The first step in understanding how a septic tank draining service can help you is to understand your septic system and how it works. When designed and installed correctly, your septic system is designed to last for decades. If it isn’t treated properly, it can fail in just a few years. Thankfully, maintaining your septic system isn’t hard or expensive. You just need to know what to do to keep it working correctly.
The most important thing to keep in mind is that your system is like a smorgasbord spread for bacteria. As the waste flows into the septic tank, anaerobic bacteria begin to break down the organic material. This creates a layer of sludge that falls to the bottom of the tank. Oil, grease, and fat, on the other hand, float to the top as scum. The remaining wastewater, also known as effluent, then flows out to the drain field, which is where bacteria can thrive and the treated water can then seep back into the ground.
When things that shouldn’t go into your septic tank get flushed down there, however, this system is disrupted, which can cause problems. Too much wastewater in too short of a period of time, garbage disposal waste, antibacterial soaps, and an assortment of other items can all lead to failure.
Septic tank draining services can remove scum and sludge, as well as other items, from your septic system to help restore complete functionality to it.
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