If you live in a house with a septic tank, you need to pump it from time to time. How often you need residential septic tank pumping will depend on the size of your family, the size of your tank, and your family’s habits. A small septic tank will need to be pumped more often, obviously; however, there are some ways to keep it from needing to be pumped as often.
Solid Waste
Your septic tank filter your waste into a bottom layer of solid waste. That solid waste is what fills up your septic tank and needs to be pumped. The liquid waste is filtered out through the drainfield into your yard. To cut down on how often you need residential septic tank pumping in Doylestown, PA, you need to cut down on solid waste. If you have a garbage disposal, you can use it less and dump wasted food into the trash. Dumping wasted food into the trash reduces the amount of solid waste in your septic tank. Also, you can introduce beneficial microbes into the septic system that will help decompose the solid waste faster.
You can browse our website to see some available services to help you. No matter what you do to reduce the amount of waste, you’ll eventually need to have your tank pumped.
How Often?
If a family of four has a fifteen hundred gallon tank, they will need residential septic tank pumping about every four years. If you have small children, you’ll likely need that pumping less often. If you have teenagers, it might be a little bit more than that. The amount of time you need is not a hard and fast rule but a general rule of thumb. If you have a larger tank, you won’t need pumping as often. Make sure to make a note when it is pumped so you’ll know when you need to pump again.
