Check out this great video on voluntary septic assessments. Septic Preservation Services is ready to help you evaluate your septic system. Call them today for an appointment at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com
Check out this great video on septic design and installation. Septic Preservation Services can design and install your new septic system from start to finish. We have the expertise in your town to put in your septic system according to local guidelines and requirements. We are your local experts. We return your yard to its previous condition including hydroseeding.
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Septic Preservation Services would like to thank all of our customers, vendors and friends for a very successful year. We have conducted more Septic Inspections, Septic Installations, Septic Designs, Septic Remediation, Septic Services and Septic Repairs in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island than ever before.
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We are looking forward to expanding upon our success in 2018. Happy Holidays from Septic Preservation Services!
Garbage Disposals are used in many households, but are they safe to use with your septic system. Good Question!
While many companies that sell garbage disposals will tell you they are fine to use with a septic system, the truth is they really aren’t.
You really shouldn’t be using a garbage disposal with your septic system. The way that the septic system is set up involves a large tank filled with water and the waste from your home. The solid waste settles to the bottom where bacteria go to work breaking it down. Then, there is the water waste layer that has the excess liquid going out to the drain field. Finally, at the top, there is a layer of scum that has built up.
In order to keep your septic system running smoothly, there are many items that should not be flushed or sent down the drains. This includes, diapers, wipes, bleach, harsh chemicals and sanitary products to name a few. The same is true with your garbage disposal. All the fats, grease, and other waste from the disposal are being added to the septic tank which can can cause problems and clogs and prevent it from working correctly.
Basically, you are overloading the waste that is being put into your septic tank and the naturally occurring bacteria will not be able to keep up with breaking it down. If you use a garbage disposal, you should have your tank pumped every year, rather than the normal 3-5 year range. It can wreak havoc with your septic system.
A better idea? Compost. Composting your kitchen waste is much better for your system and environmentally friendly. You can buy a cheap plastic composter or even make your own. Depending on the size, you can add all your kitchen waste as well as leaves and grass and have a great fertilizer ready for your garden or landscaping.
It’s a win win situation for your yard as well as your septic system.
Visit www.septicpreservation.com for all your septic system questions. They have a qualified staff ready to help you with all your septic needs from pumping and cleaning to design and installation. Give them a call at 877-378-4279.
Septic Preservation Services has Overboard Discharge Repairs and Overboard Discharge Services today in Kittery, Kittery Point, Berwick, North Berwick, Wells, Rochester, NH, Kennebunk, and West Kennebunk, Maine.
The Maine DEP’s Overboard Discharge (OBD) Program is responsible for regulating discharges of sanitary and household wastewater generated at residential or commercial locations to streams, rivers, bays, and the ocean. All OBDs must be approved by the DEP through a licensing process.
Septic Preservation Services is the only Statewide contractor on the OBD Service contractor list provided by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. For more information see http://www.maine.gov/dep/water/wd/OBD. If you require an OBD Repair or OBD Service please do contact our Biddeford, Maine Office at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com
What makes a septic system work properly? Billions of naturally occurring microscopic bacteria and enzymes are responsible for a major part of the three-stage treatment that processes wastewater in a septic system.
The wastewater in the septic tank begins the process of decomposition by separating into layers. Bacteria, which is naturally present in all septic systems, will begin to digest the solids which have settled to the bottom of the tank. These naturally occurring bacteria will change up to 50% of these solids into liquids and gases.
There are all kinds of additives on the market advertised to improve the biological environment of your septic system, but most experts agree that they are not needed. The best plan is to keep high doses of cleaners and bleaches out of your septic system which can kill off the beneficial bacteria.
Another important part of the process occurs in the drainfield. The effluent, or wastewater from the septic tank enters the drain or leachfield and comes into contact with the biomat. There are organisms living in the biomat which further digest the organic matter in the effluent and from there it reaches the soil where the last part of the process occurs. Bacteria in the soil further treat the waste. It is important that the drainfield not be flooded. Many of these bacteria found in the soil and biomat are aerobic or oxygen dependent. If water floods a drainfield, they may die off and will not be replenished until the flooding is relieved.
Septic Preservation Services can answer all your septic system questions. Call them at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com
Septic Preservation Services provides septic services all over New England including Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Today septic inspectors from our Biddeford, Maine office have septic inspection appointments in Old Orchard Beach, Kennebunk, Kennebunk Port, Cape Elizabeth, Portland, and Falmouth Maine.
We have an excellent reputation for providing thorough, professional and timely inspections in this region. If you require a septic inspection or if you have any questions about septic inspections please do contact our office at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com
Septic Preservation Services wishes its clients, friends and families a Happy Labor Day. Today we honor the working American men and women and the contributions that they have made to the strength, prosperity, laws and well-being of our country. However, most of us will celebrate by not working and spending time with our loved ones. We wish everyone a happy holiday and we will be back to work continuing to contribute to the economy and well being of the country……tomorrow. You can reach us for all your septic needs at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com
Septic Preservation Services is amazed that it is September already.
We have had an incredibly busy summer which means that the months have flown past us in an array of septic installations, septic inspections, septic repairs and septic services. We have been working with customers all over New England in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire.
Although Fall is almost upon us we do not see a reduction in the amount of appointments that we make and services that we provide. Today we have septic inspections scheduled for customers in Paxton, Spencer, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Ware, and Sterling, MA. If you need septic assistance or have any questions regarding your septic system, please do contact our office where we are always happy to answer any questions that you may have. You can reach us at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com
