The Pumper's Wife

As I have written several times in this blog, one the best things you can do for your septic system is pump it regularly.  And every time I discuss the subject of septic pumping, my brain always thinks about one of my favorite SNL skits with Hans and Frans....I'm sorry, I'm just that weird.  They wanted to PUMP.....YOU UP!  I want to PUMP...YOU OUT! Anyway... It is recommended that you pump your tank every 3-5 years based on activity levels in your home.  The more people you have living in your home the more solids you produce.  When we come pump the tank even though we take all the water with us, what we are actually after are all the solids that collect over time (your poo, toilet paper and garbage disposal items).  If too much of these build up they can seep out to your lateral field and plug it up. Here’s why…   The diagram above shows what an average septic tank contains on a daily basis.  You will see sewage or wastewater comes in from the house, then liquid, sludge and s

Winter is upon us and if you live in Nebraska you're aware of how the seasons do change!  I grew up in Kansas and thought our winters got plenty cold, but then I moved to the Lincoln area and wow....just a tad bit colder! (I might also note, I think I'm as far north as I ever want to really live -- God bless those who do!  Hardy people you are!  My hats off to you!) But what does this matter and why would I have a blog post about it? Well, if you've read anything I have posted over the last seven or eight years you might have picked up on the fact that the weather actually determines a lot of the work we get to do.  If it is rainy and the soil is wet we can't dig or sometimes pump because the ground is too soft.  If it is cold and the ground is frozen we also can't dig.  We always need the ground to work with us as we dig and do our install work.  So, unless we get an abnormally warm winter, we do not do much for installation work past November. How does that effect