Traditional septic systems are anaerobic and consist of a septic tank, distribution box and a leach field. Septic systems are good for a little more than twenty years and then the onset of leach field failure. Watch the following video to discover how a septic system works…
Replacing a failed septic system or failed leach field is costly. The septic tank and or failed leach field must be excavated. All of the soil and gravel beds are removed from the site of the leach field as it is considered hazardous waste. To replace the failed leach field, new piping, gravel, soil, and usually, a new distribution box replace the old. Man hours for labor and removing (sometimes replacing) any obstacle that may need to come out to replace the failed leach field….etc. The expense is enormous. Fortunately, there is an alternative.
Some homeowners on septic may not be willing to shell out the funds needed for a new septic system or leach field as the city they live in has plans to bring them public sewer. Or, the homeowner may have plans to sell the property and they just want an economic way of selling and still reaping the equity. The first choice some homeowners make is to have their leach field jetted. In some cases, this has worked. Or, at least has extended the life of the leach field long enough for the homeowner to reach their goal of selling the house.
If you are in one of the two categories above, you have the opportunity to get away from a failing leach field. However, if you know your septic system is failing, the ethical thing to do would be to mention it before closing. Give the next owner a chance to weigh in on the issue. One thing you can do is to tell the potential homeowner about septic system remediation. Maybe even pay for it as a selling point, an upgrade. Technology has given the homeowner a cost-effective method of renewing the leach field and restoring it completely. That is, to add aerobic bacteria to the septic tank.
The traditional septic system utilizes anaerobic bacteria. The anaerobic bacteria produces a slime referred to as bio-mat. Over twenty years, bio-mat clogs the soil at the leach field, choking off any path for the effluent to disperse.
With aerobic bacteria, Anchor Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service can reverse the effects anaerobic bacteria have on the soil. 95% of all septic systems utilizing aerobic bacteria have succeeded in eliminating bio-mat and restoring the leach field for a fraction of the cost to replace it, with little inconvenience to installing the system.