Hiya,
I had my septic tank pumped out around 6 months ago after it backed up. I
made an assumption that I had killed the bacteria off due to a number of
projects in the house that ended up with me washing some chems down the sink
(was stripping sealed saltillo floors). Anyway, 6 months later and it
appears it's backing up again. We've been very careful not to put
bleach/chlorine/etc... down the drains. We lived in the house 3 years
without even a sign of trouble and now to have to pump it twice in 6 months
seems a bit much. After the last pumpout, I installed a riser and cover
just to prevent having to dig it out the next time. I'm wondering if I
should have stuffed the riser with insulation or not? Could it be that the
thing is just frozen? We've been seeing temps in the teens at night and
the low to mid 30's during the day and it's been very dry (haven't noticed
any spots in the leach field that are wet either). I'm not really all that
familiar with septic systems so am hopeful someone out there might have some
advice. I can always call the pumping service and get the lowdown from them
but if there's something simple I can do or check, I'd prefer to do that
before paying a fortune for Sunday service. I suppose I could pull the lid
and see what's what. Thanks much for any advice you may have.
Cheers,
cc