Maintaining a healthy septic system is vital for properly functioning your home's wastewater disposal system and protecting your environment. Following a few key tips will ensure your septic system remains trouble-free. We'll share invaluable information and insights to help you keep your septic system in top-notch condition. We'll cover everything from regular maintenance to mindful water usage and landscaping considerations. By the end of this post, you'll have the knowledge and tools to ensure your septic system functions smoothly, saving you from costly repairs and environmental headaches. Let's dive in and get started on the path to septic systems!

Ways to Maintain Your Septic Tank

To Keep Your Septic System Functioning Properly You Should NEVER:

To keep septic system functioning properly you should NEVER: 

• Allow excess amounts of fat or grease to enter the system. 
• Allow trucks or heavy equipment to drive over your septic system 
• Plumb water softener systems into your septic tank - Wastewater should go elsewhere, as it can destroy the bacterial action in the tank
• Use excessive amounts of laundry soap, detergents, bleach, or chemical drain cleaners. Large amounts of these chemicals can kill the friendly bacteria that make your system function properly.
• Ignore plumbing leaks 
  

When and How Often Should You Pump Your Septic System?

It is best to schedule septic tank service during the spring and summer months in preparation for heavy use. How often should a septic tank be pumped? Generally, a septic tank system should be pumped every three to five years depending on your usage. 

You can check for these signs when you aren't sure when your septic tank was last pumped:

• Pooling water in the yard around your septic tank
• Bad smells are coming from the drains inside your house and in the yard 
• Slow drains could mean your tank is too full 

The amount of waste water your household produces, the size of your septic tank, and types of cleaners, chemicals, and soaps that go through your drains will all affect how often septic tank services will be needed.

Why Should My Aerobic System Be Pumped? 

Aerobic septic systems are similar to septic tanks, but they are smaller and use oxygen and aerobic bacteria to treat sewage. Your aerobic septic system needs to be pumped regularly for two essential reasons. 

Excessive sludge 

Wastewater is pipped from your home to a trash tank every time you flush the toilet with an aerobic septic system. Over time, the trash tank will fill up with excessive sludge that can work its way into other tanks and compartments leading to contamination of your pump tank. A contaminated pump tank is hard on your septic system and poses a health risk to your family. 

Too many solids 

A buildup of septic tank sludge hinders oxygen from entering the system allowing it to break down the waste. When too many solids accumulate in the pump tank, the spray lines and heads will become gummed up leading to premature pump failure. 

As part of your aerobic system's routine servicing, sludge tests are conducted in the tank to detect water surges.

Schedule Your Septic System Cleaning 

With We Pump It Septic Service, your residential or commercial septic system will run freely, be healthy, and odor-free in Bryan/College Station, Lake Limestone, Texas, and the surrounding areas. Our experts will determine the best maintenance schedule to keep your system flowing properly and avoid expensive repairs. 

We Pump it Septic Services provides all types of professional septic tank services that are environmentally safe. Estimates are FREE, so contact us today for affordable septic tank maintenance.