Septic tanks are used to filter, trap and treat wastewater for over 20 million American households. In the Carolinas, especially in the more rural areas, many households have septic tanks buried underground next to their homes. When they flush the toilet or brush their teeth or take a shower, the wastewater runs through pipes into… Read more »
What Happens When a Septic Tank Gets Cleaned?
Where does all your wastewater go? When you flush the toilet or take a shower or even wash the dishes in the sink, that water either goes out of the house and into a public sewer system, or else it goes into a septic tank buried on your property. Septic tanks get cleaned, usually by… Read more »
Should You Buy a Home With a Septic System?
If you live in a city, your house is most likely connected to a public sewer line that transports wastewater away from your place. If you live in the country, however, there’s a good chance you’ve got a property that has a septic tank buried near the house, and that’s where your wastewater goes. If… Read more »
Is My Septic Tank Getting too Old?
If you have a septic tank on your property, it might be getting too old and you might want to replace it. Many homeowners just assume the septic tank will last forever, or at least until they move away or pass away, but the truth is that septic tanks, like most things, aren’t designed to… Read more »
Do You Need to Winterize Your Septic System?
In the Carolinas, the temperature can dip below freezing sometimes in the winter. Though most winter days are in the 40s, 50s or 60s, there can be some in the 30s or even 20s. If you live on a property in the Carolinas with a septic system buried underground, should you “winterize” it? What does… Read more »
What Happens When You Don’t Pump Your Septic System?
Does your property have a septic system? Many properties in and around Concord, NC, do. What happens when you don’t pump it out? Well, eventually it won’t function properly and you’ll have “issues.” Septic systems are designed to process waste from your household whereas there’s a tank holding wastewater underground. That wastewater is treated using… Read more »
What You May Not Know About Your Septic Tank
Not all septic systems are the same– that’s because the design and size of septic systems varies due to several factors. Some of these factors include soil type, lot size, local weather conditions and local regulations. Watertight Tanks Most homes that utilize septic systems have a septic tank buried in their yard. This tank is… Read more »
Leach Fields Vs. Septic Tanks
How much do you know about septic systems? If you’re like most people, you know very little. But, you’re here reading this, so it’s time to learn about septic systems so you’ve got more knowledge. Septic Systems With septic systems, there are septic tanks and leach fields. When water from your house leaves the house,… Read more »
Don’t Forget to Have Your Septic Tank Professionally Pumped
Does your house or building use a septic system? If so, when’s the last time you got the septic tank pumped? What’s that? You said, “Never.” Well, you’re like most people, then… since you don’t see the tank, you don’t think about it much, if at all. In fact, it’s usually only when a person… Read more »
Septic Systems Versus Public Sewers
How much do you know about septic systems versus public sewers? Both deal with wastewater. The major difference between the two is that septic systems deal with wastewater on site while public sewers take the wastewater far away to a treatment plant somewhere in your municipality. Sewers If you live “out in the country, far… Read more »