FAQ #1: My cesspool has gone for years without pumping and now all of a sudden it needs pumping all the time. Why is this happening?
ANSWER: Look at your water bill. Are you consuming more water? There may be water running in the house, even a small drip will add to the issue. Are there more people living in the house? Has preventive maintenance been done? Aeration is used to increase the drainage rate. Individuals each use 100-200 gallons of water per day. If four people live in the house and four hundred gallons go in the cesspool per day, and assuming there is little to no drainage, it would only take nine days (400 X 9= 3,600) to over fill your 2 Ring cesspool, which typically holds 3,500 Gallons.
FAQ #2: What can’t I put into the cesspool?
ANSWER: There is a long list, but if it is not biodegrade, don’t put it in. Plastics, paint, baby wipes, coffee grounds, egg shells, floss, disposable diapers, condoms, tampons, cooking oil, motor oil, bleach, and solvents should go somewhere else.
FAQ #3: What is the difference between a septic tank and a cesspool?
ANSWER: A septic tank is a solid concrete tank that holds the solids. A cesspool has holes in the sides and bottom to allow all contents in it to drain into the ground. The septic tank is usually piped to an overflow cesspool. The Septic tank would allow just the water to flow over to the overflow cesspool, which would allow for proper drainage.
FAQ #4: What is the difference between jetting a line and snaking a line?
ANSWER: Jetting a line uses high pressure hot water to break up all debris within the line and pushing it out of the line. After a jetting service is complete, the line should be restored to 99% clean condition. Whereas a snake is a blade that cuts through the clog within the line breaking it up. This allows water to flow through the line.
FAQ #5: What is the difference between a conventional septic system and a Innovative Alternative Onsite Wastewater System (IAOWTS) ??
ANSWER: A conventional system consists of a septic tank & 1 or more leaching pools (or fields) and a IA OWTS is a nitrogen reducing septic system. It processes the sludge to help reduce the nitrogen going into our ground water. For more information, please call our specialist at 631-472-0677
FAQ #6: What is a conventional septic system?
Answer: An onsite sanitary system consisting of a septic tank and any associated interconnecting piping, a leaching structure(s), leaching pools, or leaching galleys and any associated interconnecting piping that does not have any active or mechanical means of treatment or any supplemental filtration components.
FAQ #7: What is a leaching area?
Answer: The effective sidewall and/or bottom absorption area in a leaching structure, absorption trench, pool, galley. For leaching pools and galleys, it shall be sidewall area only. Leaching Pool or Galley - A covered pit constructed with a perforated, reinforced concrete wall through which septic tank and/or I/A OWTS effluent will infiltrate the surrounding soil. Leaching Structure - A perforated structure placed below grade and conforming to these standards from which septic tank and/or IA OWTS effluent will infiltrate the surrounding soil.
FAQ #8: What is an Innovative Alternative Onsite Wastewater System (IAOWTS)?
Answer: An onsite decentralized wastewater treatment system(s) that, at a minimum, is designed to reduce total nitrogen in treated effluent to 19 mg/l. An I/A OWTS can serve more than one parcel, but shall not be considered sewering, Community Sewerage Systems, or Modified Subsurface Sewage Disposal (denitrification) by the Department under the Suffolk County Sanitary Code.
ANSWER: Look at your water bill. Are you consuming more water? There may be water running in the house, even a small drip will add to the issue. Are there more people living in the house? Has preventive maintenance been done? Aeration is used to increase the drainage rate. Individuals each use 100-200 gallons of water per day. If four people live in the house and four hundred gallons go in the cesspool per day, and assuming there is little to no drainage, it would only take nine days (400 X 9= 3,600) to over fill your 2 Ring cesspool, which typically holds 3,500 Gallons.
FAQ #2: What can’t I put into the cesspool?
ANSWER: There is a long list, but if it is not biodegrade, don’t put it in. Plastics, paint, baby wipes, coffee grounds, egg shells, floss, disposable diapers, condoms, tampons, cooking oil, motor oil, bleach, and solvents should go somewhere else.
FAQ #3: What is the difference between a septic tank and a cesspool?
ANSWER: A septic tank is a solid concrete tank that holds the solids. A cesspool has holes in the sides and bottom to allow all contents in it to drain into the ground. The septic tank is usually piped to an overflow cesspool. The Septic tank would allow just the water to flow over to the overflow cesspool, which would allow for proper drainage.
FAQ #4: What is the difference between jetting a line and snaking a line?
ANSWER: Jetting a line uses high pressure hot water to break up all debris within the line and pushing it out of the line. After a jetting service is complete, the line should be restored to 99% clean condition. Whereas a snake is a blade that cuts through the clog within the line breaking it up. This allows water to flow through the line.
FAQ #5: What is the difference between a conventional septic system and a Innovative Alternative Onsite Wastewater System (IAOWTS) ??
ANSWER: A conventional system consists of a septic tank & 1 or more leaching pools (or fields) and a IA OWTS is a nitrogen reducing septic system. It processes the sludge to help reduce the nitrogen going into our ground water. For more information, please call our specialist at 631-472-0677
FAQ #6: What is a conventional septic system?
Answer: An onsite sanitary system consisting of a septic tank and any associated interconnecting piping, a leaching structure(s), leaching pools, or leaching galleys and any associated interconnecting piping that does not have any active or mechanical means of treatment or any supplemental filtration components.
FAQ #7: What is a leaching area?
Answer: The effective sidewall and/or bottom absorption area in a leaching structure, absorption trench, pool, galley. For leaching pools and galleys, it shall be sidewall area only. Leaching Pool or Galley - A covered pit constructed with a perforated, reinforced concrete wall through which septic tank and/or I/A OWTS effluent will infiltrate the surrounding soil. Leaching Structure - A perforated structure placed below grade and conforming to these standards from which septic tank and/or IA OWTS effluent will infiltrate the surrounding soil.
FAQ #8: What is an Innovative Alternative Onsite Wastewater System (IAOWTS)?
Answer: An onsite decentralized wastewater treatment system(s) that, at a minimum, is designed to reduce total nitrogen in treated effluent to 19 mg/l. An I/A OWTS can serve more than one parcel, but shall not be considered sewering, Community Sewerage Systems, or Modified Subsurface Sewage Disposal (denitrification) by the Department under the Suffolk County Sanitary Code.