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How to Install a Septic System Septic systems, are used primarily in rural areas of the country where waste water treatment is not available. These systems fall into two general categories. 1. gravity fed/conventional and 2. alternative (pump) systems including aerobic treatment units (ATUs.) Alternative systems usually include electric pumps. This is a project recommended for a professional like Murphy's Cesspool & Septic Service with experience in the field due to the potential risk to environment by pollution of the watershed. Prepare & Design Your System The first step in any septic installation is to perform a site survey and do a percolation (soil) test on the area where the Septic Tank is going to be installed. The system then can be designed based on the findings of the survey and results of the soil test. After this, the appropriate permits and approvals can be applied for. Site survey findings that influence the design include things l

Cesspool Maintenance & Problems While urban homes tend to connect to a municipal sewer system , many country and older rural homes make use of a self-contained septic system for waste management. Unlike sewer systems , a septic system requires regular maintenance due to the way it handles your waste . This is costly when working through a waste management company, but you may potentially save money by maintaining the septic system yourself. Septic System Components Septic systems consist of two major components: a well or septic tank and a drain field. Updated systems use a septic tank instead of a well for improved efficiency, although some older homes still use wells. While essentially the same concept, there are some minor design differences which may lead to different issues. The Modern Septic Tank This large underground tank is directly connected to your home’s main sewage line. When you flush your toilet or run your sink, the waste water flows into the tank

Is My Septic System at Risk of Contaminating my Water Supply of Covid -19 | Coronavirus? According to the EPA, While decentralized wastewater treatment (i.e., septic tanks) do not disinfect, EPA expects a properly managed septic system to treat COVID-19 the same way it safely manages other viruses often found in wastewater. Additionally, when properly installed, a septic system is located at a distance and location designed to avoid impacting a water supply well, and this includes dry wells. Although proper installation of water and septic systems is vital for protection from diseases and other harmful agents to the human body, The World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated that “there is no evidence to date that COVID-19 virus has been transmitted via sewerage systems , with or without wastewater treatment.” In spite of the above comment, it still arises worry for many business owners for their customers. We truly do not know how long or the true natur

How Do Drywells Work? What’s A Drywell? A  drywell   is an absorption system burried under ground usually in the shape of a cylender.  Drywells  cylendars are usually a tall with concrete with holes in the side and an open bottom. (see bottom right side) Drywell Installations & How They Work Drywells  are installed by digging a deep hole, usually near the septic tank, and setting the  drywell  in it. Gravel is usually dumped around the outside of the  drywell  and a lid put on top. The  drywell  is then connected to the septic tank with piping and the whole thing is covered with soil. Effluent enters the  drywell  from the septic tank and then exits out the holes in the side and seeps into the soil that surrounds it. Drywells  were also constructed of brick. These were built as upside-down cone shaped structures constructed inside a large hole. Once completed, they were carefully covered up with soil (backfilled). Some have small lids at the top of th

A grease interceptor collects grease from a kitchen area. All waste products enter the  grease trap  as seen in the diagram. Water flows on the pipe on the left side. Gray water it's coming from the kitchen area entering the grease interceptor and collects in there. The grease and heavy materials collected will basically separate from the water and on the second tank of the grease interceptor as you can see in the diagram will pass through this pipe with cleaner water. The water in this area will collect without debris because it will be left on the other side of the tank. Grease interceptors need to be maintained. Grease interceptors must be cleaned, maintained, emptied it out after a certain timeframe. That timeframe for maintenance will depend on the volume of usage and tank capacity. Please contact  Murphy's  Cesspool & Septic Tank Service today for all your  grease trap cleaning  needs. Murphy's Cesspool & Septic | Grease Trap Lesso

Grease Trap Installation 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

Murphy's Septic Tank Installations 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 cesspools. 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 pool (leaching pool , cesspool).  Septic tanks  have solid bottoms and are designed to capture solid material similar to a grease interceptor in design and function.  Septic tanks  vary in size from a household  septic system   all the way up to larger commercial  septic systems . In a  septic tank  bacteria helps breakdown those solids by digesting them and aiding in taking some burden off of routine maintenance.  Septic systems  need maintenance and that