Keeping your septic tank in good condition is important to not only keeping your property clean but also making sure your property’s occupants are safe and healthy. A leaking septic system can not only cause foul odors and backups, but it can also cause wastewater to seep into nearby wells or water reserves, potentially putting the health of those nearby at risk. To help keep your system running properly, it’s important to keep up with regular septic tank draining.
Septic tank draining, sometimes referred to as septic tank pumping, is the process of clearing your septic tank to keep it operating optimally. More specifically, draining your septic system focuses mainly on removing solid waste from your system. Septic tanks also have a filtering component known as a drain field that safely disseminates wastewater back into the ground. Over time, as the wastewater is filtered out, solid waste can start to accumulate at the bottom of the tank, reducing its efficiency. After taking the solid waste out of your tank, we bring it to a processing facility for safe disposal.
Another reason it’s important to get regular septic tank draining is the need for maintenance on your system. Whenever we drain your system, we inspect its components to make sure it’s working properly and doesn’t need repairs. While there are different sizes of septic systems and wastewater production varies by property, most systems can go more than a year between drainings. Getting your system pumped once a year will offer us a great opportunity to inspect your system.
If your septic system needs to be drained, contact us at American Waste Septic for your septic tank draining needs. We have over two decades of experience and our contractors are happy to help keep your septic system operating safely and efficiently.