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Murphy's Cesspool & Septic Service

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Septic Do's & Don'tSeptic Do's...• Know the location of your septic system.• Have your septic tank (main receiver) inspected and pumped by a licensed company every 2 years.• Direct storm water run-off away from your septic tank.• Conserve water by using plumbing fixtures that save water.• Fix all plumbing fixtures that leak.
Septic Dont's...• Park or drive over your septic system.• Build structures or plant trees over your septic system.• Dispose of non-biodegradable materials in your system.• Dispose of food scraps or kitchen grease in your system.
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Why Do Septic Systems Fail? Generally, Septic systems fail due to lack of maintenance. When the septic tank is not pumped on a regular basis it will become overloaded with solid waste. The overloading will cause the solid waste to enter the cesspool (drainage area). The cesspool will become clogged as it is not designed to handle solid matter. This will cause the system to overfill leading to…
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Dry Wells | Long Island Cesspool & Septic Services | www.NYSeptic.com

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Dry Wells Dry wells are drainage structures that leach rain water from parking lots, roads, buildings, roof water, bridges, or a house roof or driveway into the ground. Home dry wells can also be utilized to leach laundry water into the ground. They can consist of precast concrete ring or multiple rings depending on the capacity needed or the depth which is needed to reach good sand for sufficient drainage. These precast rings are made in different diameters that also effect drainage capacity. On top of the precast ring or rings is a top which can be a dome or a slab with a smaller access hole in it. That hole is covered with either a steel manhole cover and brought to grade for access or a concrete cover that is buried below ground. If the cover is below ground, it will eventually need to be accessed at some point in it's life for maintenance.


Dry wells are very similar to a cesspool with two key differences. One difference is obviously what waste water it's being used to le…
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Grease Trap Cleaning | Long Island Cesspool & Septic Services | www.NYSeptic.com

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Grease traps range in size. Anywhere from large commercial grease separators that have over a few thousand gallons in capacity. Down to smaller kitchen systems that can be recessed flush to the floor. They can fit under commercial sinks as well. All grease traps have solid bottoms. Grease traps have an outlet pipe and an inlet pipe separated by one or more baffle walls. These walls allow for the sorting of floating grease and other kitchen waste. These baffle walls allow for water to flow above certain baffles and below other baffles. This staggering process traps solids and sludges on the bottom of the grease trap as well as the top. When the grey water exits the outlet pipe after the baffle or baffles. It is then conveyed by pipe to either a leaching pool, a cesspool, or a sewer system. On Long Island grease systems typically will never be hooked to a leaching field. Whereas, other areas of New York grease trap systems may have different outflow options. Other states commonly use le…
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