Whether you live in the Orlando Area, Winter Park, Winter Springs, Altamonte Springs, Lake Mary, Apopka, or anywhere in the Central Florida area, the rainy and hurricane season is here and forecasters are predicting a busy season! Is your septic tank ready?
It’s important for all home and business owners with a septic tank to understand how excessive water and rainfall can affect their system. Here are a couple of great tips to get your septic tank ready for the rainy season.
Rainwater on your property: Ensure pooling rainwater is being properly removed by eliminating any blockage from swales, drainage structures, and ditches. If you still have standing water in a ditch 36 to 48 hours after a normal afternoon shower you many want to contact the city or county water management to clean out the public areas.
Take Care of the area around the drain field: Runoff water should do just that, take water away from your house and drain field. Help manage rainwater by cleaning out gutters and face downspouts away from your septic tank or drain field, ensure there isn’t any rainwater pooling over the system.
Maintaining your septic system: Processing waste in a septic system is a natural progression, but when they are not properly maintained the pipes leading to the drain field can get congested with sludge and weaken the system. This allows the drain field to flow slowly and less efficiently. Excessive rainfall adds to the stress and can result in backups and other issues. Having your system inspected every couple of years can avoid any costly repairs.
The rainy season can cause havoc on your septic system. Just by having your system properly maintained , inspected and tank pumped before the rainy season sets in can save you a ton of money and frustration! Contact Orlando Septic System, we provide a full resource for all your septic tank and waste management needs. We are committed to providing the very best quality and customer service. Orlando Septic Service is an environmentally friendly company serving Central Florida for 23 years. We are a licensed septic contractor certified with the State of Florida. Earning our reputation as an honest and reliable waste management business in the Seminole and Orange County areas.
