Village of Lazy Lake Septic Cleaning Services
A Village of Lazy Lake septic tank professionals at Busy Bee Septic are here to assist you with the proper maintenance and care of your home septic system. The purpose of cleaning a septic tank is to keep the sludge from entering the field lines or drain field. Also, cleaning will keep the septic waste from returning to the house or filtering out onto the surface near or on the septic tank. Proper maintenance prevents smell and toxic material from contaminating the surrounding areas often used by humans and animals. Also, seepage from a leaking tank can cause damage to the lawn.
Simply put, a septic tank is just a holding tank for the household water and waste of a home or business. It is self contained with an outlet from the house for the water and waste to enter the tank and an outlet to move the excess waste water to the drain field system. The solids to sink to the bottom of the tank. Each outlet is on either end of the rectangular tank. Usually there are two to three lids on a septic tank, or it may have a manhole-type lid on the top for the entrance. Quite often the tank is buried under the ground from a few inches to a couple of feet. Most tanks are either 1000 or 1500 gallon tanks.
To determine how often a tank should be cleaned several factors are taken into consideration. Those factors include how many people are using the system, if there is a washer emptying into the tank, and whether there has been a lot of rain in the area in the last year or so. For a system that has 1 to 2 people about 5 years will suffice; if there are more people consider anywhere from 3 to 4 years. If there is a washer on the system and is used quite about 60% of water comes from that source alone. Also the use of detergent and bleach tend to break down the solid material in the tank at a higher rate thus causing the increase of a more watery tank. Heavy rains can cause the saturation of the ground and the drain field area thus slowing the ability of the drain field to remove the excess water out of the septic tank. Due to these factors 3-5 years is the proper time between cleanings.
Whether it is time to have your home septic system cleaned or you are having someother septic system related issue our trained professional staff has the experience and the knowledge to ensure that your homes septic system is working correctly and that you will have years of trouble free service. Call our trained professional staff today and see what they can do for your septic needs.