Recognize the Signs of Septic Tank Damage

One of the most important things for new homeowners to learn is how to maintain the major systems that make their home safe, comfortable, and healthy for all family members. When the home is designed with a septic system, the new homeowner must learn how to maintain it properly so that wastewater and solids produced inside the home can be safely removed from the home, then processed and released into the soil. While there are many steps involved in maintaining a septic tank and its attached drain field, septic tank pumping is probably the most important one for new homeowners to understand. 

Septic tank pumping solves problems associated with an overloaded tank

An overloaded septic tank is defined as one that has become too full of liquid and solid waste to function as designed. When a septic tank becomes too full, the biological action required to break down waste matter and turn it into effluent stalls or stops completely, allowing raw, unprocessed waste to be released into the drain field. If the pressure from too much waste inside the tank becomes too great, the tank or its fittings and connections may rupture or begin to leak raw sewage onto the lawn. Septic tank pumping on a regular schedule prevents problems related to overloading so the septic system can continue to function safely and efficiently for the home's occupants. 

Septic tank pumping helps a failing drain field continue to function

Another important reason for the homeowner to schedule regular septic tank pumping service visits is to provide support for an aging or failing drain field. Septic drain fields can begin to work less efficiently for many reasons. Some of the most common ones include age, damage, and sizing issues. Septic tank pumping services remove most of the waste liquid and solids from the tank, reducing the amount of waste that will need to be moved into and through the drain field. By reducing the amount of work the drain field must do, it can continue to function well enough to allow the homeowner to postpone making expensive upgrades or repairs until a more favorable time arrives. 

Septic tank pumping services performed regularly are an important part of every rural homeowner's home maintenance regimen. If you would like to learn more about septic tank pumping or have questions about scheduling septic tank pumping services for the first time, contact a septic tank pumping service provider in your area.