A septic system isn’t much good if it’s clogged, and once it is clogged, it’ll cost a fair amount to pump it—but using a septic tank treatment every so often can help prevent this. If you don’t ...

This is what my septic system looked like during the height of failure. The sewage is about 24” above the outlet of the tank and threatening to spill out onto the lawn. June 2011 was a bad time at my ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to provide RVers with a simple and effective means of clearing a clog or blockage in the septic system," said an inventor, from Gillette, Wy, "so I ...

A new product on the market helps ailing septic systems by aerating and circulating waste within the systems. SludgeHammer systems installed into residences with already clogged traditional septic ...

We have a clogged toilet that is resisting rectification. I went to the store to get some Liquid Plum-r yesterday but for the first time ever noticed that most of those types of products warn on the ...

Q. I live in a home about 15 years old. This home has two baths, with a septic system. Over the past few years I noticed a "septic tank" odor when I flush the stool in the main bath. I have had the ...

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, swampy ...