One thing many people unfortunately ignore is the maintenance of their septic systems. Your septic system, of course, is what allows you to safely remove waste from your toilets and other water fixtures. If you ignore needed septic maintenance tasks, the results could be disastrous. To prevent such catastrophes, start your regular septic maintenance this new year.

Pumping

One thing you can absolutely not forget to do is to have your system pumped every three to five years. Whether it’s three or five years should depend on the amount your family flushes down the toilet and other factors like how much toilet paper you use. If you don’t have your system pumped on schedule, it could lead to a backup in which human waste and whatever else is flushed ends up inside your home instead of your septic tank. If you have forgotten to have your tank pumped, the good news is that septic tank professionals can certainly pump your tank during the winter.

Septic Treatments

Something else you can do as a homeowner is to implement septic treatments to help break down the waste that collects in your septic tank. The most popular brand of home septic treatment is Rid-X. However, there are many competitors and generic versions you can choose instead that can be found in any department store. These septic treatments simply need to be flushed down the toilet, and your toilets and faucets should not be run for several hours afterwards. Doing this treatment before you go to sleep or go out for the day is a good choice. This should be done once a month for regular maintenance of your system.

Inspections

Professional inspections of your entire system should also be performed every three to five years. This should be done to identify possible problems such as leaks, structural problems, or unhealthy sludge levels. Since three to five years is also the amount of time you should schedule in between pumping your system, you should have an inspection performed at the same time to ensure your system is healthy.

Protecting Your System

You should also make sure to take steps to protect your septic system on a daily basis. This means not flushing things that will not break down naturally. Instead, those items should be sent out for trash collection. It also means protecting the drain field of your septic tank by not building or placing heavy items on top of it. Trees with strong roots should also not be planted near the septic tank or drain field.

Never wait until something is wrong to act. If you live in Muncie, IN, and need septic repairs and maintenance, hire our company, Happy & Clean Septic Rescue, for the job.