When it comes to wastewater, there are few people that are as knowledgeable about where their wastewater ends up than the septic system owner. Septic system owners are cognizant about their water habits, what they put down their drains, and many of the signs they need to watch out for to ensure that their septic system is doing well. When you have a septic system, it needs regular septic pump-outs of the solid waste to continue functioning. While septic system owners might realize that this schedule varies from household to household, they might not be aware of some of the strange things that can affect this schedule, including:
- Laundry Day. When you do all your laundry in one day instead of spacing it out over the week, you can force more wastewater into your system than it can handle, especially if it’s close to full. Be sure to stagger your laundry for optimal septic health.
- Garbage Disposal Use. Garbage disposals introduce more solids into your septic system. While we aren’t saying that you have to discontinue garbage disposal use entirely, try to make it minimal whenever possible.
- Weather. Your septic pump-outs can be altered by the weather, especially things like heavy rain or, in many cases, wintertime. If your septic pump-out is due in a wintertime month, go ahead and check with the septic company to see if they will need to move your date up to warmer months instead.
- Visitors or Guests. When you have visitors or guests, especially if they stay for an extended period of time, they can quickly add to the amount of wastewater your property produces, thereby changing the septic pump-out date.
These are just some of the things that can affect your septic pump-outs. For a more complete list, check with your septic professionals today.
