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Do You Really Need To Pump Your Orlando Septic Tank?
If your Central Florida home has a septic system, proper maintenance and tank pumping is vital. Not only can you avoid a messy situation, it will also save you a lot of money! The average 3 bedroom house with 2200 square feet living area usually has a septic tank that holds 900 gallons. The septic tank collects waste water from the washing machine, toilets, showers, sinks and dishwashers. Since the average person in Florida uses 80 gallons of water per day, that makes 320 gallons a day for a family of four. Not only does the septic tank fill up quickly but just imagine how much water moves throughout the septic tank into the drain field every day! The septic tank itself collects and holds all the solid waste such as toilet paper, food from the disposal, human waste, hair from the shower, lint from the washer and anything else, [...]
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Orlando/Casselberry/Apopka/Wekiva Septic Tank Pumping
10/24/2018 While there is no doubt your septic system will last longer if you have your tank pumped on a regular basis. While the bacteria found in the tank naturally converts many of the solids into liquids, but not all of them. Those that remain accumulate over time and [...]
Orlando/Longwood/Castleberry Fast & Affordable Grease Trap Cleaning
10/16/2018 Many Central Florida area restaurants and cafes want to know how often they should have their grease trap cleaned. Any type of restaurant gets busy, it is easy to forget about cleaning the grease trap until it is too late. The easiest way to reduce costly repairs, legal [...]
Does Your Orlando/Oviedo/Casselberry Septic Tank Need Pumping or Maintenance?
10/9/2018 How do you know if your Orlando septic tank needs pumping or the system needs maintenance? It’s a good question that we at Orlando Septic Services receive all the time. To stay in good working order, all waste management systems need regular maintenance. This includes inspection of the inlets, [...]
Do The New Septic Rules Apply to Your Orange/Seminole Home?
10/2/2018 Understanding the new septic system rules recently put into place can be very confusing. These rules went to effect July 1, 2018, affecting those home and business owners living in the Wekiva Basin, including neighborhoods in Pine Hills and Apopka areas. Orange County has set up a new [...]
Casselberry, Oviedo, Apopka, Longwood, Septic Tank Pumping & Repair
09/24/2018 A few week's ago we talked about a very common question we get here at Orlando Septic Services, "Why is my septic system not working properly?" A common one is the pipe coming from the house into the septic tank gets clogged. Other reasons include: Blocked Inlet baffle [...]
Septic Tank Pumping & Inspection, Orlando, Casselberry, Wekiva, Oviedo
How much should you know about the maintenance of your septic tank? It seems to be working just fine, the old saying, ‘if it’s not broke, don’t fix it’, comes to mind. But unfortunately, your septic system doesn’t work on this premise. Your septic system can be compared to [...]
