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IS MY SEPTIC TANK THE RIGHT SIZE FOR MY PROPERTY
The
size, style and construction of your septic tank need to be suitable
for the flow that you are producing. As explained in (The Operation of a Septic Tank)
the main purpose of a septic system is to remove solids and only allow
liquid effluent to discharge into the soakaway system.
If
a septic tank is under sized then you are likely to reduce the life of
your soakaway system.
As
a very general guide the average family house should have a septic tank
system with a total holding capacity of approximately 1000 gallons. A
common problem is the original septic tank may now be too small for
modern usage. Over the past years household water use has increased and
we now produce higher volumes of waste water.
By contacting
us we can advise further on your own system. We may need to survey the
tank and carry out some basic calculations allowing us to check if your
tank is suitable. See our (Survey)
section for further details.
Please return to
Septic Tank Help Page |
Contact
us:
MTM Drains & Maintenance, 4 Blackberry Way, Whitstable, Kent
CT5 3BS, UK
Also at
85 King Richard Drive, Bournemouth, Dorset BH11 9UE.
Telephone:
Office +44
(0)1227 772019 | 24/7Mobile
+44 (0)7830 257585 | E-mail: enquiries@mtmdrains.co.uk
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