If your sink is slow, the toilet gurgles when the washing machine runs, or grass over the drain field is greener than the rest of the yard, your septic tank may be moving toward a pump. If wastewater is backing up into a tub, shower or floor drain, stop running fixtures, keep people out of the wet area and call a septic pumper before the problem gets bigger.
Most people hear that a tank is full and picture a glass filled to the rim. A septic tank works differently. It always holds liquid while it is doing its job, and the issue is not usually the water. The issue is the solid layers that build up at the top and bottom.
This page answers how to tell if your septic tank is full, why that phrase can mislead, what signs matter most and how a pumper checks the scum layer and sludge before recommending pumping.
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