Services
Pumping, inspections, maintenance, repairs and installation, from the house to the drain field.
Pumping is the job that keeps everything else working. We open the tank, pump out the settled sludge and the floating scum, and look at the inlet and outlet baffles while the tank is empty. You get a plain report of what we saw and a sensible idea of when to call again.
Buying a house in the country around Gallatin usually means buying a septic system you can’t see. An inspection tells you where the tank is, what shape it’s in and whether anything points to trouble in the field, so you know before you close.
Most systems fail slowly and quietly. Regular pumping, a working outlet baffle and a little care about what goes down the drain are what keep a drain field alive for decades. We’ll help you set a schedule that fits how many people live in the house and how big the tank is.
When the drains back up or an alarm is going off, we find out why. Customers have called us for a clogged line on a Saturday morning, a pump that had to be replaced when its alarm sounded, and repairs that needed an excavator on site. Permitted repairs follow TDEC rules.
A new or replacement system starts with a TDEC soil evaluation and permit, and in Middle Tennessee the soil decides a lot: clay, shallow limestone or a fragipan can each change the design. We’ll talk you through the process and build to what the permit calls for.
The tank is only half the system. When water surfaces in the yard, drains run slow after rain or the grass over the lines stays green and soggy, the drain field is asking for help. We look at the whole system and explain your options in plain words.
How the system works
Everything from the house lands here. Solids sink as sludge, grease floats as scum, and the clearer water in the middle moves on. Pumping takes out what the tank can’t break down.
Tees at the inlet and outlet keep the scum and sludge inside the tank. A broken outlet baffle quietly sends solids into the field.
Perforated pipe in gravel spreads the water into the soil, which does the final cleaning. In Middle Tennessee that’s clay over limestone, so it’s the part to protect.
A pump-out, step by step
Know where your lids are? Tell us when you call. Don’t know? That’s fine too.
(615) 306-8706We locate the tank and its lids. If you know where they are, that saves time; if not, we’ll find them.
Sludge and scum come out. With the tank empty we can see the baffles, the inlet and the outlet.
What we saw, whether anything needs attention, and roughly when to pump again.
Permits
In Tennessee, building, modifying or repairing a septic system needs a permit from TDEC’s Division of Water Resources, which evaluates the soil and inspects the work before it’s covered. Pumping is done under the pumper’s own TDEC permit; ours is #949.
Sewage in the house?
Keep people and pets away from any sewage; it’s a health hazard. Don’t open the tank yourself. Call (615) 306-8706 and we’ll find out whether it’s the line, the tank, a pump or the field.
Septic pumping, inspections and repairs from a Christian, family-owned company in Bethpage, Sumner County.
