Some plumbing repairs are minimal and can even be taken on yourself. However, if your drain field is damaged or faulty, repairing it is not a task you should attempt to take on yourself.
A drain field is one of the most crucial components of your home or business’s septic system. Its failure is most often caused by excessive water use or the accumulation of solid waste at the bottom of a septic system. Cutting back on water usage in your home and pumping on schedule are the two things that extend its life, which we cover in why your drain field needs maintenance.
If left unaddressed, a faulty drain field can create unwanted backups. Here at True Plumbers & AC, we offer drain field repair and maintenance to properties in Lakeland, Plant City, and Winter Haven, FL.
Before your drain field needs to be completely replaced, be sure to check out some ways to tell that your drain field requires professional repair services.
If you notice that your grass is greener than normal, it may indicate that your drain field is leaking.
While green grass may seem like a good thing for your property, you should be wary if your lawn has recently appeared greener than normal. A leaking drain field will release excessive sewage, which serves as a type of fertilizer for your lawn. These extra nutrients will allow your lawn to grow bright and green in certain spots. Ground that stays soggy over the field means the trenches are saturated and no longer absorbing, which is past the point where septic tank maintenance fixes it on its own.
When trying to diagnose the cause of an overly-green lawn, keep an eye out for bright green strips or patches over your septic drain field.
While you’re surveying your lawn, also be on the lookout for unexplained wet spots or black, slimy substances, as these are telltale signs of drain field damage that needs to be professionally repaired. Solids reach the field faster when the tank takes things it should not, including flushable wipes and the other things you should never flush.
Slow drainage and gurgling noises coming from your drains are indicative of drain field failure.
While slow drainage can be annoying, it’s often indicative of drain field failure. If your issues with slow drainage persist for longer than a week, you should reach out to our drain field repair specialists. When only one fixture is slow, the problem is more likely a house line clog, and professional drain cleaning is the cheaper first step.
If you notice gurgling noises coming from the various drains of your home or business, this could be a sign of a clogged drain field pipe. Gurgling across several fixtures at once is also one of the 5 warning signs of a sewer line problem. Don’t ignore these gurgling noises, as they can develop into the costly replacement of your entire drain field.
If you need to repeatedly flush your toilets or notice a bad odor coming from them, you may have a clogged or failing drain field.
Sometimes, a clogged or failing drain field may initially seem like an ordinary plumbing issue that can be easily fixed. However, if you need to repeatedly flush your toilets, even when they contain a normal volume of water, you may have a clogged or failing drain field on your hands. Before assuming the worst, it is worth ruling out a blockage in the house line, and how to clear the main drain line in your house walks through that.
Another piece of evidence that could indicate drain field failure is a bad smell coming from your property’s toilets or drains. Be sure to call our drain field specialists if you notice an unexplained foul smell, as the drain field is likely at fault. Sewage surfacing indoors is a different problem and needs sewer backup repair right away.
Have you noticed any evidence that your drain field requires professional repair services? Call us today.
If you have noticed any physical evidence that your drain field requires repair services, don’t delay getting in touch with our team. Delaying professional help can compromise the health of your property’s inhabitants or create the need for an entire system replacement. Wastewater surfacing in the yard or the house is emergency plumbing, and if the field does need replacing, financing spreads the cost. Call us today at (863) 667-6364 for drain field service across Central Florida.
