Septic Tank Cleaning
Preventive maintenance is the key to a long lasting and proper functioning septic tank. Pumping out a septic tank is the only way to keep prevent your tank and lateral lines from failing. Call A1 Porta Potty today to schedule your septic pumping in Southern Indiana.
The Septic Pumping Process
The problem with septic tanks is that everyone outside the city limits in Indiana and Kentucky have one, but homeowners do not understand how they function. Understanding why a septic system needs to be cleaned can save you from a potential nightmare.
A septic tank is used to receive the raw wastewater from your home. The tank is designed to remove particles from the water. Particles that are heavy than the water sink to the bottom of the tank while the water eventually flows out of the tank into the lateral field. The debris particles become known as sludge. The sludge is what builds up and needs to be removed.
If the sludge builds up past a certain point in the tank, it can make its way out of the tank and into the lateral lines. Once it makes its way into the lateral lines and hardens up, problems are going to start. Save heartache and money by calling A1 Porta Potty today to schedule your septic pumping.
Septic Tank Cleaning Company
Governing bodies and industry veterans recommend cleaning out your septic tank every 2 or 3 years. The suggestion comes from an equation of how much wastewater a typical family produces in a years time. The equation calculates the amount of sludge in a tank to reach a maximum capacity of 30% of the entire volume of the tank. A family of four can potentially hit the 30% tank capacity in 1.5 years.
We know that thinking about cleaning your septic tank is not a top priority. We just flush our toilets and take where it goes for granted. Then one day liquid and waste start backing up into your house and it is too late. Don’t let a small fee once every few years cost you a large fee.
