Septic System Maintenance: An Introduction

If you have a septic tank on your property, then you need to have your septic tank pumping done at some point. The septic tank is what holds all your home's waste, and while most homes have the city's septic and sewer system to get rid of their waste, the homes with septic pumping have their own tanks.

What's great about the septic waste on your property is that most of the waste is broken down inside the tank in a natural process. So long as you don't flush things down your toilet that can cause the bacterial breakdown to slow down or be interrupted, your septic tank should be working well. Take care of your septic pumping needs and your septic tank should last a long time and give you years of healthy operation.

Here are signs you need to have septic tank pumping done.

Your home stinks of eggs or rotten sulfur

When your home stinks of eggs and sulfur, odds are, the septic tank is getting too full and sewage is either being broken down too high to the rim of the tank, or the tank is backing septic sludge back into your home's interior plumbing. It's wise to at least have your septic tank looked at to make sure it's not leaking or that your home's plumbing is at risk.

Your septic tank hasn't ever been cleaned out

If your septic tank pumping needs to be done, then you have to make sure the unit gets cleaned out. You may not understand exactly how long it's been since your septic tank has been pumped out, but if you don't have the septic tank taken care of as soon as you can, the unit can be at risk of overflowing. Your septic pumping needs should be addressed immediately to avoid overloading your septic system and causing damage to your septic tank in general.

You may have records of your septic tank pumping somewhere in county records. If not, then have a septic pumping specialist dig up your septic tank and examine it to see if it needs to be pumped and if any other repairs are necessary. If your septic tank has already been dug up, it's worth having it pumped out.

When you own a home with a septic tank, there will be times you need to have septic tank pumping done. The sooner you have this need taken care of, the better off your septic system will be in the end. 

For more info about septic tank pumping, contact a local company.