How To Get Rid Of Sludge In Your Septic Tank Removing sludge from your septic system on a regular basis is necessary. Regular cleaning of the wastewater system ensures the protection of the soakaway system and ensures your tank operates correctly. In this post, we will discuss how you can take good care of your … Read more
How Far Should Your Well Be From Your Septic Tank? A private water well and a septic tank don’t make good neighbors. If you have a well on your property and are planning to install a new septic tank or if you want to purchase a home that already has both, make sure these two … Read more
How Long Does It Take To Pump Out A Septic Tank? A septic tank is like the car you drive. Take good care of your tank, and it will last many years; ignore it, and it will break down frequently. Cleaning a septic tank—just like performing preventive maintenance on a car—is not time-consuming, so there’s … Read more
How To Know If Your House Has A Septic Tank? How do you know if the property you are currently living in or the one you are about to buy has a septic tank? In this article, we will discuss how to know if your property is served by a public sewer or septic system, … Read more
Do All Houses Have A Septic System? Often times first time home buyers or people looking to buy a new residence come across properties with Septic Systems. This can often lead to lots of other questions. For instance, you may be wondering does every house have a septic system? So, does every house have a … Read more
Understanding Leach Fields and Leach Lines Moving into a new home always takes some adjustment. For instance, if your old home used a sewer system but now you are on a septic and leach field system. For instance, where would you look for your leach field? How do you maintain a septic tank? What is … Read more
Common Leach Field & Drain Line Problems If you are thinking about installing a septic system on your property, your contractor may have only told you about the leach field late in the planning stages. You already knew there would be a septic tank, of course, but how does the leach field work? Are there … Read more
Updated October 2026. Checked against This Old House, NDSU Extension and U.S. EPA guidance. A toilet gurgles when air is pushed or pulled back through its water seal because wastewater cannot flow or vent freely. If only one toilet gurgles, it is usually a clog in that toilet or its drain; plunge it or use … Read more
How To Restore A Septic Drainfield An adeptly-designed, properly-installed, and well-maintained septic system should last you for decades. Unfortunately, it can likewise fail in just a few years, with any of the three aforementioned elements lacking. Practically speaking, maintaining a healthy septic system is not all that expensive, but you could easily spend thousands to … Read more
Updated October 2026. Repair methods from engineering and inspection references; costs and lifespans from the U.S. EPA. Small cracks in a concrete septic tank can often be repaired by a septic professional, after the tank is pumped, using epoxy, hydraulic cement or polyurethane injection. Wide cracks, cracks in load-bearing walls, a sagging or collapsing tank, … Read more