Residential and Commercial Septic Pumping Services
Sandoval's Sanitation provides fast and affordable septic tank and cesspool pumping throughout Northern Arizona.
Our business started out over 25 years ago cleaning residential and commercial septic tanks. To this day we still take pride in serving our customers with fast, affordable septic tank cleaning and pumping.
With proper maintenance, septic systems provide economical and safe treatment of household wastes. Proper maintenance consists of regular pumping and knowing what your system can handle. With Sandoval's Sanitation you can be assured that your system will be properly pumped, cleaned and taken care of!
How Often You Should Pump
How often a system should be pumped depends on several factors:
1. The size of the tank.
2. The number of people using the tank for disposal.
3. If washing machines, garbage disposals, water softeners, or other household waste and gray-water producing appliances are used.
Most tanks should be pumped from every 1 to 3 years. Pumping combined with a reputable bacteria additive such as CCLS can greatly increase the life of your septic system by aiding in removal of solids from your tank. Solids must be pumped to ensure that they are not carried out into the leachfield where clogging can occur. Clogging can cause a system to fail or function poorly. Common signs of failure include:
1. High surface or standing water in the leaching area.
2. Lush vegetation or grass growth.
3. Odor or slow drainage from household fixtures.
4. Sewage back-up into the home.
To keep your system functioning properly you should NEVER:
1. Allow excess amounts of fat or grease to enter the system.
2. Use excessive amounts of laundry soap, detergents, bleach or chemical drain cleaners. Large amounts of these chemicals can kill the friendly bacteria that make your system function properly.
3. Allow trucks or heavy equipment to drive over the septic system or leachfield.
4. Introduce large amounts of water into the system at one time. Stagger water use such as showers and laundry.
How Your System Works
A septic system works by carrying household wastes through a pipe into the septic tank. The tank prepares the wastes by allowing solids and heavier items to settle while liquids rise to the top for dispersion into the leach or drain field. The leach field consists of trenches, beds or galleries that disperse the liquid through the soil via natural filtration back into the ground water.
