Septic System Maintenance (Is It Important?)
A septic tank system is a vital component of your home. While the system often goes unnoticed, it is hard at work twenty-four hours a day treating and disposing of your household waste. As the adage “out of sight out of mind” implies, many homeowners ignore or fail to schedule regular septic system maintenance. A neglected septic system can lead to a myriad of problems such as an unpleasant sewage odor, seeping or overflowing septic tanks and leach fields in addition to backed up or overflowing toilets that could introduce toxic sewage into your home.
Generally, septic systems are not the same as the common city sewer systems familiar to people. In the city sewer system, once the unwanted waste has been flushed down a sewer drain, it is transported to a water treatment plant for treatment. Conversely, septic tanks are owned by people and are located on private land. Waste drained down a septic drain doesn’t go very far from its source. It’s being stored in an underground tank until a septic pumping firm is contacted to empty it. And so, it is the homeowners’ responsibility to schedule when to pump the tank…
Minnesota is notorious for long winters, but it’s important to prepare your septic system for spring starting in late March-early April. As the rainy season begins and the snowstorms come to an end, the added weight of excess ground water can put stress on your septic system if you’re not fully prepared.
With the holiday season upon us, and with the Covid-19 crisis becoming less severe, it is more likely that we can gather with family and friends. Getting back to normal will certainly feel good, of course, and we should all enjoy it as much as possible. Aside from the possible family conflicts that can arise around the holidays, one of the very last things we would want to experience is a septic system failure while our loved ones are visiting with us. However, if you are concerned that there is a problem
There is simply no denying the fact that septic system problems can be very unpleasant. Dan’s Plumbing & Septic offers professional and reliable assessment and repairs for these unpleasant septic system problems, and we provide maintenance services that prevent future problems from arising.
As a property owner, you may not regularly think about the septic system on your property, but it truly cannot be ignored. The last thing that you want is for your septic system to fail and for it to have to be replaced, which can become a very costly expense. The best way to avoid this is to commit to an effective septic system maintenance plan