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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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Central Florida Septic Tank Pumping, Inspection & Drain Field Repairs
09/03/2017 In last week's blog we talked about, how to identify if your Central Florida septic system or drain field is failing. As the waste water goes into the septic system, the solids sink to the bottom, grease and oil floats to the top, the water in the center, [...]
Commercial Grease Traps and Pipe Jetting in Orlando
08/25/2017 If you own or manage a restaurant or kitchen in Central Florida, chances are you’ve had to deal with the grease trap. It is important to ensure the grease trap is working effectively to ensure oils and liquid fats don’t enter the plumbing lines. Once clogged you can [...]
How do you Know if your Central Florida Septic/Drainfield was Failing?
08/17/2017 Would you know if your Orlando area septic system was failing? Many residents are unaware there is even a problem until they are faced with raw sewage backing up into the bathtub, they have slow drains, or toilets that are gurgling and not flushing properly. By the time [...]
Orlando Septic Service, Tank Pumping, Drainfield Repair, Grease Trap Cleaning
As a leader in the industry, Orlando Septic Service receives a lot of questions from home and business owners about their septic system, drain, and grease trap cleaning. How do I know if my septic system is failing? Typically, when a septic system isn’t functioning properly, the drain field [...]
Gurgling Toilets, Slow Drains, Septic Tank & Drain Field Problems
08/01/2017 Septic tanks in the Orlando area are typically considered safe and effective, but our intense afternoon rain and thunderstorms are causing havoc on many septic systems around Central Florida. Heavy participation led Ben’s septic tank to cause slow drains, the toilets to make a gurgling sound, and waste [...]
Avoid Septic & Drain Problems In A Few Easy Steps
07/24/2017 Every Orlando, Seminole & Volusia County area home and business use lots of water every day, from showers, sinks, to the laundry, and toilets. All the water goes down the drain to the septic tank and ends up in the drain field. If any of these pipes become [...]
