PERCOLATION TESTS — What are they? And why they matter!
If you’re building in the country, something you might not know is when build a new house you also have to install a wastewater system – or a place for all your wastewater to go. In town, there is plumbing and city sewers to take care of all that, but if you build in the country […]
TOILET PAPER – why cheaper is better
Given the nature of my business, I “get” to talk about poo and toilet paper almost daily. How lucky am I?Believe it or not, toilet paper causes most of the issues people have when dealing with septic back-ups. Now hopefully, we won’t have to deal with toilet paper shortages again. But if we do, and […]
PLANNING for your NEW HOME and SEPTIC SYSTEM
You and your spouse just bought some land. Both of you are so excited about building and looking at floor plans. You are looking at different flooring and bathroom tiles, while your husband is dreaming about his new shop/outbuilding with built in man-cave. You find yourself a builder and that’s it! Right? Well, sort of…. Now I know it […]
YOUR SEPTIC and MOTHER NATURE
If you live in Nebraska (or the midwest in general…) you know the weather can change from day to day. I have lived in both Kansas and Nebraska and the same saying goes, “Don’t like the weather? Stick around, it will change!” I’m guessing if you live remotely close to me, you can appreciate this […]
WATER USAGE and your LATERAL FIELD
Let’s talk about water usage and your septic system today. One thing septic systems are good at, is showing you when you’ve used too much water. (Think about trying to fit 20 gallons of water in a 5 gallon bucket…) When you live on a septic system, water usage is a REALLY BIG DEAL. Your system […]
Call us to PUMP….YOU OUT!
As I have written several times in this blog, one the best things you can do for your septic system is pump it regularly. And every time I discuss the subject of septic pumping, my brain always thinks about one of my favorite SNL skits with Hans and Frans….I’m sorry, I’m just that weird. They […]
SEPTIC SYSTEM 101
Septic system 101 — class is in session! Over the past 10 years we have more and more people moving to locations where their homes require their own wastewater treatment system. Though this isn’t typically the first thing new homeowners like to think about (where does the poo go? probably isn’t on your mind…) it […]
LEAKING LATERALS — what could be the problem?
It’s that time of year when everyone is calling to either get their tank pumped or discuss issues with their septic systems. An item that is a biggie with many systems is water usage. Why? Septic systems are designed to handle only so much water so, if you go over that amount, your systems will let you know….kinda […]
PERCOLATION TESTS — why they matter!
If you’re building in the country, something you might not know is when build a new house you also have to install a wastewater system – or a place for all your wastewater to go. In town, there is plumbing and city sewers to take care of all that, but if you build in the country […]
PLANNING for your SEPTIC SYSTEM
You and your spouse just bought some land. Both of you are so excited about building and looking at floor plans. You are looking at different flooring and bathroom tiles, while your husband is dreaming about his new shop/outbuilding with built in man-cave. You find yourself a builder and that’s it! Right? Well, sort of…. Now I know it […]