Cesspool Inspection

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When buying a new home, don’t forget your cesspool inspection. It was one of the constant messages that your grandmother always told you especially when you graduated from college. She knew that you would be acquiring a home of your own pretty soon so she took the liberty to give advice on choosing the right house and how to maintain it. She said that she spent half of her life … Read more

How to locate your septic tank

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This short article will discuss the age old question of how to locate your septic tank. It was a great loss for you and your family when your mother died. She was always a generous hostess when you spent vacation months in her house. The kids could never forget the cakes and cookies she always baked for them. She sensed the slightest problems that loomed over you and she never … Read more

How to get rid of sand mound bio-mat buildup

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This article will cover many things, but the main focus is how to get rid of sand mound bio-mat buildup in a septic system. Teaching was your passion. For ten years, you have been helping young people realize their dreams. It was never a big deal for you to spend extra time in even repeating the lesson a few times just to make sure that your students understood it. Your … Read more

How to get rid of cesspool bio-mat buildup

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The other day the septic people came out to pump out our cesspool. My guardian asked the cesspool professional how to get rid of cesspool bio-mat buildup. Maybe it was just you but who could blame you? You were an orphan yourself and there was no better place to go home to than a huge house filled with children like you. After years of hard work, you finally had everything … Read more

How to clean a sand mound

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Every homeowner dreads anything to do with a septic tank and sand mound. This article will talk a little about how to clean a sand mound and what is involved in cleaning out a system. Uncertainty filled you when you found out that your septic system will be a sand mound. It was not the usual septic system that is designed, built, and installed underground. It is above the surface … Read more

Do water softeners harm cesspits?

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This article will touch base on the age old question of do water softeners harm cesspits? Spending half of your life in another country was a great idea at first but eventually, you wanted to know about your roots. And this meant that you would have to go to the ancestral house that your grandmother has left you years ago. When you finally set foot in that ancient house, you … Read more

How to aerate a sand mound

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Summer vacation started on a Saturday. It was a very hot day then. Of course, you just decided to sit in the terrace and lounge around with the electric fan focused on you and your faithful English mastiff. You lazily watched the tall pitcher of ice tea sweat out slowly as the ice melted away in the heat. The sun was too unbearable to even walk to your front yard’s … Read more

Are septic aerators beneficial?

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Most of the time, when technology seems to be too overwhelming already, there can be moments when you get to ask yourself if it really does do you good. Look around you. Every facility these days has its own share of advanced technology. There are toilets or showers with heat sensors or motion detectors to automatically run or stop when you come and go. Bedrooms are equipped with lights and … Read more

Slow draining raised mound

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If the property that you just bought cannot accommodate a conventional septic system or a cesspool, then you have to get a raised mound. A raised mound is an alternative wastewater treatment system that is installed on a property that has a high water table or an aberrant soil type. It is a system that can be used if the soil has a fast or slow percolation rate. This attention … Read more

Septic additives do help septic tanks

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With your career as a blogger on various consumer products, it can be very tedious to test every single product for the benefit of your followers. Your job usually called for personal trials of the newest products in the market. It was never easy especially when it came to beauty and health products. It can be safely said that you have subjected yourself to be a human guinea pig. But … Read more