If you are one of the many homeowners why rely on a septic system rather than a municipal sewer to dispose of household wastewater, you probably know that taking good care of it is very important to preventing problems and prolonging the life of the system. Regular septic tank inspections and pumping are important and need to be done by a sewer septic professional. Your sewer septic contractor will ensure the entire system is working properly and will be able to let you know whether or not the septic tank needs to be pumped. In addition to having your septic system serviced regularly there are a number of good habits that you and your family can get into that will help to keep the system in good operating condition.
One of the most important things to know about a septic system is that when too much water flows into the septic tank at one time, there is not enough space left for the waste to properly settle to the bottom of the tank and decompose. The result is that too much solid material will be suspended in the water flowing out into the leach field and after a while the leach field can become clogged with solid material. A clogged leach field will eventually fail and cause serious problems with your septic system. Having said that the best thing you can do is prevent this from occurring in the first place.
Taking care of your laundry habits is one way of ensuring that excessive amounts of water don’t get send through the system at the same time. Many households have a “laundry day” on which all of the laundry of everyone in the house that has been building up for the last week is done at the same time. Take care of your septic system by doing a laundry load every day rather than 10 loads all on the same day. Similarly, try to avoid taking showers, running the dishwasher, and doing laundry all at the same time.
