Pump Out Septic Tank

What we can do for you:

• Septic Tank Pumping and Cleaning
• Full Septic tank Pumpout
• Septic System Service and Repair
• Sewage Pump Replacements
• We Clean & Replace Filters
• Septic Tank and System Consulting
• Environmentally Friendly Disposal

As a septic system owner you are responsible for ensuring that your septic system is safe and working properly. Leaking septic are a health risk to both your family and the larger community, but systems can also have more insidious effects, seeping into and contaminating groundwater supplies, and mixing with the other water supplies without us even being aware of it. Many of us are simply not aware of the risks, and are not managing these systems safely. If you system starts to smell or the toilet keeps backing up, this is often a sign that the tank is overdue for a pump out. Generally speaking, the tank needs pumping if it is more than two-thirds full of liquid effluent. How often you pump out depends on how large the tank is and how many people use the system, check the council for guidelines and by lifting the inspection port or lid on top of the tank.

A septic pump out system will normally consist of two tanks, the first being a primary septic tank, and the second being an effluent holding tank. Septic tanks are also equipped with an anaerobic bacterial environment which helps decompose the waste and can also be coupled with other wastewater treatment units, like biofilters, for better use.The primary septic tank will hold back all the solids when entering the tank, allowing for settling to occur, for normally 24 hours. Solids will settle to the bottom of the tank, forming a sludge layer, all fats and old float to the top, forming a scum layer.

The natural bacteria in the septic tank begin to breakdown and digest the organic material found in the wastewater. Only the treated liquid (effluent) found in the centre level of the tank, flows out of the primary septic tank. This sludge and scum must be periodically removed to ensure that the system operates properly. Once the effluent passes into the second chamber of the primary tank, further settling of suspended solids can occur. When the effluent reaches the float system, it indicates the system is due for a pump out.

Citywide Liquid Waste Management is Australia’s most trusted Waste Management Company, providing professional support for Industrial, Commercial and Domestic clients. We are fully EPA licenced and have the knowledge and experience to solve your Waste Management needs quickly and for the right price.

 

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