If you are new to having a septic tank, chances are that you might not know much about septic pumping. Therefore, we have listed some of the common mistakes that homeowners make when it comes to septic pumping.
Pumping Too Much
If you aren’t having your septic pumped regularly, chances are that the drain field is going to fail. To make sure that your tank’s staying healthy, it should be pumped every 3 to 5 years at the most. Otherwise, the waste will begin sludging up.
Pumping Too Often
Although you don’t want to wait a long time before it’s pumped, you also don’t want to do it too often. There are 4 things you should think about when you are deciding the frequency to pump the tank.
Size of tank
Amount tank holds
Age of tank
Number of people in the house
Fixing Your Clogged Field by Pumping Your Tank
If your drain field has issues, you want to make sure it’s fixed quickly. If you try fixing it by pumping your tank, your tank will fill fast again, and the problem won’t be fixed. So don’t try pumping the tank to fix a clogged field. You are going to have a huge mess on your hands.
These are three septic pumping mistakes that you want to avoid making with your septic tank. Remember these mistakes when it comes to your septic tank, and you will have a healthy septic system that is sure to give you many years of use.
