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You can make your septic system on Cape Cod last longer

Many of the Cape Cod Septic Systems are older than 15 years old and there are many things you can do to make your septic system last longer:

 Install Aero-Stream Aerator

Older septic systems leaching process begins to slow as the septic system ages due to the anaerobic bacteria dieing off and forming a slime or thickening of the biomat. The thickened biomat act as a membrane that reduces the porosity of the drainage area in the septic system and makes it very difficult for the water from leaching into the ground- it is like having a lot of clay in your soil- the water can not drain.

• By adding air to the septic tank the Aero-Stream system converts the bacteria to aerobic which are significantly stronger than anerobic bacteria.
• Aerobic bacteria work to eat the slime in the thickened biomat and reduce the biomat and over time return the system to it working state  http://www.aero-stream.com/septic-sewage.html 

Install Effluent Filters-

• Effluent filter are designed to screen out suspended solids that are in the effluent- water from septic tank- that is transprorted to the leaching area.
• Suspended Solids contribute to the thickening of the biomat and premature failure of the leach area of the septic system

Pump Septic System when needed.

• As a general rule, residential septic systems should be pumped every 2 to 4 years- there are exception to this rule.
• The exception to the the 2 to 4 years pumping frequency is when the dept of the solids- both at the top of the tank and at the bottom of the tank is equal to 25% of the total depth of the water level in the septic tank.
  • Failing to pump septic systems will lead to solids in the septic tank to pass to the leaching area and result in premature failure of the septic system.

If you need your septic system pumped please contact the Septic Doctor or the Rooter Man of Cape cod and we will be happy to provide you with service.

www.rooterman-capecod.com

Purchasing a Home On Cape Cod 

You wouldn’t let the seller of the home do the home inspection for you , would you?  That’s what you are doing when you accept the home owners Title 5 Certificate. 

Get your own independent assessment of the condition of the system and protect yourself from frustration and heartache!

As you can see from the other links on my page, www.butkus.org I have done many repairs myself.  In 1991 I added an addition(s) to square off the house.  While the “professionals” were there digging the foundation to the houses they they cut into the Orangeberg sewer pipe.  After a lot of complaining and waiting for more “professionals” to show up to fix it, I replaced that section of the sewer.  That pipe was the same type of cheap “plastic layer” pipe that went to a metal pipe some 30 feet away.  Little did I know I would pat myself on the back when I replaced (rather then fixed the hole they made) the pipe with typical 4″ plastic pipe to the outside of the foundation.  Plus the fact that they poured concrete over this 10′X15′ section of the addition.  So any plugs or falling plastic from the inside (which you will see) could have blocked that pipe for good.  I would have needed to go straight out the side of the house where this digging was done and, well that would have been a mess.   This is where this story leads to. None of that pipe I replaced in ‘91 looked like the photos of the interior of the pipe below.