A septic system maintenance agreement can provide peace of mind and help ensure your septic system works great and lasts a long time. Septic systems need regular septic system inspections and periodic septic tank pumping to prevent system failure. The cost of replacing a septic system can run well over ten thousand dollars so it is very important to have the system inspected and pumped when necessary.
The frequency of septic system inspections and septic tank pumping varies depending on the size of your system and your usage habits. Most experts recommend having the system inspected every one to two years and pumping the septic tank every three to five years. If you have a large system subject to light use you can probably go longer between pumping. A smaller system subject to heavy use might need to be pumped every year.
Unfortunately, septic tanks are not equipped with a gauge to tell us when they are full and need to be pumped. However, your septic tank inspector will be able to tell you whether the tank is getting full and needs to be pumped or whether you can another year or two.
The hard part about septic tank inspections and pumping is remembering to call your sewer septic professional to arrange for the inspection or pump out. A septic system maintenance agreement will relieve that burden. When you have a septic system maintenance agreement, your sewer septic contractor will automatically set up an inspection at the appropriate interval. You won’t have to try to remember if you had your septic system inspected last year or was it the year before that?
Your septic system inspector will schedule a convenient time to inspect your septic system and will let you know if you need pumping or other septic system maintenance. A septic maintenance agreement means one less thing for you to remember.
