Septic System Owner's Manual: Tanks, Drainfields, Pumps and Alarms: Inspection, Pumping Schedules, Troubleshooting Failure Prevention

The tank protects the field. Twenty-eight chapters explain what a septic system actually does, what shortens its life, and why a drainfield that has failed hydraulically is not a chemical problem and cannot be fixed with a product. System architecture, safety around tanks and gases, tank layers and baffles, soil and percolation and design, the drainfield and the biomat, pumps and lift stations, floats controls and alarms, what may enter the system, pumping and inspection, internal and external diagnosis, roots and traffic, advanced treatment systems, water conservation, winter, site protection, the relationship between well and septic, records, repair and replacement, and choosing a contractor. WHAT IS INSIDE Systematic diagnosis for slow drains, odours, wet ground and alarm conditions 4 fully worked cases from first symptom to confirmed cause 12 clear technical diagrams Chapters on buying and selling a property, on permits and working with authorities, on tools, on costs and quotes, and on emergency situations Service log and fault log sheets, three appendices and a 26-term glossary WHO IT IS FOR Owners of private septic systems, and buyers assessing one before purchase. Entering a tank is prohibited absolutely throughout the book, and pumping and jetting are identified as licensed work with disposal obligations attached.