GET PUMPED! (Words to live by if you’re a septic tank!)
In the last four weeks, I have covered many different ways to care for or maintain your system. Many items have been ways to be mindful on a day-to-day basis (water usage, care when flushing, and lateral maintenance). However, one of the most important things you can do for your system is pump it regularly. […]
Lateral Field Care — your house’s biggest sponge!
Today I will elaborate on the septic system drainfield and the best way to care for it. In the diagram above, you can see all the components of a septic system. There is a tank and a leachfield/drainfield. When I talk to customers, many of them are confused as to what makes up a […]
TOILET PAPER — and how it can ruin your life….
This week we will talk about TOILET PAPER!! Yay! What fun?! What fun?! Who doesn’t LOVE talking about the substance we use to wipe the most disgusting items from our body?! Hip hip hooray!! I know I have you going on a toilet-paper-celebrating-frenzy, but to be honest, toilet paper is no laughing matter […]
WATER USAGE
So, if you read my previous ever-so-eloquently-written-wastewater-post from last week…You’ll notice the first thing I mentioned when avoiding septic system “messes” was WATER USAGE. Today, I’m going to elaborate on that. I had written how septic systems are sized according to the number of bedrooms. It is assumed that there is at least one person per […]
RESOLUTION 2020: Learn more about your septic system!!
HAPPY JANUARY!! Oh the joys of new beginnings! Or if you’re like me, you can more closely relate to the meme below…. No matter what your opinion on January or resolutions, one thing that I would recommend to put on your list of “things to do” or “goals of 2020” is to learn more about […]
MOTHER NATURE AND YOUR SEPTIC SYSTEM
Do I sound like a broken record when it comes to weather? My apologies, but if you think I talk about it a lot, there’s a reason for it — it can cause people in the septic world problems! Nebraska is one of those fortunate states that gets to experience all four seasons every year. […]
BUILDING A NEW HOME? Things to consider when building in the country
You and your spouse just bought some land outside the city limits. Both of you are so excited about building and looking at floor plans. You are now considering different flooring types 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 […]
GET PUMPED!! Or at least get your septic tank pumped…)
In the last few posts, I have covered many different ways to care for or maintain your system. Many items have been ways to be mindful on a day-to-day basis (water usage, care when flushing, and lateral maintenance). However, one of the most important things you can do for your system is pump it regularly. […]
RADIO SHOW with Rich Rodenburg on KFOR
I had the pleasure of being asked again onto Rich Rodenburg’s “Start Moving” radio show on KFOR October 12, 2019. Life in the septic world has kept me busy and I forgot to add this to my blog post. I love being able to help people understand their septic systems as much as I can […]
LATERAL FIELD CARE
I speak to many customers about how their systems function every day. Several “new to country living” homeowners do not fully understand how their system works. I will admit, if I wasn’t in the industry, contemplating where my poop drained to after I flushed wouldn’t preoccupy my thoughts on a regular basis either. I mean, […]