You just moved from a house on city sewer to one with a tank in the back yard. The seller says it is a 1,000-gallon system, but you are not sure what that means for your family. Septic tank size is the first number that matters when you buy, pump or repair a system. In…
You are standing on a lot with a survey stake and a permit folder, trying to find out if the land can take a septic system. The local health office, your bank, or your septic installer asks for a perc test. A septic system perc test checks how fast water moves through the soil that…
You have several quotes for a new tank and drain field, and the numbers do not line up. The difference may not be greed. It may be rock, water table, distance, permits or a field that needs sand. At a glance: this guide covers new systems and replacement systems. It applies to conventional, chamber, drip,…
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