Hello there septic system owners. This blog post is about trees and what they do to your septic system. But in this case it’s just the septic tank that stopped working. They can do all sorts of damage. This client has been warned for many years. 10 years ago roots had started infiltrating the seams… Continue reading Tree Roots in Septic Tank Removal
Here’s another story for the “I cannot make this stuff up file.” Let’s talk fees for a second. Our “Service Call Fee” is $125.00. That fee get’s our truck on site and starts working for emergencies. But then we go by the hour plus parts until we are done. There are other guys… Continue reading Service Call Fee for Septic Bids
This septic emergency was because of lack of maintenance. This client was under the impression that you never need to pump the septic system, unless it’s giving you trouble. He adds septic tank additives every months. It’s never giving him a problem before. Unfortunately, over 8 years, it completely packed with solids. All a septic… Continue reading Lack of Septic Pumping leads to Septic System Failure
Here is an example of what a video of a septic inspection for a real estate transaction where a video is required. This buyer called us to inspect this system and didn’t know where the components were, and this house was Bank Owned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU0nrDS9dFU This inspection cost this buyer $135.00, “Cowlitz County” rate. No additional… Continue reading Septic System Inspection Video
This link is the best video, by far, I have seen for homeowner self inspection. Just in case you are one of those that want to share in the joy in septic work. If you have 25 minutes, please watch this video. If you don’t wish to participate in your self inspection, at least you… Continue reading septic system homeowner inspection video
This is a super rare photo of me during a septic pumpout. The machine I’m running is called the crust buster and stirs up the tank so we can guarantee we clean the tank well. This picture was taken by my customer. He was a pleasure to work for and it’s rare to see someone… Continue reading Rare pics of me working
Be cautious about plumbers attempting septic repairs. Always check qualifications. Your local health department will have a list of those trained to diagnose and repair septic systems. This plumber in this testimonial was not certified. And wrote up an estimate of nearly $5,000.00 for repairs. Proof of this can be found on my facebook page.… Continue reading Plumber’s attempt at Septic Repair
Dear Ronnie, You were awsome today. Your willingness to respond on a holiday weekend was a life saver. We really appreciate your patience, politeness and understanding. The fact that you took the time to explain in detail to multiple people the workings of septic systems was cool. Your knowledge of not only your job… Continue reading Latest customer testimonial via website: Memorial Day 2012
Dog rescued from a sinkhole caused by an old septic tank, cesspool, or cistern. Here is just another example of getting these aging systems checked out from time-to-time. And this was done by the weight of a dog. It’s not even worth thinking about if the grandkids came over for a visit. Thank God… Continue reading Dog rescued from a sinkhole caused by an old cesspool, cistern
This homeowner decided that he wanted to install an RV dump. Now you have to be careful with RV wastewater. There are two things wrong with RV wastewater. 1. The septic system was designed to take wastewater at small doses. Not 250 gallons at a time. It really stirs up the tank and causes the… Continue reading RV Dump on septic system incorrectly installed
Facebook First Call Septic Service Have a look at our facebook page. Please click like if you like what you see. One of our customer’s posted a testimonial on the page. They were responding to a blog post that I put on there about their own home. They were in a very bad situation about… Continue reading Customer Testimonial on Facebook
Yesterday, Christopher Gross and I spent 6 hours on one job. Yikes. Now the good news. My competitor wrote it up as a complete system failure. BTW, my competitor installs septic systems. Slight conflict of interest. I was called for a second opinion. Now the system was busted up, hence 6 hour repair. 1 hour was me… Continue reading Able to revive a believed septic system failure
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