Septic System Basics. It’s easier to get your head around maintenance when you have a clear sense of parts and function. Here’s an overview of how a conventional home septic system works: ...

Learn homesteader septic system basics needed to maintain your property’s waste processor. Adapted from The Septic System Owner’s Manual. David Hayward came home one summer day to find brown ...

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s website, epa.gov, one in five houses in our nation have septic systems. You may be looking to purchase one of them or add to that numbe… ...

Basic septic tank inspections typically cost about $550, ... You might pay between $150 and $450 for a basic inspection of your septic system.

The septic system at my home in Poland has lasted for 32 years, but the leach field, the area of underground piping that disperses water, needed to be replaced last summer. Here are seven basic ...

A septic warranty makes sure you’re covered when something goes wrong with your septic system. Usually these systems are covered for a limited time with a manufacturer’s warranty: as long as ...

InSinkErator advertises its Evolution Septic Assist Quiet Series model ($299 at Home Depot) as especially friendly to septic systems because, with each use, it “automatically injects more than ...