Monthly Tips

• Does your leach field need a vent:  For your leach field to operate properly it needs to have good oxygen transfer. This is accomplished by the oxygen passing through the soil, but studies have shown if the soil is compacted or over eighteen inches deep, the oxygen will not transfer or pass through properly.  Without oxygen, the biological activity that needs to occur to help facilitate the breakdown of organic waste will not occur and then the waste will not enter the natural soil, thus either coming to the surface or backing up into the dwelling.

To schedule a check-up call Bodwells Septic Service LLC today at (603) 772-3494 and we will inspect your system to make sure the oxygen is transferring properly. 

• Winter is here! With the lack of snow cover and cold weather we have been having, be carefull your septic system doen't freeze, by following one of these tips:
  
   1) Low flow from dripping faucets, high efficiency furnaces and leaking toilets will slowly
  freeze where the pipe leaves the basement wall until it blocks the pipe.
       If you have experienced this problem, first, fix any leaky fixtures in the house. Next, place some type of mulch (hay, straw, bags of leaves, etc) at least a foot thick and at least 5 feet wide over the exit point, shovel snow over the area or place a snow fence in the area to trap snow.
  
  2) Water holds a great deal of heat and with daily use septic tanks rarely freeze, even in the coldest weather. However, when the house is vacant for a week or more, water does not enter the tank to keep it warm and it may freeze, so if you are away have someone periodically add water to the system. If the problem still exist, then call Bodwells Septic Service LLC to come and access the problem right away.