Septic System Inspections
Your septic system is an on-site treatment and disposal system buried in the ground. A septic system consists of a septic tank and a soil absorption area.
The purpose of a septic tank is to receive household wastes such as laundry, bath water, body wastes, etc. Solids settle to the bottom and grease rises to the top. The liquid passes into a leaching system. Bacterial action decomposes part of the solids and grease. Inorganic and hard to decompose material remains and gradually fill the tank until the solids pass into and plug the leaching system.
By cleaning the septic tank regularly (every two to three years) and by being careful about what is put into it, a septic system will work well for many years.
We offer an 8 point inspection with septic service.
We will inspect your septic system to find problem areas and make recommendations that will ensure your septic system operates efficiently and correctly in order to increase/maintain the life expectancy of your system.
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Looking to buy a new home? Get a Licensed Septic System Inspection First!
If you are looking to purchase a new home, it is important to have a full septic system inspection completed and we provide licensed septic system inspections that can help ensure you are making the right purchase and possibly save you thousands of dollars!
A full septic inspection can provide valuable insight into the health of a home’s septic system. General home inspections don’t include full septic system inspections within their scope of work. If you are in the market for a new home, it is crucial that you have a full septic system inspection completed by a professional to help ensure that you can avoid costly repairs or maintenance. A full septic inspection performed by Carleton Environmental Services includes a complete interior inspection of the septic tank and an inspection of the field bed. When we inspect the field, we dig multiple test pits to determine if there is high water or biomat in any of the runs.
We start by gathering information from the home owner (and sometimes the Health and Building departments) prior to the inspection. We locate the major components of the septic system such as access points, treatment tank, cesspool and/or seepage pits.
After locating all components of the system, we measure the depth of sludge and thickness of biomat and then perform a routine maintenance inspection (visual) using a non-invasive inspection technique to preserve the condition of your system.
Once we finish our septic system inspection a full written report is provided to the purchaser.
