lundi 2 janvier 2017

Why The Best Septic System Maintenance Sanford ME Companies Provide Is Critical To Family Health

By Jason Cook


The septic tank system is the device that allows for the orderly evacuation of all waste from your home. It also facilitates the distribution of that waste into the ground water to be filtered and get back into the great circle of life. What is needed, for all of this to work properly is to ensure that a company, familiar with the septic system maintenance Sanford ME homeowners appreciate.

The septic tank is a circular or square container buried in either the side or back yard. It may be fairly large or quite small, depending on the brand, size of the house and the budget of the homeowner that installed it. The health department in your jurisdiction will mandate a few other requirements that are largely dealt with when it was installed originally.

The waste water flows from the house to the tank through a pipe attached to the main drain system. It is also attached to the side of the tank up toward the top of the tank. Most tanks are simply open spaces with a lid to prevent dirt from falling in. Some will have partitions for separate compartments. The solids that came in fall to the bottom and the liquids float on top.

The important part of the entire system is what goes on with the liquids. The level of the waste water rises all of the time. This causes the liquids, floating on the top, to get to the outflow pipe. This is connected to the other side of the tank about the same level as the inflow one. The liquids then flow out and into the drain field. This drain field is a pipe with holes that allow the liquids to flow out and into the soil and gravel receiving media and into the ground water.

The solids that are on the bottom are constantly being turned into liquids through the chemical reaction of enzymes working on them. These are naturally occurring, however, that level may need to be artificially maintained by introducing some every once in a while. The problems that can cause the need for maintenance will often be the result of clogs, either to or from the tank in the pipes. A bad clog can cause backup into the house which is something to be avoided.

Ensuring you have contact information to a plumbing contractor will help you be prepared for anything that can happen with a septic system. Part of the problem is that the enzymes that are constantly working on the waste may have gone inert. This can be remedied by introducing more enzymes into the system through the bathtub or toilet or straight in through the top of the septic tank.

A mechanical correction to a clog can be handled by using a mechanical snake by experienced professionals. Occasionally, the process to remedy some issues is to pump the tank out completely. This can be accomplished through the use of a pump truck, after which the technicians can climb down into the tank and work on any clog to or from it.

The only way this waste water system works properly is to keep it operating in the right way. The right way will keep your house safe and healthy. By this system working right, the waste water you do not need will flow away from your home instead of staying there, which is exactly what you do not want.




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