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All on-site waste water disposal systems are "progressively failing systems". They will all fail at some point in time and you will have to completely replace the system whether it is a conventional or a mound. Sysems fail due to the accumulation of solids in the waste water disposal field preventing the effluent from passing into the soils or mound. This accumulation of solids is known as a "bio-mat". When a system fails the wastewater backs up into your house, this occurrence being known as a "floor-event", or discharges onto the surface above the system, this occurrence being known as a "lawn event". Both events are the last warning signs that your system has now failed.
System life is dependent on several factors. Water flow, types of solids
disposed of, discharge of non-biodegradeable items to the system are but
a few. Understanding of how a system works and what types of solids it
can and cannot handle are essential to system life. Private on-site
wasterwater disposal systems can last 20-30 years or more if properly
maintained. Please refer to Mound Systems
and Conventional Systems for more details
on these systems.
1.DO NOT use a garbage disposal.
2.DO NOT pour grease or oils down the drain.
3.DO NOT flush anything down the drain that is not
biodegradeable.
4.DO NOT discharge water softener regeneration to
the system.
5.DO NOT use any type of additive in
your system.
They don't work and can actually cause you problems.
6.DO Have your septic tanks pumped
every two years.
7.DO Have a second septic tank
installed. This will
reduce your solid output to your disposal field by appx.
25% 8.DO Have a septic tank filter installed. See Zabel Filters |