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IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR CESSPOOL SERVICED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR, IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A FREE PRICE QUOTE ON UPGRADING OR REPLACING YOUR CESSPOOL SYSTEM.
DUE TO RECENT CHANGES IN STATE LAWS, IF YOU ARE PLANNING ANY EXPANSION TO YOUR HOME OR OFFICE YOU MAY NEED TO UPGRADE YOUR SEPTIC/CESSPOOL SYSTEM OR JUST POSSIBLE VERIFY THE CURRENT SEPTIC/CESSPOOL SYSTEM'S CAPACITY.
WHEN REPLACING OR EXPANDING A SEPTIC/CESSPOOL SYSTEM THERE ARE NUMEROUS THINGS TO CONSIDER.
IS THE CURRENT SEPTIC/CESSPOOL SYSTEM MADE OUT OF BLOCK OR PRECAST? MOST HOMES BUILT BEFORE 1972 HAVE HAND BUILT BLOCK CESSPOOLS. THESE CESSPOOLS ARE UNPREDICTABLE AND CAN BE UNSTABLE.IF ONE BLOCK FALLS OUT OF STRUCTURE IT CAN TRIGGER THE START OF A COLLAPSE OF THE ENTIRE CESSPOOL.
COLLAPSED CESSPOOLS
THAT YOU READ ABOUT OR HEAR ON THE NEWS ARE ALWAYS MADE OF BLOCK.
BLOCK CESSPOOLS ARE DANGEROUS AND CAN COLLAPSE WITHOUT WARNING.
SOMETIMES THE GROUND AROUND THE CESSPOOL WILL START TO SINK ;THIS COULD BE A WARNING THAT YOUR CESSPOOL IS STARTING TO BECOME UNSTABLE.
SOMETIMES DURING HEAVY RAINS THE GROUND AROUND THE CESSPOOL BECOMES HEAVIER AND CAN TRIGGER THE CESSPOOL TO COLLAPSE. IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR CESSPOOL SERVICED FREQUENTLY ,THIS CAN ALSO CAUSE THE CESSPOOL STRUCTURE TO WEAKEN AND COLLAPSE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM ONLY REFERRING TO BLOCK CESSPOOLS, PRECAST CESSPOOLS WILL NOT COLLAPSE,EXCEPT MAYBE UNDER EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
SO IF YOUR HOUSE WAS BUILT BEFORE 1972, AND YOUR CESSPOOLS HAVEN'T BEEN REPLACED, CHANCES ARE GOOD THAT YOU HAVE BLOCK CESSPOOLS.
REPLACEMENT SYSTEMS
SHOULD USE THE 2 STAGE/2 CESSPOOL SYSTEM. WHERE THE FIRST CESSPOOL/MAIN OR SEPTIC TANK WILL TRAP THE SOLIDS COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE HOUSE.
THE SECOND CESSPOOL/OVERFLOW'S MAIN FUNCTION WILL BE FOR WATER DRAINAGE.
ONE CESSPOOL SYSTEMS HAVE LESS THAN HALF THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE TWO CESSPOOL SYSTEM, BEFORE THEY CAUSE BACK-UPS AND NEED TO BE SERVICED.
BLOCK CESSPOOLS SHOULD BE PUMPED, COLLAPSED ,AND FILLED BEFORE INSTALLING A NEW SYSTEM.
THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION,BUT WE HAVE PUT OVERFLOWS ON EXISTING BLOCK CESSPOOL SYSTEMS AT THE CUSTOMERS' REQUEST.
EXPANDING THE SYSTEM
IF YOUR EXISTING SEPTIC/CESSPOOL SYSTEM IS REQUIRING CONSTANT SERVICE; ONE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO ADD AN OVERFLOW. OVERFLOW CESSPOOLS CAN BE PIPED INTO THE EXISTING SYSTEM THEREBY GIVING YOU ADDED CAPACITY AND DRAINAGE TO WHAT IS ALREADY THERE. OVERFLOW OR LEACHING CESSPOOLS CAN RANGE FROM 5- 2'X8' DIAMETER POOLS FOR HIGHWATER TABLE AREAS TO ;3-4'X8' RINGS; TO 4- 4'X 8' PRECAST RINGS; FOR LARGER USE FAMILIES OR FOR BUSINESSES 10' AND 12' DIAMETER PRECAST CESSPOOL RINGS ARE COMMONLY USED.
ALSO TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN CHOOSING AN UPGRADE OR NEW SYSTEM, WILL BE IF THE SEPTIC SYSTEM NEEDS TO FALL UNDER HEALTH DEPT. CODES FOR SYSTEM INSTALLATION OR EXPANSION.
GIVE US A CALL FOR A FREE CONSULTATION.
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