Restaurants require good plumbing to operate, and the last thing you need is to deal with headaches from clogs and leaky pipes when you have customers to feed. Slow-running drains, gurgling and water spots in odd places are all signs that something might be amiss with the plumbing system. When you aren't sure of where the problem originates, a drain camera inspection provides these benefits for keeping your restaurant operating.
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Are you in the process of building a new home outside of city limits? If so, there is a good chance you will need to install a septic system. A septic system removes wastewater from your home and also treats the water. Besides a drain field, a septic system also includes the septic tank.
The septic tank is an underground watertight container. The primary function of the septic tank is to store wastewater.
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The pump that moves water from your septic tank to the drain field is one of the most important components of your home's plumbing system. When this pump fails, it can lead to the home's drains becoming backed up. In particular, there are several problems that can be especially likely to cause problems for septic pumps.
Excessive Mechanical Wear
A septic pump will experience substantial usage over the course of time, and this can lead to it suffering fairly major wear and tear.
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The pipes that connect your home's plumbing to your septic tank or the city sewer system need to have a consistent downwards slope. The sewer line relies on gravity to successfully move waste through the pipes. If one section of pipe sinks lower than its adjacent sections, it results in a sagging sewer line. Waste will be required to flow uphill through one section of your sewer line, which often results in slow drainage and frequent clogs.
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A septic system is your property's waste treatment system, but it requires a bit more foresight and care than if your home is on the city sewer system. Here are some recommendations to keep your home septic system in great working order to prevent some of the more common septic problems.
Maintain Your Septic System
One of the first rules of a home with a septic system is to understand how to take care of the system with regular pumping.
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