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oh and by the way if you have the system inspected during dry season there is no guarantee that in wet conditions the system will not flood

i see it all the time customer buys a house in dry and come wet back ups happen

i tell my customers that typical life span of drain fields is in 25-30 yr range however iv seen them last 50 and fail in 5.

maintenance is key the purpose of pumping is to cut done on bio overload the bacteria can only break down so much waste after 2-4 yrs the slug builds up and can enter drainage system(even with good baffles)

this is the truth...i went to a customer on Monday (they called because of back up in basement toilet)
my first question was "where is septic tank so i can check that first" older lady looked at me like i had two heads

they have owned house since 1958 and never had tank pumped...so after digging up manhole i had it pumped which took the guy 3 hrs to do due to so much slug
I am returning fri morning for $9,900 septic tank replacement
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