Septic System Maintenance Tips
Keeping your septic system maintained properly will prevent costly repairs later. Here is how to care for yours.
Septic Maintenance
Learn tips for good septic maintenance and care
For septic maintenance, Correll's Septic Service recommends installing a protective hard cover on top of your septic tank.
It also helps to avoid digging around and packing in soil over septic tanks or drain fields. Also, heavy garbage disposal use can increase solids in a septic tank and cause you to pump too frequently.
- Install a protective hard cover on top of your septic tank.
- Avoid digging around and packing in soil over septic tanks or drain fields.
- Go easy on the garbage disposal — heavy use increases solids and means pumping more often.
Know Your System
What to watch for between pump-outs
A few habits and a couple of warning signs are the difference between a routine clean-out and an expensive repair.
For septic care, don't flush these items
- Coffee grinds
- Dental floss
- Diapers
- Cat litter
- Sanitary napkins
- Cigarette butts
- Condoms
- Oil, fat, or cooking grease
- Paper towels
- Hazardous chemicals
Look for common septic problem signs
- A bad smell in your home or yard
- Soggy grass around the septic tank area
- Water backup into tubs, sinks, and toilets
- Hearing gurgling sounds when draining sinks, tubs, or toilets
Find out how septic systems work
A septic system's absorption area treats wastewater, and the septic tank is where water is stored after draining from the house. There it separates into oils on top, wastewater in the middle, or solids at the bottom. It exits through baffles that remove scum into gravel trenches called drain fields.
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