Service A Cesspool Before Holidays 101 | Murphy's Cesspool & Septic Service NYSeotic.com
Tis The Season To Be Prepared!
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Celebrating Christmas & Thanksgiving with the family, for the holiday season has a huge impact on your septic system. During the holidays, your cesspool & septic system has unique needs specific to this time of the year. Frequent guests or guests staying for long periods of time mean an increased use of toilets, showers, and other water sources. Preparation of large holiday meals will increase the use of your dishwasher and garbage disposal. These activities will lead to extra stress on your septic system, which means you should take extra precautions. Here’s how to keep your septic system healthy during the holiday season.
Pumping your Cesspool & Septic System is the single most important part of Septic system maintenance. If your tank is nearing full, it’s a definite must to pump it before the the holiday season comes hard at you. When your septic tank is full, it can overflow, leaking sewage into your yard. This sewage can also travel back up your pipes, causing foul odors in your home as well as major health concerns for your guests. A full or nearing full Septic Tank can also overwork your system, leading to serious damage and costly repairs. Finally, failing to pump your septic system will lead to your system being unable to properly dispose of waste and treat wastewater. To avoid all of these issues, you must get a septic tank pumping before the holiday season.
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Tis the season to prepare your septic system for snow. Although we get caught up in the holidays, we sometimes forget to prepare. Snow can compact your drain field, making it unable to filter wastewater. To avoid this compaction, make sure your soil is properly aerated. The snow will also make it difficult to pump your septic tank, meaning you should pump your tank before the snow sets in. When the snow is accompanied by bitter cold, it can also freeze parts and components of your septic system or the tank itself. To avoid this issue, make sure your tank is properly insulated with a cover and/or thick grass. Do not allow guests to park on the Septic System.
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If you’re having family & guests for the holidays, especially for long stays, avoid overworking your septic system. With guests in your home, you will use more water from showers, laundry, and your dishwasher. It’s important to spread out the timeframes of your showers and avoid performing all of these tasks at once. Excessive water usage at once can leave your septic system unable to process the wastewater quickly enough, overworking your system, which can lead to damage and the flooding of your drain field. Food prep for holiday meals can also overwork your system when coupled with these other tasks. For this reason, try to prep your food early to avoid overusing your sink and dishwasher while you have guests.
Preparing food and using the draining system improperly can clog your septic system very rapidly. Avoid allowing food to travel down your drain. Use a food catcher to strain the scraps, and prep your food carefully. Garbage disposals are not a good idea with a septic system, it’s important that you avoid food in your sink at all costs to avoid these clogs. When your plumbing gets clogged, your pipes can burst. It can also damage your septic system, which will not be able to properly drain water. Finally, when food gets into your septic system, it can interfere with the bacteria balance in your septic tank, which will leave your tank unable to break down solids.
During Christmas, you’ll probably have guests at your home. Many of your guests might be unfamiliar with cesspools & septic systems. A Family member visiting, or a guest from out of town may not be aware of the rules of what one can flush down your toilet. Make sure all of your guests are aware that you have a septic system, and that you should only flush waste and toilet paper down the toilet. If your guests are unaware of your septic system, they might try to flush items such as baby wipes, cotton products, or Q-tips down the toilet, leading to damage to your septic system. For a refresher, read these tips of what you can flush down the toilet. Be sure to remind your guests of these tips to avoid any unwanted damage.
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