Entries Tagged Troubleshooting

A colleague and I were called to a home years ago where sewage was backing up into the basement. We investigated the...

Providing septic system owners with the necessary information on proper system care and water usage constraints is one of the most important...

For the past few months we have gone through a series of troubleshooting issues from the service provider’s perspective. A question I...

A common call from homeowners involves complaints about odors either inside or outside the house. Odor can be a vexing problem and...

Suppose you arrive at the site, open the septic tank and find that the outlet baffle in the concrete tank is severely...

When the tank is opened the proper liquid level for the tank is at the invert of the outlet pipe. If the...

One concern service providers have when troubleshooting a system is whether the septic tank or holding tanks are structurally sound and in...

When opening the septic tank, carefully inspect the lids and covers for any damage and structural integrity. If concrete lids are cracked...

This article continues the series of discussions on troubleshooting systems from the perspective of a service provider. Even though this seems like...

Before locating and troubleshooting begins, there are some actions a service provider should take when arriving at a site. Have all of...

This is the first in a series of articles on something every service provider in the industry does whether they realize it...