yard during or after a heavy rain, or after your septic system has had a lot of use?

Those wet spots are usually because your septic drain field is not draining properly. Over time a layer of soil forms, which is called hard pan. Hard pan is formed from combining sodium and soil, which later causes septic failures. There are a couple things you can do to repair your septic drain field:

One is simple septic system maintenance. Just add Septic Drainer directly in the drain field after pumping and cleaning out your drain field pipes.

The other potential method is spending a lot of money replacing your septic system. Is that the way you want to go?

Septic Drainer is a not a bacteria-based product! It is designed to work on repairing drain field soil conditions and it really works, including taking care of those wet spots in your yard! Order online or give us a call at 518-812-0000!

Also, be sure to check out another of our great products, Bio-Septic Boost! It’s an effective companion to our Septic Drainer product and an important part of our overall septic system care package.

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