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

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

Cesspool service  is key to the performance of your  cesspool system .  Maintenance cesspools  using a reputable company. Bad  cesspool service  and cheap  cesspool system , isn't service at all. On Long Island cesspool companies like  Murphy's Cesspool and Septic Service  are hard at work to ensure that a cesspool not working becomes a functioning cesspool again. Please contact  Murphy's Cesspool & Septic Tank Service  today for all your cesspool & sanitary needs. Septic Systems  sometimes utilize cesspools ( overflows , leaching pools ) in their design. Other alternative drainage system components may include leaching fields or a sump system with leaching ponds to supplement  cesspool . A  Septic Tank  would be the primary component in the treatment process, where solids sludge and water are separated. Using baffle walls and or tees to aid in separation. Then allowing for the wastewater (blackwater or effluent) to drain via a pipe to an overflow po