Cesspool & Septic Service, Nassau County & Suffolk County, Long Island, NY

Cesspool Maintenance & Service THE BEST CESSPOOL & SEPTIC COMPANY ON LONG ISLAND NYSeptic.com Email:  Service@NYSeptic.com Phone 1:  631.758.4171 Phone 2:  631.476.5484 Fax:  631.475.2898 Nassau & Suffolk County, Long Island, NY THE BEST CESSPOOL & SEPTIC COMPANY ON LONG ISLAND NYSeptic.com Email:  Service@NYSeptic.com Phone 1:  631.758.4171 Phone 2:  631.476.5484 Fax:  631.475.2898 While we often take our cesspool for granted, managing your cesspool is a necessary part of caring for your house or place of business. You must maintain and pump your tank every so often to make sure your cesspool doesn’t overflow, cause slow drainage, or backup.  Below, we describe for you the main steps involved in managing your cesspool and some important signs to look for that may mean trouble.   MAINTAINING YOUR TANK Tank maintenance is crucial to make sure your sewer system remains healthy and that your cesspool doesn’t overflow or malfunction. There are a few key strategie

The modern septic system has been around for well over 100 years now, ever since the invention of the septic tank , which received a patent in England around 1900. The cesspool is a much older waste disposal technique. It is antique, dating back to ancient Rome and most likely to ancient Babylonia when the first pipes were invented. Both systems are used for waste management when a connection to a centralized municipal sewer service isn’t practical or available. About 25% of North America relies on the septic tank for private sewage disposal, replacing the outdated cesspool in most cases, but there are still some cesspools in operation.  Both methods share the primary goal of separating the three types of organic waste found in a sewage disposal system. These are: Scum – Less dense than water, floating as the top layer. Scum is bio-degradable. Effluent – The wastewater itself, which is the only layer to be distributed to the surrounding ground soil for natural absorption. Sludge –

NYSeptic.com | Murphy's Cesspool & Septic Service This resource provides guidance for septic system users before, during, and after winter weather. Understanding your septic system type, location, and components before winter weather occurs will make this guide more useful. Please visit NYSeptic.com to access educational resources for septic system users. Before the Winter   Always keep your septic system well maintained; a well-maintained septic system is better able to withstand the stresses of winter weather. If you live in an area that commonly experiences winter weather, take these steps to protect your septic system. Know and document all components of your septic system. Take photos of the connections and system components. These photos will be helpful if components are destroyed and you need to replace them or file insurance claims. Make sure your photos and/or documents include:  Septic tank location  Septic system records or drawings  Electrical components Check &a

Murphy's Cesspool & Septic Service Summer Septic System Maintenance    Summer is the perfect time for vacations, backyard barbecues, and relaxing by the pool.  The summer is not the time you want to be worrying about your septic tank system.  You may frequently entertain guests in your home yard and have more people using your toilets, shower, dishwasher, washing machine.  If this is the case,  you may be unknowingly putting a strain on your septic tank system. This could lead to septic tank overflow, a saturated disposal area, unpleasant odors and/or water pollution. Keep these tips from Murphy's Cesspool & Septic in mind as you enjoy a healthy and safe summer.

How Septic Systems Work Long Island cesspool and septic systems are typically made of a few different components. There is a receiving structure that might be either a septic tank or a cesspool. Along with the drainage area, which could be a drainage field or another cesspool. Houses built before 1972 will have block cesspools. Homes built after the year 1972 will have a septic tank as the main receiving structure. Along with precast concrete cesspools serving as the drainage area. When installed and properly maintained by a Long Island septic system and cesspool professional service at regular service intervals, your septic tank and drainage system can provide many years of reliable service. A septic system acts as an on site sewage treatment plant used by municipalities where sewers are not available. Back in the 1800′s a septic system would have been installed to replace chamber pots and the old outhouse. How Does Your Septic System Work? Effluent (sewage)

A  septic tank  works like a fish tank where there is a life cycle. Bacteria feeds microbes in the water. There will always be scum floating on the top and sludge on the bottom. Water will stay between the two layers unless the layer of scum and sludge are too thick. In which case the water will not be able to flow in or out of the tank usually clogging the pipes as a result. Bleach breaks down the cycle by killing all the microbes in the water. When you have a good functioning tank the microbes digest some of the scum layer and prolongs the maintenance intervals.  A lot of systems have two  cesspools . The second  cesspool  is an  overflow cesspool  that is in place to leach water into the sand while the main  cesspool  handles the solid material. Sometimes older homes have only one  cesspool .  Suffolk county  mostly have a few systems like this. Suffolk cesspool systems run the gambit in regards to the types and variety of drainage systems in use. Although laws change